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Mar 23
PfC: Kanze’s Gift of Mobility Cart
From Partners for Care: Kanze hails from Kizingo village in Kilifi County. She was gifted with a Mobility Cart one year ago. The Mobility Cart reduced dependency on her families and relatives. Thanks to Mobility Worldwide and Partners for Care for your continued help in making Kenya mobile.
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Mar 20
“The people of this community have never seen an event like this”
From Mel West:
3-20-19THE PEOPLE OF THIS COMMUNITY HAVE NEVER SEEN AN EVENT LIKE THIS: # 970
One of our Mobility Worldwide (PET) affiliates is the New Life Mission in Zambia. They make PETs and distribute to a wide area in Africa, sometimes hauling them 800 or more miles. Here is a story from one of their earlier distributions: Read More
Mar 19
‘X’ is for the explosion
From Mel West:
3-19-19
‘X’ IS FOR THE EXPLOSION: # 969
In my book, “AlphaPET” the letter “X” is for the land mine explosion that took the legs of two young girls in Cambodia. The story of Ros Romdol is typical. Until she was nine years old she survived the war in Cambodia without harm. Then one morning she and her 14 years old…
Mar 19
Ramón never thought that anyone would do so much to care for him
From Honduras: A friend’s sister saw this man Ramon in Dos Caminos using a modified PET. His tires were worn out. A mechanic there got him to Pimienta where he got a new one. In the old PET a motorcycle had hit him.
A woman from Washington Overseas Mission cleaning out a wound on his foot: “Ramón was so grateful! When…
Mar 18
MH4H: Gift of Mobility an awesome feeling
From Experiencing Culture First Hand:
… we went back to campus and got some P.E.T carts ready to be delivered. P.E.T carts are three wheel carts that are either powered by a hand crank or have a handle that you can pull the cart with. The carts are for people with disabilities and give them the ability to be mobile. Being able to give those people…
Mar 18
Sitting on the ground, no legs, left out
From Mel West:
3-18-19
SITTING ON THE GROUND, NO LEGS, LEFT OUT: # 968
Our files show that we began corresponding with Kenya about PETs in 1998. Our first shipment was made in 2004, and a photo was made of some recipients. It shows a crowd of smiling people, some sitting on their PETs. (more…)
Mar 17
“performing very well on our rough terrain”
From Mel West:
3-17-19
A LETTER FROM THE PARENTS: # 967
Dear Sir/Madam,
We are happy to introduce ourselves as th parents of Francis Gironyo, who recently received the wonderful gift of a PET.
It was a happy moment for us, and especially for Francis, who has had difficulty moving. He was attending a school which is about 3/4 mile away from our home, but he could no longer go…
Mar 16
The Story of Julietta, in Angola
From Mel West:
3-16-19
THE STORY OF JULIETTA, IN ANGOLA:: # 966
When I was a child in Sunday School I learned of a terrible disease called leprosy. I thought no more about it until the PET was developed and I received an inquiry from the American Leprosy Association in North Carolina. I had a meeting in that area, loaded a PET on my pickup, and stopped in…