From @FWMission ... Friday Story: “The Exponential Power of Giving”

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: “One Wheelchair Recipient’s Response to the Pandemic”

I thought I’d share an encouraging update from a wheelchair recipient who is now giving back to the community in response to COVID-19.

Linh was born 40 years ago in Ai Nghia, a village near the eastern coast of central Vietnam. She was diagnosed with polio when she was two months old and was paralyzed within days. Although she eventually regained the use of her hands, she cannot walk and was left to crawl on the ground or stay in bed for much of her life. “I was so sad because I would look at people who could walk and go wherever they wanted,” recalls Linh. “I wanted to be able to do that, but I couldn’t.” ...

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