Dedicated
volunteers called Chair Corps Representatives collect used wheelchairs
across the United States. The chairs are then transported to
Restoration Shops where carefully trained inmates in 16 separate
correctional facilities around the country restore wheelchairs to
like-new condition. The inmates learn to work together, perfect basic
mechanical skills, and produce a product of which they can be proud.
Hardened inmates have been moved to tears when they see the happiness
in a photo of the face of a little boy or girl receiving a wheelchair
of their very own.
After
the wheelchairs are fully restored they are shipped overseas to meet
up with short-term missions teams. These distribution and evangelism
teams custom fit each wheelchair specifically for each recipient and
train him or her in wheelchair use and upkeep. Team members also give
each recipient a Bible and communicate the message of God's love for
them.
As a recipient of the love of God in action, many place their trust in Christ. They experience new life and purpose with their new mobility . . . and disability ministry grows all over the world.
Jill and Richard..thanks for going the extra mile to get this blog started. I know that the familys, friends, and prayer partners of the Team will appreciate seeing the progress and activities each day. We're getting ready to pack a suitcase for Cindy with wheelchair bags, Gospel bracelets and bookmarks, and a few other goodies as well. I enjoyed seeing some of the picures you posted from the 2007 trip that I had not previously seen, and look forward to the new ones. Thanks!!
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