From @FWMission ...Friday Story: "What’s happening in Kenya?"

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: "What’s happening in Kenya?"

In 2014, we sent a representative to Kenya to study the performance of wheelchairs in a relatively challenging environment.

Rutted dirt roads. Potholes. Furniture nestled in tight spaces. These are just some of the obstacles navigated by wheelchair users there each day.

The study gave us deeper insight that helped us make further improvements to our wheelchairs ...

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