By Sara Higgins
Reporter
Midland Reporter-Telegram
MIDLAND, TEXAS - For many physically disabled poor in developing countries, a wheelchair means much more than mobility. It's a new lease on life; it's the ability to interact with the outside world, and even maybe find work.
Free Wheelchair Mission founder Don Schoendorfer returns to homes that have received chairs from his organization, only to find family members apologizing that the recipient of the chair isn't home. The news makes him smile; with the gift of a wheelchair, that individual gained the freedom to leave the house.
On Sunday, Schoendorfer visited First Presbyterian Church in Midland to thank members for their continued donations to Free Wheelchair Mission. Since 2006, the church has pulled together enough funds to donate more than 5,000 chairs at an expense of $63.94 each, half of which were funded only in the past year.
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Reporter
Midland Reporter-Telegram
MIDLAND, TEXAS - For many physically disabled poor in developing countries, a wheelchair means much more than mobility. It's a new lease on life; it's the ability to interact with the outside world, and even maybe find work.
Free Wheelchair Mission founder Don Schoendorfer returns to homes that have received chairs from his organization, only to find family members apologizing that the recipient of the chair isn't home. The news makes him smile; with the gift of a wheelchair, that individual gained the freedom to leave the house.
On Sunday, Schoendorfer visited First Presbyterian Church in Midland to thank members for their continued donations to Free Wheelchair Mission. Since 2006, the church has pulled together enough funds to donate more than 5,000 chairs at an expense of $63.94 each, half of which were funded only in the past year.
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