By the time you read this, Laurie and I will be in Viet Nam with our friends from the Vineyard Church of Wheeling, West Virginia. They were kind enough to invite us along to help distribute some of the four plus containers their Vineyard Church raised for us during our bicycle ride across the USA. It’s been almost two years since we have had the privilege to personally witness the transformation our wheelchair produces, and we look forward to reporting back to you.

A nostalgic feeling came to me when I read a report from Gateway Medical Alliance in Morocco. It was about 30 years ago when we saw that poor woman crossing the dirt road with her fingernails. It took 25 years to 1999 for us to understand the richness of the gift she gave us. Now, eight years later and our first container arrived in Morocco. Here is a story from Mr. Adil Ismaili of Gateway:

Mr. Mohammed B. has never had a wheelchair. He joked that he has been waiting for someone who had one to pass on so he could get theirs, but no one has. Having never thought he would own a wheelchair himself, he was overjoyed to be given one.  When we asked him how old he was he replied “God only knows!” Based on his recollection of history, he has witnessed three Moroccan kings, so he must be at least seventy. He arrived with his daughter, his primary care giver.  He is very frail but full of life, joking and smiling with us. We wished him many blessings in his life. He and his daughter were very grateful, as they could see how their lives would become easier.

The most wonderful thing was just to see these people with physical disabilities be happy. These people’s lives are so hard, who suffer – now they have wheelchairs. They are comfortable and can get around town. These results would please anyone!