Mobility Carts and Their Stories
-These are just a few of the stories and pictures from the 26 carts that have been handed out. Please enjoy but also pray for these and the others as they begin a new stage in their lives.(for the rest of the stories please visit our website www.fredandlydia.com)
Justin -11-year-old boy who loves to laugh
- His parents report that at 6-7 months old he was not be able to sit and received multiple treatments for this with no success.
- His parents are poor farmers, and he is the oldest child of 4.
- He strongly hopes and desires to now be able to go to school with the aid of the mobility cart. He has a very outgoing personality.
- He and his parents are in the process of coming to understand the good news of Christ and a local pastor will continue to work with them.
- Pray: that he and his family will come to know Christ through this experience and that he will be able to go to school and be able to learn and succeed in what he does. (Justin also has some speech difficulty but appears to be a very bright boy.)
Anita -18-year-old young lady
- She was born with limited use of her extremities secondary to a traumatic birth.
- She lives alone with her mother and mainly passes her time sitting under a tree; the mobility cart will allow her to become a lot more engaged. Right now she is very timid.
- Though not a Christian, she is willing to do a Bible study with a pastor.
- Pray: for an improved quality of life, an ability to reach out to those around her, and an openness and responsiveness to the gospel.
Kabissa -75-year-old husband and father
- Paralyzed as a result of a stroke
- Married with 7 children
- Currently is being moved by family to places close by & spends the whole day in one location. With the pull-cart, the family hopes to give him more mobility and involvement in life. He is very discouraged with his current health situation.
- He is not a Christian though his family attends church and a local pastor will be following up with him.
- Pray -for a new quality of life and an openness and responsiveness to the gospel.
Justine -5-year-old girl
- She was born prematurely at 7 months and then at 5 months was noted to have minimal movement/strength in her arms and legs.
- Currently moves around by scooting on the ground on her knees but with the mobility cart she is hoping to go to school and be more active. She is understandably somewhat fearful.
- Her parents attend a local Pentecostal church and are Christians.
- Pray: that the mobility cart allows her to have more of a chance at life and allows her to not be afraid, and that she too will come to make a decision of faith.
Chantal -17-year-old young vibrant lady
- As a result of malaria at 2 years of age she was left with a debilitating weakness in her legs; in spite of this she is a very outgoing courageous young lady.
- The mobility cart will give her an independence in being able to go to school and church.
- She is a believer and follower of Christ.
- Pray: that the leaders of her community who heard the gospel message in this process would come to know Christ and that her and her family’s faith would deepen.
Kossiwa -63-year-old woman
- As a result of a childhood illness, she was left with a debilitating weakness in her legs that greatly restricts her mobility, requiring the assistance of her husband and 4 children in being able to get around. In spite of this, she is described as being very active and courageous.
- The mobility cart will give her an independence in moving.
- She is Catholic.
- Pray: That she will become involved in a Bible study and deepen her faith.