Four-year-old Ian from El Salvador was born prematurely. Lack of oxygen at birth caused his brain injury, leaving him with cerebral palsy. His mother Fatima recalls: “When I saw him ...
My quadriplegia can feel so confining. I can’t walk; use my hands. I sit in a wheelchair… And sometimes all the restrictions feel so “limiting.” But there’s...
On a Joni and Friends Wheels for the World™ trip to Brazil, our team from Texas met a three-year-old girl named Lunna. They learned that Lunna almost...
Joni and Friends, the international disability ministry founded by Joni Eareckson Tada, recently celebrated the grand opening of its first International…
A recent Joni and Friends survey identified respite care as the top unmet need among families living with disability. Many parents and caregivers who lack...
Families living with disability face spiritual, emotional, and financial challenges every day. For single parents like Janet, the demands of disability can be...
People often ask why Joni and Friends uses phrases like “people living with disability” instead of simply saying “people with disabilities.” The answer is an...
Persecution in our society is more subtle than in other parts of the world, but still, people here snub Christians. But don’t let it get you down, be...
By age thirty-three she had been on mission trips to forty-five countries on six continents. Her life looked purposeful and productive. But as a high...
Chris was born with a condition called osteogenesis imperfecta, which causes brittle bones. He spent his childhood in and out of hospitals. He recalls the...
