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: "Meet Lilian and Maimy"
Lilian and her sister, Maimy, boarded a bus in the highlands of Guatemala early one morning, filled with eager anticipation for what the day would bring.
They peered out the windows, watching the golden rays of dawn rise above the lush green countryside. They rarely got to enjoy such scenery, so they didn’t mind the bumpy, four-hour bus ride down a winding, rocky, mountain road.
Their destination: Hilario Galindo Hospital ...
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