From @FWMission ... Friday Story: “Hope After Darkness”

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: “Hope After Darkness

Godfrey lives in a remote town in the mountains of Uganda, seven hours away from the capital city, Kampala. He was born with a disability.

Our distribution partner, Father’s Heart Mobility Ministry, met him when he made his way to a wheelchair distribution at a local church. Without a mobility aid, Godfrey would scoot himself along sideways, with one leg wrapped in plastic bags to protect his many wounds ...

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From @FWMission ... Friday Story: “Help More People Like Us”

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: “Help More People Like Us”

Irene is a 29-year-old woman in South Africa. She was born with a disability, which could often a source of shame for her when she was younger. Due to lingering superstitions and misconceptions, some members of the community saw disability as a curse, leading them to shun her.

“Life has been hard,” she confessed, “and is still hard, but I keep on going.”

Without mobility, Irene would often be confined to her home ...

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From @FWMission ... Friday Story: “You Helped Make This Happen in February”

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: “You Helped Make This Happen in February”

Wheelchair Arrivals

Your generosity sent eight containers of wheelchairs to Costa Rica, the Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Eswatini, India, Nicaragua, and Uganda in February. Soon, 4,032 lives will be transformed by the gift of mobility in these places, thanks to friends like you.

Presenting at a Global Conference

Regional Program Manager Tess Stansbury (above) presented at the 2023 Virtual Global African Disability Conference, hosted by the African Association of Disability and Self Advocacy Organizations. The conference highlighted strategies for engaging and building partnerships with organizations of people with disabilities in Africa.

Training Partners in South Sudan

Regional Program Coordinators James Keitany (above, right) and Thatiana Morataya led a successful remote training session for our network of distribution partners in South Sudan. All of our partners receive training on how to assemble our wheelchairs, assess potential recipients, adjust the wheelchairs for a custom fit, and train recipients on correct wheelchair use.

Kids Transforming Lives in Hours

Lindsay Binder is a teacher and Free Wheelchair Mission ambassador in Louisiana. When her students at Saint Margaret Mary School heard about the need for mobility around the world, they wanted to do something to help. They set up a stand to sell lemonade and brownies, raising enough money for five wheelchairs in just two hours!

Would anyone you know like to start a lemonade stand fundraiser? Download printable signs and posters here ...

Save the Date: 2023 Miracle of Mobility

Important Change: September 2023 • In-person and Live-streamed

Miracle of Mobility, our annual event to raise funds to provide life-changing mobility in developing countries, features musical performances, interactive ways to participate, and heartening messages from friends around the world, including opportunities to virtually meet wheelchair recipients.

This year, Miracle of Mobility will be held in-person in Orange County, California on Friday, September 29, 2023, with other regional events currently being planned.

Miracle of Mobility will also be livestreamed sometime in September 2023.

Check MiracleofMobility.org for updates!

Today in the PC-USA Mission Yearbook

The Mission Yearbook for Prayer and Study is a daily devotional with 365 inspiring mission stories that come from next door and all across the globe. It inspires thousands of Presbyterians daily as they uphold the mission of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) in intercessory prayer.

Photo by Elizabeth Turk

Today in the Mission Yearbook: November 28, 2022

PRESBYTERIAN HIV AWARENESS DAY - During the last two years of Covid and other global crises, progress against the HIV pandemic has faltered, resources have shrunk and millions of lives are at risk as a result. This year, UNAIDS is challenging us to tackle the inequalities and inequities in HIV prevention and treatment. Inequity exists between countries and within countries. In Madagascar, only 15% of those infected with HIV know their status while in the U.S.A., 87% of those infected know their status. Both countries are striving to reach at risk populations ...

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Today in the PC-USA Mission Yearbook

The Mission Yearbook for Prayer and Study is a daily devotional with 365 inspiring mission stories that come from next door and all across the globe. It inspires thousands of Presbyterians daily as they uphold the mission of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) in intercessory prayer.

