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...
The Joni and Friends Wheels for the World™ program provides life-changing mobility and the hope of the Gospel to people living with disability worldwide. In…
When people ask how they can pray for me, I always say, “Pray that God will give me endurance; because man, it is hard in this wheelchair and I so want to...
For Lance’s family coming to Family Retreat felt like a stretch. Lance has attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and separation anxiety. Unfamiliar...
Perseverance. Endurance. Both are considered admirable character qualities. We admire the marathoner who trains for months, the pianist who practices a...
