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: "Eleven Years of Magic"
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Could you imagine being a soldier stationed in Iraq serving your country and coming home safe only to fall out of a coconut tree and become paralyzed? Well that is exactly what happened to Manuel de Jesus. On April 19, 2008, Manuel de Jesus Villegas Aviles was enjoying a soccer match under the hot El Salvadorian sun and climbed a tree to get a coconut. While up in the tree, he became dizzy and fell. He was rushed to the hospital but had suffered severe head and spinal cord injuries. He was in a coma for 16 days and when he woke the doctors informed Manuel de Jesus that he would never walk again. He remained in disbelief and prayed to God for help ...
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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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