The International Restoration Center Employs People Living with Disabilities
According to the World Bank, people with disabilities “are more likely to experience adverse socio-economic outcomes than persons without disabilities…
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Mar
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Jan
Bringing The Hope Of Jesus Through Wheels For The World
Angelica and her eight-year-old son live in Mexico. Mateo has cerebral palsy, cannot walk, and is non-verbal. As a single mom, Angelica does her best to...
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Nov
How to Break the Cycle of Poverty and Disability
Larissa was born in Brazil with cerebral palsy. Living below the poverty line, Larissa and her family are part of the forty-million people that their government calls “invisibles.” As the ...
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Oct
Ian’s Perfect Gift: Mobility Wrapped in the Gospel
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 ...
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Oct
Wheels for the World Brings Help and Hope to Brazil
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...
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Oct
Joni and Friends Opens First International Wheelchair Restoration Center
Joni and Friends, the international disability ministry founded by Joni Eareckson Tada, recently celebrated the grand opening of its first International…
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Oct
Introducing People with Disabilities to “The God Who Sees”
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...
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Oct
Prisoners Gain A New Lease On Life Restoring Wheelchairs
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…
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Sep
Wheels for the World Carries out the Great Commission: Meet David in Mexico
Fourteen-year-old David was an avid soccer player until he went into the hospital for routine surgery on his knee. Doctors allowed an unsupervised intern to administer David’s anesthesia. As a ...
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Aug
God’s Faithfulness Shines Through Wheels for the World in Guatemala
Twelve-year-old Wilmer from Guatemala doesn’t have use of his legs. His father abandoned the family when Wilmer was a baby. Years later, when Wilmer’s mother...