From @FWMission ...Friday Story: "Was he really cursed?"

Double your FWM donation, this month in Midland

"Because NO ONE should have to crawl!" was Dr. Don Schoendorfer's comment when he recognized the need for strong and inexpensive wheelchairs. The Free Wheelchair Mission Drive, with matching funds, is through the month of October. Cost of each wheelchair is $80. You can donate online at fpcmid.org and clicking on Make a Contribution (selecting 'Quick Give,' then 'Wheelchairs'), using a kiosk at the church or sending a check payable to FPC with "wheelchair" noted in the memo line.

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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.

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Friday Story: "Was he really cursed?"

Kato, a boy in Uganda, was born with a disability that his village saw as a curse.

They shunned him, fearful that they, too, could be cursed by simply associating with him. For years, Kato lived in isolation, ostracized by the community for something he had no control over ...

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