Joni and Friends

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

One Saturday every month we run a respite program where we lead children with disabilities in their siblings in fun activities while parents and caregivers have a three hour break to use however they wish.

We have a Wheels for the World program where we send an annual container of wheelchairs oversees to an impoverished country. In addition, we send a team overseas to fit each wheelchair to the recipient while sharing the Gospel.

Each year, we host a Family Retreat at Bison Ranch for the purpose of providing inspiration, recreational and fellowship for caregivers and people affected by disabilities. We also host a separate Family Retreat for disabled combat veterans and their families.

We provide an internship program called Cause 4 Life that offers ministry training with hands on experience.

Testimonials

"We do not have any friends or family here in Arizona, we left everyone in India. But through Joni and Friends, we have many friends, we have people praying for us and it mean so much to our family." - Kavita, a mother whose family attends our monthly respite events.

"A day hasn't gone by that I haven't thought about the people and replayed scenes from those few days. I was so struck by the atmosphere, starting with the welcoming cheers as we drove up. Having four people waiting to help me as I got out of my vehicle was initially overwhelming because I'm not used to such help, but they were all smiles. Do you know that those smiles stayed with them during the entire retreat?" - Tameka, on her experience at Family Retreat.

"One of the most prominent things that I noted about Joni and Friends Arizona is that it's one big extended family. I'm still putting all the family relationships together at the leadership level. Then to see it at the volunteer level and to learn how long many individuals have worked with Joni and Friends and how many generations are involved. It is so beautiful to see the dedication! I've had a few life experiences that forever changed my perspective, and this retreat was one of them." - Tameka, on her experience at Family Retreat.