About Joni and Friends

We bring practical help and Gospel hope to people with disabilities around the world.

Since 1979 Joni and Friends has committed to reaching and serving people with disabilities with practical help and the saving love of Jesus.

The Joni and Friends International Disability Center in Agoura Hills, California serves as the administrative hub for ministry programs around the world. With every wheelchair and Bible delivered, every retreat and respite event held, and every church mobilized to integrate and honor people with disabilities, Joni and Friends follows the call of Jesus found in Luke 14:

“Go out quickly into the streets and alleys of the town and bring in the poor, the crippled, the blind, and the lame.… Go out to the roads and country lanes and compel them to come in, so that my house will be full” (Luke 14:21, 23, NIV).

Vision Statement

A world where every person with a disability finds hope, dignity, and their place in the body of Christ.

Biblical Commission

“Go out quickly into the streets and alleys of the town and bring in the poor, the crippled, the blind and the lame.… Go out to the roads and country lanes and compel them to come in, so that my house will be full.” Luke 14:21, 23 (NIV)

Mission Statement

To glorify God as we communicate the Gospel and mobilize the global church to evangelize, disciple, and serve people living with disability.

Our Ministries

A child smiling in his new wheelchair

Wheels for the World

Wheels for the World

Wheels for the World™ provides the gift of mobility along with the hope of the Gospel to people affected by disability worldwide.

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Retreats & Getaways

Retreats & Getaways

A place where families living with disability find rest, hope, and community in the body of Christ.

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A family being celebrated at International Family Retreat

International Family Retreat

International Family Retreat

International Family Retreat offers help and hope to families living with disabilities around the world. In partnership with local churches, we are helping families find hope, dignity, and their place in the body of Christ!

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Internship Program

Internship Program

Joni and Friends Internships equip students for leadership in disability ministry. Through hands-on internships, students learn how to impact their churches and communities for Christ, advocating for justice and equality for all people impacted by disability.

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Church Training Resources

Church Training Resources

Joni and Friends partners with churches to help create a disability-welcoming environment, providing resources and disability ministry training.

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The Joni Eareckson Tada Disability Research Center

The Joni Eareckson Tada Disability Research Center

Brings rigorous Christian disability scholarship and ministry resources to the global church by providing Christian ministry organizations and disability service professionals with biblical insight on growing closer to God through every circumstance.

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Radio

Radio

Joni and Friends radio provides hope and encouragement through Joni Eareckson Tada’s radio programs.

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Joni and Friends Ministry Podcast host Crystal Keating

Podcast

Podcast

On the weekly Joni and Friends Ministry Podcast, we’re answering real questions about disability and exploring practical ways the church can include all people regardless of ability.

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