Joni And Friends

TO COMMUNICATE THE GOSPEL, EQUIP CHURCHES, AND DISCIPLE PEOPLE AFFECTED BY DISABILITIES.

JONI AND FRIENDS WHEELS FOR THE WORLD PROGRAM PROVIDES A CUSTOM FIT WHEELCHAIR, ALONG WITH THE GOSPEL OF JESUS CHRIST, TO PEOPLE AFFECTED BY DISABILITY WORLDWIDE. JONI AND FRIENDS VOLUNTEERS COLLECT USED, BUT RESTORABLE, WHEELCHAIRS. INMATES THEN RESTORE THE WHEELCHAIRS TO LIKE-NEW CONDITION IN THIRTEEN CORRECTIONAL FACILITIES ACROSS THE UNITED STATES. IN ADDITION TO THE AMOUNTS SHOWN, IN 2021 JONI AND FRIENDS ALSO RECEIVED OVER $3.3 MILLION OF DONATED LABOR AND FACILITIES USED FOR WHEELCHAIR RESTORATION. JONI AND FRIENDS WHEELCHAIR DELIVERIES ARE ALWAYS ACCOMPANIED BY VOLUNTEER TEAMS OF TRAINED DISABILITY SERVICE PROVIDERS WHO SPECIALLY FIT EACH WHEELCHAIR TO THE RECIPIENT WITH NO CHURCH OR RELIGIOUS AFFILIATION REQUIRED. EVERY CHAIR RECIPIENT WILL RECEIVE A BIBLE IN HIS/HER OWN LANGUAGE AND AN OFFER TO DISCUSS THE BIBLE AND RECEIVE PRAYER. THE GOSPEL IS LOVINGLY SHARED WITH RECIPIENTS, FAMILY MEMBERS, AND FRIENDS BY LOCAL PASTORS. JONI AND FRIENDS PARTNERS WITH DISABILITY MINISTRIES IN SELECT COUNTRIES ON A PERMANENT BASIS. LONG-TERM RELATIONSHIPS ARE ACHIEVED THROUGH STRATEGIC IN-COUNTRY PARTNERSHIPS. THROUGH 2021, JONI AND FRIENDS HAS DELIVERED 203,364 RESTORED WHEELCHAIRS TO PEOPLE LIVING WITH DISABILITY IN 23 COUNTRIES AROUND THE WORLD.

