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Greetings and Happy Friday!
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      OCTOBER 12, 2007
  • 3,300 lives were transformed this week! 550 wheelchairs arrived in Ecuador, 550 in Uganda, 550 in Viet Nam, 550 in El Salvador, 550 in Peru and 550 China.
  • Our first container to Liberia cleared customs and the 550 wheelchairs will soon be changing 550 lives there!
  • 41 other containers (22,500 wheelchairs) are in transit or being manufactured.
  • Our hero Nicolai told his fantastic story in the Boston Globe and on National Public Radio (NPR) All Things Considered.  He has raised funds for over $59,000 thus far and keeps on going!
THE FRIDAY STORY

This story comes from Sathyam Ministries, our dominant distribution partner in India:

Mr. and Mrs. Damodaran felt collapsed when they first learned that their second child was also physically disabled. Deepa is now 14 years old and Divya is now 12.

Deepa and Divya started attending a local government school where they received modest treatment, with little progress. Their parents tried all possible ways to help, but quickly began to feel hopeless. Then they heard about Sathyanikethan, a school for the differently abled. When they visited Sathyanikethan Special School, they met the psychologist of the school and described their children’s condition. They felt that they are in the right place, if only they could gain admission for their two children. Their prayers were answered.

After the detailed discussion and the evaluation of the case it was confirmed that Divya and Deepa suffer from Spastic Cerebral Palsy with Diplegia and Ataxia. Deepa and Divya`s lower limps are affected more than their upper bodies. They can’t stand or walk with out support. Along with these difficulties, these children are suffering from visual impairments, mental retardation and learning disabilities. Their parents were told that their children both needed wheelchairs. We were contacted by the school, and immediately we delivered two wheelchairs!  

Now, three months are over. Mr. and Mrs. Damodaran are so pleased to say that their children are very happy in Sathyanikethan Special School and showing remarkable changes from the various therapeutic interventions. They are encouraged to believe that Deepa and Divya may soon learn to take a few steps on their own, and gradually gain some independence in mobility.

What a blessing!

 
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