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3 Oct

Reaching All People With the Gospel

By Joni Eareckson Tada|2023-11-28T12:35:58-08:00October 3, 2022|Joni's Posts|

As I wheeled into the home for men with cerebral palsy, the chaplain welcomed me with open arms and said in a booming voice, “How beautiful are the feet of...

5 Sep

Hope is on Your Horizon at Warrior Getaway

By Joni Eareckson Tada|2024-08-09T05:15:40-07:00September 5, 2022|Joni's Posts|

I love my country. My pride in America rests in its people who have sacrificed everything to make life safe and free for me, my family, and communities all...

5 Jul

Rededicating Ourselves to the Tasks Jesus Has Given Us

By Joni Eareckson Tada|2024-02-19T10:41:34-08:00July 5, 2022|From Our Founder, Joni's Posts|

“Who am I, Lord God, and what is my family, that you have brought me this far?” 1 Chronicles 17:16 Lately I’ve looked up to heaven, smiled from the heart, ...

17 May

Radio: Words to Sustain the Weary

By Joni Eareckson Tada|2023-09-05T08:18:30-07:00May 17, 2022|Joni's Posts, Ministry|

It was the summer of 1981 and I had been confined to bed for weeks, trying to heal up a stubborn pressure sore. I heard a knock on my door and immediately...

28 Feb

A Kayaking First I Will Never Forget

By Joni Eareckson Tada|2023-11-28T12:41:45-08:00February 28, 2022|From Our Founder, Joni's Posts|

God had such a sweet gift—a generous “first”—for me when my husband Ken and I were at our Joni and Friends New England Family Retreat a few years back. Family ...

4 Jan

Giving the Good News of Jesus

By Joni Eareckson Tada|2023-09-05T08:29:27-07:00January 4, 2022|Joni's Posts|

At Joni and Friends, we take seriously the charge to give the Good News of Jesus whenever we can! We do it because of scriptures like the one above...

11 Nov

Showing Gratitude for the Sacrifices Our Veterans Have Made

By Joni Eareckson Tada|2023-11-28T12:43:20-08:00November 11, 2021|From Our Founder, Joni's Posts, Stories, Warrior Getaway|

My husband Ken always goes out of his way to greet people he sees in military uniform. No matter where we are – dining out, in an airport, a fast-food...

2 Nov

The Powerful Testimony Of Jesus Through A Wheelchair

By Joni Eareckson Tada|2023-09-29T11:54:51-07:00November 2, 2021|From Our Founder, Joni's Posts, Ministry, Stories, Wheels For The World|

I get so energized whenever I nudge a child’s tender soul toward the Lord Jesus. It’s how I felt when I spoke to Levi in El Salvador...

1 Oct

Bringing The Gospel To The World’s Forgotten And Neglected

By Joni Eareckson Tada|2023-09-05T11:48:29-07:00October 1, 2021|From Our Founder, Joni's Posts|

I got the idea from Jesus’s own words in Luke 14, so we simply can’t settle for a small vision – one that is more doable, more achievable, or can be...

1 Sep