My parents just got home safely from their mission trip to Lima, Peru! What an answer to prayers that they (and most of their team) are home safe and sound! I wanted to let everyone know about the wonderful ministry they are a part of! They work with Joni Eareckson Tada's outreach ministry called Wheels for a the World! They rehabilitate old and unused wheelchairs and take them to countries where most people do not have access or cannot afford a wheelchair! Many of the people that they help are children who have rarely even left their homes because they need to be carried! Some of the people come in with make shift wheel chairs made from lawn chairs or whatever they can find! In some cases they are able to give mobility and even the ability to work to the people they minister to. The most wonderful thing that they bring to these disabled people and their families is the hope of Christ! This year in Lima over 500 people came to know the Lord! What an amazing thing that is! Todd and I hope to one day travel to Lima or one of the many other places with Wheels for the World! It is a wonderful ministry! You can read more about their team and this years adventures on their blog! There are many ways to get involved if you are interested 1) You can pray for the new believers in Lima that they can have lots of encouragement and be infectious to the people around them! 2) you can pray about going on a trip in the future! You can contact Paul Faculjack Paul.Faculjak@JoniAndFriendsABQ.org and he can tell you much more than I can about what it takes to be on a team! and 3) You can donate used wheelchairs, walkers and crutches to be rehabed! This is a ministry our family is really passionate about! Read all about Joni and this ministry here!
Thanks for your prayers for the safety of my folks!
-Sarah
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