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: "New Friends"
Greetings and happy Friday!
We often take it for granted that we can socialize with friends; walking to and from the car, walking with them on the beach. But for over 100 million people around the world, the reality is sitting on the ground, being carried or dragging themselves to where they need to go. Today I want to share a story with you about a young boy in Armenia:
Hamlet became an orphan when he was seven month old. Having no one to care for him, he and his siblings were sent to live in an SOS Children’s Village (a homeless children shelter), where they would receive care, education and a family-style environment. Now at 11 years old, Hamlet suffers from muscular dystrophy, resulting in muscle degeneration ...
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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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