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: "The Perfect Wheelchair"
Greetings and happy Friday!
For most of our recipients, an FWM wheelchair is the first wheelchair they have ever had. For many, a wheelchair from FWM is a dream come true since Western wheelchairs are not able to stand up to the rigors of an underdeveloped country. This week I’d like to share a story of one little girl and her perfect wheelchair:
After the danger of fires in San Luis Potosi, Mexico had passed our distribution partner, Operation Blessing, began disaster relief work in the area. They mostly provided food to the severely impacted and impoverished families. During a food distribution they met Mary: an eleven year old girl lives with her family who struggles to provide for even the most basic needs like food and shelter. The main source of employment is through farming- planting and harvesting sugarcane, but the destruction of the fire has left most of the crops incapable of producing a harvest, and has impacted work for Mary’s parents.
Mary’s health and her dependence on others throughout the day adds to the family’s burden ...
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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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