Empowering People By Providing Mobility & More
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Mar 15
The gift of opportunity
From Mel West:
3-15-19
BALLOONS, OR A LOTTERY TICKET?: # 965
Persons who receive the gift of a Mobility Worldwide (PET) three-wheeled, hand-cranked wheelchair immediately have a strong desire to use the hauling space on the vehicle to enable them to make an income, to support themselves and to pay back those who have supported them in their handicap. Here are some of the ways they have become…
Mar 14
PFC continues to partner with Mobility Worldwide to change lives
From Partners for Care: “Pastor Samuel Kazungu is physically-challenged, father of five who weaves mats, baskets, and hats for a living. He acquired the Mobility Cart in 2016 which changed his life completely. Samuel cycles 20 kilometers from his home to Galana River and back to cut reeds for his work. On Sunday, Pastor Samuel cycles to the Baptist Church in Mijomboni to give his…
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Mar 13
“All” is a big word!
From Mel West:
3-13-19
WHAT IF THEIR ARMS DO NOT ALSO WORK? : # 963
The original Mobility Worldwide (PET) was designed for an adult. We soon realized that many children were victims of polio, birth defects, spinal bifida, etc., so Rodney Miner (son of Earl Miner, the original designer) reduced the adult PET to 3/4 size and built the model with plans. Read More
Mar 12
(no longer) Crawling near death’s door
From Crawling near death’s door:
By Malawi Project | March 12, 2019
With Wilson Tembo’s return to the capital to head up Action for Progress, it was quite evident how much Malawi’s capital city of Lilongwe had changed in the eight years he had been in the southern region. While Wilson is originally from a village north of the city, he had been working in and around…
Mar 12
“We have discovered a new world for us”
From Mel West:
3-12-19
WE HAVE DISCOVERED A NEW WORLD FOR US: # 962
In the early years of PET we sent a shipment of the wheelchairs to ACTS (A Call To Serve) in the Republic of Georgia. The woman who was in charge of distributing the PETs, named Eteri, published a booklet of photos of each recipient and a short story about them She wrote:
Mar 11
Recycling people
From Mel West:
3-11-19
RECYCLING – MILK JUGS, TIN CANS AND PEOPLE: # 961
The hand-cranked wheelchairs, called “PETs”, are shipped in large cardboard boxes, 43″x16″x27″. The PET is partially disassembled, and when put into the box there are empty spaces around it. Shipped that way the PET would rattle around in the box and punch holes in the sides. As the project developed we had to do…
Mar 10
A knock on the door
From Mel West:
The three-wheeled, hand-cranked wheelchair called PET that was requested by Larry Hills, our missionary in Zaire, had been developed and was being shipped to him. But then what? Where next? How to distribute? How to know to whom a PET should be given?
I had been driving the PET around our block for a couple of years, testing it. One night about 8 there…