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: "Enjoying the Simple Tasks"
Greetings and happy Friday!
The simplest tasks can sometimes become the most daunting when you are left without mobility. That was the case for Bui Thi in this week’s Friday Story:
Bui Thi was born in Vietnam in 1943. At the young age of 12 she was bitten by a snake and the wound became swollen and painful. The wound bothered her from time to time but overall she was able to live a normal life free from any long term damage, or so she thought. Two years ago the wound site became so painful she sought medical attention. It was then that she learned that she had a serious infection and in order to save her life they had to amputate part of her leg. Since then Bui Thi has struggled with her normal day-to-day tasks such as sweeping the floor, washing her clothes and going to the market ...
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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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