This story comes from Christian Aid Ministries in Nicaragua:

When we got to Masachapa we were greeted by a crowd of people.  There were people of every sort & age, from the youngest child to the oldest. Oh my, I could hardly guess how old, but VERY old & fragile. I wondered what happened that so many of these young children & several young adults were so crippled? My heart was so touched at the very sight & my eyes soon started blurring with tears. After we were there awhile taxis kept arriving with more people, mothers walked in, carrying their crippled children & some were tall & a heavy load I’m sure. I just couldn’t wait to give these people those precious wheelchairs so they wouldn’t have to carry them anymore!  

But before we started bringing them in, the pastor stepped up front & lifted up his hands & said “Let’s pray!” And pray they did!  Everyone prayed their own prayer out loud, & it was such a jumble of words but I was so thankful that God could sort them out & hear every one! Finally, the pastor started calling out the peoples names & we pushed the wheelchairs to them. What I want to write next I don’t really know how… the scene was so touching, the tears just slipped down my cheeks. As one by one their names were called & they were lifted into the soft seats of these wheelchairs, the crowd just erupted with clapping & praise to God. The elderly, as they sat there in their new wheelchairs, raised their wrinkled, work worn hands toward heaven & with tears running down their cheeks, they said over & over “Gloria a Dios, Gloria a Dios!" The family members who cared for them stood beside them & with smiling faces wheeled them off into the crowd. And those children just smiled & touched everything they could on these new miracle chairs. The young girl smiled shyly & said to Ben as he was talking with her that she wants to thank God & also the friends in North America who cared. 

We watched as a whole stream of people on wheelchairs disappeared out the drive & taxis with wheelchairs tied on top made up part of the caravan. I just breathed a prayer for God to bless these people & bless the ones in the states who had a heart big enough to make this possible.