FAMILY RETREATS AND WARRIOR GETAWAY WERE DESIGNED TO SERVE EACH MEMBER OF FAMILIES LIVING WITH DISABILITY AND STRENGTHEN THEM PHYSICALLY, EMOTIONALLY, RELATIONALLY, AND SPIRITUALLY AT THE SAME WEEKLONG EVENT. THIS INCLUDES RECREATIONAL ACTIVITIES, AS WELL AS RESOURCE TEACHINGS, GAMES, ONE ON ONE SUPPORT FOR INDIVIDUALS WITH DISABILITIES, AND MUCH MORE. THE ACTIVITIES HELP EACH FAMILY MEMBER TO GAIN THE RESOURCES AND SUPPORT NEEDED TO THRIVE AND CONVEY THAT EACH IS A VALUED INDIVIDUAL.JONI AND FRIENDS FAMILY RETREATS PROVIDE A UNIQUE SERVICE TO FAMILIES CARING FOR A DISABLED FAMILY MEMBER BY PROVIDING A SAFE PLACE FOR FAMILIES AFFECTED BY DISABILITY TO RECEIVE CHRISTIAN COUNSEL, ENCOURAGEMENT, RESPITE, AND RESOURCES TO HELP THEM OVERCOME THE DAILY CHALLENGES OF LIFE WITH A DISABILITY. JONI AND FRIENDS KNOWS OF NO OTHER ORGANIZATION THAT PROVIDES THE SPECIAL OPPORTUNITY FOR ENTIRE FAMILIES TO ATTEND A RETREAT TOGETHER WHERE EACH PERSON RECEIVES LOVE, ATTENTION, PERSONALLY FULFILLING ACTIVITIES, AND REJUVENATING REST.JONI AND FRIENDS FAMILY RETREAT PROGRAM HAS PROVIDED ENCOURAGEMENT AND RESOURCES FOR NEARLY 17,500 FAMILIES AFFECTED BY DISABILITY SINCE 1991, AND JONI AND FRIENDS HAS HOSTED OVER 225 INTERNATIONAL FAMILY RETREATS SINCE 2006.JONI AND FRIENDS WARRIOR GETAWAY WAS SPECIFICALLY DESIGNED TO SERVE THE GROWING NUMBER OF SERVICE MEN AND WOMEN RETURNING HOME FROM SERVICE WITH LIFE-ALTERING DISABILITIES BOTH SEEN AND UNSEEN. THEY LIVE WITH MARRIAGES AND FAMILIES IN CRISIS DUE TO THE CONSEQUENCES OF WAR. AT WARRIOR GETAWAY, VETERAN FAMILIES CAN FIND A COMMUNITY OF PEOPLE WHO UNDERSTAND THEIR DAY-TO-DAY CHALLENGES AND CARING VOLUNTEERS WHO HELP THEM TO FIND RENEWED JOY, COURAGE, AND HOPE. THIS MULTI-DAY RETREAT WAS DESIGNED NOT ONLY FOR THE WARRIOR WHO WAS DEPLOYED TO AN ACTIVE COMBAT ZONE BUT ALSO FOR HIS/HER FAMILY, INCLUDING SPOUSE, CHILDREN, OR PARENTS LIVING IN THE SAME HOUSEHOLD. TO HONOR THESE MEN AND WOMEN AND THEIR SERVICE TO OUR COUNTRY, THE COST FOR ATTENDING THE WARRIOR GETAWAY IS 100% SPONSORED FOR EACH WARRIOR AND THEIR FAMILY.JONI AND FRIENDS HAS SERVED 221 VETERAN FAMILIES THROUGH 2021 AND IS INCREASING THE NUMBER OF WARRIOR GETAWAYS TO BETTER SERVE THIS GROUP. ADDITIONAL RETREATS WILL OPEN IN 2022 TO IMPACT A GREATER NUMBER OF FAMILIES. JONI AND FRIENDS ALSO HOSTS MARRIAGE GETAWAYS FOR COUPLES AND SINGLE PARENT GETAWAYS FOR PARENTS RAISING THEIR CHILD(REN) ALONE.INTERNATIONAL MINISTRIES WORKS WITH INTERNATIONAL IN-COUNTRY PARTNERS IN SEVEN STRATEGICALLY LOCATED HUB COUNTRIES TO IMPLEMENT AND LAUNCH NEW WHEELS FOR THE WORLD OUTREACHES, INTERNATIONAL FAMILY RETREATS, AND JONI'S HOUSES ACROSS THE GLOBE. THESE LOCATIONS INCLUDE EASTERN EUROPE, EAST AFRICA, INDIA, SOUTH AMERICA, CHINA, BRAZIL, AND CENTRAL AMERICA, WHERE JONI AND FRIENDS HAS PLACED A REGIONAL COORDINATOR TO WORK DIRECTLY WITH INDIGENOUS PARTNERS TO SERVE THOSE LIVING WITH DISABILITY IN THESE REGIONS.INTERNATIONAL FAMILY RETREAT IS BASED ON JONI AND FRIENDS' DOMESTIC FAMILY RETREAT MODEL TO SERVE FAMILIES LIVING IN THESE TARGETED REGIONS. JONI AND FRIENDS HAS HOSTED NEARLY 230 INTERNATIONAL FAMILY RETREATS TO DATE TO SERVE 4,024 FAMILIES. THAT NUMBER WILL CONTINUE TO GROW AS JONI AND FRIENDS EXPANDS INTO MORE COUNTRIES.METRO MINISTRIES EXTENDS THE WORK OF AREA MINISTRY PROGRAMMING INTO THE ECONOMICALLY CHALLENGED COMMUNITIES OF MAJOR CITIES. AS A RESULT OF THE PANDEMIC, JAF COMMIT TO SERVING THESE COMMUNITIES THROUGH ITS NEWEST DOMESTIC INITIATIVE, METRO MINISTRIES, WHICH IS FOCUSED ON REACHING PEOPLE LIVING WITH DISABILITIES WHO ARE THE LEAST RESOURCED IN MAJOR U.S. CITIES. WHILE DISABILITY AFFECTS ALL RACES AND ETHNICITIES, JAF CONDUCTED A RECENT SURVEY THAT REVEALED THAT 86.9% OF THE FAMILIES SERVED REPORTED TO BE WHITE/CAUCASIAN, WITH THE MAJORITY QUALIFYING AS MIDDLE CLASS. WHILE EVERY PERSON AFFECTED BY DISABILITY DESERVES CARE AND SUPPORT, THE NEED IS BECOMING MORE PREVALENT AMONGST MINORITY GROUPS WITH A LOWER SOCIOECONOMIC STATUS, PARTICULARLY AMONGST BLACKS AND HISPANICS WITHIN METROPOLITAN CITIES.JAF OPENED THE FIRST METRO MINISTRIES LOCATIONS IN 2021 IN NASHVILLE, TN, AND EAST ST. LOUIS, IL.

JONI AND FRIENDS RADIO PROGRAM: AN INSPIRATIONAL PROGRAM COVERING A WIDE RANGE OF TOPICS WITH A BIBLICAL PERSPECTIVE. THE RADIO SHOW HAS TWO FORMATS: A FOUR-MINUTE BROADCAST, AND A ONE-MINUTE BROADCAST. THESE PROGRAMS ARE CARRIED WORLDWIDE ON OVER 1,500 OUTLETS IN 42 COUNTRIES, AIRING 2,662 TIMES DAILY, AND HEARD BY OVER ONE MILLION LISTENERS A WEEK. TRANSLATED INTO EIGHT LANGUAGES, THE PROGRAMS ARE ALSO AVAILABLE IN A PODCAST FORM EXTENDING THE REACH OF THESE IMPORTANT MESSAGES OF HOPE THROUGH HARDSHIP.PODCASTS: THE JONI AND FRIENDS MINISTRY PODCAST IS DOWNLOADABLE ON ALL PODCAST NETWORKS. THIS PODCAST HAD 168,795 EPISODE DOWNLOADS IN 2021. WE'RE ANSWERING REAL QUESTIONS ABOUT DISABILITY AND SHARING HOPE THROUGH HARDSHIP. WHETHER YOU ARE PERSONALLY IMPACTED BY DISABILITY OR YOU'RE LOOKING FOR PRACTICAL WAYS TO INCLUDE SOMEONE WITH SPECIAL NEEDS IN YOUR CHURCH, YOU ARE NOT ALONE! THE MATERIALS SHARE HOPE THROUGH HARDSHIP AND THE GOSPEL MESSAGE TO PEOPLE WORLDWIDE THROUGH THE DIGITAL PODCAST NETWORKS. EACH EPISODE PROVIDES HONEST STORIES OF HOPE, PRACTICAL ADVICE, AND ENCOURAGEMENT. THEY RANGE FROM 20 - 40 MINUTES LONG AND INCLUDE INTERVIEWS WITH GUESTS WHO SHARE THEIR STORIES AND HOW CHRIST HAS USED THEM IN THEIR WEAKNESS.