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Today in the Mission Yearbook: September 29, 2022

PLANTING NEW PC(USA) CONGREGATIONS - Around the world, international partners of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) often invite our mission personnel to share in the ministry of their local congregations. The Church of Central Africa Presbyterian Synod of Zambia, for example, expressed to Sherri Ellington, a mission co-worker who coordinates the Young Adult Volunteer program in that country, how they appreciate the presence of YAVs in their communities as it enriches their life of faith. The Evangelical Presbyterian Church, Ghana has welcomed me to serve as an associate pastor of one of their church districts in Ghana’s capital, Accra, where I live ...

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From @FWMission ... Friday Story: “You Helped Make This Happen in July”

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: “You Helped Make This Happen in July”

Wheelchair Arrivals; A Life Transformed in Costa Rica; SVBS Kids Transforming Lives; Houston’s Miracle of Mobility Live; New Board Member Visit; New Distribution Partner, and more ...

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Today in the PC-USA Mission Yearbook

The Mission Yearbook for Prayer and Study is a daily devotional with 365 inspiring mission stories that come from next door and all across the globe. It inspires thousands of Presbyterians daily as they uphold the mission of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) in intercessory prayer.

Jonathan Drake Vumu

Today in the Mission Yearbook: August 13, 2022

JONATHAN DRAKE VUMU, INTERNATIONAL PEACEMAKER FROM MALAWI - The health of a village chief in Malawi had been deteriorating for about a year. Thinking that he was under the influence of people considered to be witches in the central African community, the chief declined to seek professional diagnosis and treatment.

A relative enlisted the help of Jonathan Drake Vumu, who drove to the man’s home and offered counseling and encouragement. Vumu had no immediate luck with the chief but decided to leave behind money and a contact number in case of a change of hear ...

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Today in the PC-USA Mission Yearbook

The Mission Yearbook for Prayer and Study is a daily devotional with 365 inspiring mission stories that come from next door and all across the globe. It inspires thousands of Presbyterians daily as they uphold the mission of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) in intercessory prayer.

Photo provided by Jessica Maudlin

Today in the Mission Yearbook: May 14, 2022

FAIR TRADE DAY - Ezekiel, the Israelite, lived in depressing and politically volatile times, 590 years before Christ. A hundred years before he was born, his country was conquered, first by the Assyrians, later by the Babylonians. Eduardo Perez Verdugo, the coffee farmer from Chiapas Driven from his homeland in search of work, lived in depressing and economically volatile Times, 2000 years after the birth of Christ. Both prophets in exile speak with anguish about Their similar plights and both plead for justice as they search for a vision of hope amid despair ...

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Today in the PC-USA Mission Yearbook

The Mission Yearbook for Prayer and Study is a daily devotional with 365 inspiring mission stories that come from next door and all across the globe. It inspires thousands of Presbyterians daily as they uphold the mission of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) in intercessory prayer.

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Today in the Mission Yearbook: April 26, 2022

WESTMINSTER PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH - ARTS IN WORSHIP - When the COVID-19 pandemic struck, the worship and arts staff at Westminster Presbyterian Church in Minneapolis thought that probably meant shutting down much of their work as live worship was suspended ...

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Today in the PC-USA Mission Yearbook

The Mission Yearbook for Prayer and Study is a daily devotional with 365 inspiring mission stories that come from next door and all across the globe. It inspires thousands of Presbyterians daily as they uphold the mission of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) in intercessory prayer.

Photo by Kathy Melvin

Today in the Mission Yearbook: April 18, 2022

GLOBAL PARTNER PLANTING SEEDS IN GOOD SOIL - Seeds planted by mission co-worker Dan Turk and the Church of Jesus Christ in Madagascar (FJKM), a longtime global partner of Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) World Mission, are beginning to bear fruit ...

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From @FWMission ... Friday Story: “How Would My Life Be Without This?”

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: “How Would My Life Be Without This?”

Rucogoza is a 45-year-old man who lives in rural Rwanda. About 13 years ago, he began to develop paralysis in both legs, and despite the treatment he received, his legs continued to weaken. He can no longer stand or walk and uses his hands to help move from place to place ...

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Help Double the Gift of Mobility!

During Free Wheelchair Mission's annual x2 Gift Challenge from October 1-31, every gift you give will be DOUBLED thanks to the gracious support of a group of generous donors!

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