Founded in 2001, Free Wheelchair Mission is an international nonprofit organization dedicated to providing wheelchairs for the impoverished disabled in developing nations. Headquartered in Irvine, California, FWM works around the world in partnership with a vast network of humanitarian, faith-based and government organizations, sending wheelchairs to hundreds of thousands of disabled people, providing not only the gift of mobility, but of dignity, independence, and hope.Friday Story: "Freedom in Indonesia"
Greetings and happy Friday!
In the United States it is rare for a child to drop out of school due to illness. In the developing world it is far too common. One of our distribution partners in Indonesia, Access Life Bali, brings us this story:
As a young child growing up in Indonesia, Yudi was like many children; playing with friends, helping around the house and going to school. When he was five years old, Yudi contracted an illness that caused a high fever and seizures. Now at 14 years old, Yudi wants to be part of his community and see the sun, unfortunately since his illness, he has regressed to not being able to walk ...
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Want to take one of these wheelchairs for a test drive? During normal business hours, visit the lobby at the Texas Street entrance of First Presbyterian Church-Midland, at the northwest corner of Texas and A streets, on the west side of downtown Midland. You can give the gift of mobility. The cost of $72.00 is a bargain to us ... but it is a life-changing gift to impoverished and disabled recipients ... and there are times when your contribution will be matched, reaching not one - but TWO, and sometimes FOUR recipients. Please note on your check "Wheelchair Gift."
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