Two more days

Two more days! I am excited and  yet scared to leave on Friday morning.  Over the past two months God has been working in me  and preparing me for this opportunity to be His hands and feet... to show others how much He loves us. Everyone I know has heard me talk about this upcoming mission in Peru and almost everyone is curious about it. It has been the perfect time to talk about sharing the love of God in tangible ways. I am not usually a bold witness for the Gospel but God knows me well and He made it easy to share my faith.
 John 20:21  So Jesus said to them again, "Peace to you! As the Father has sent Me, I also send you"
                          
                                                                            Joan Gardenhire

PRAYER REQUESTS

AS THE TRUJILLO "WHEELS FOR THE WORLD" TEAM PREPARES TO SERVE FROM NOVEMBER 2-14, 2012 IN PERU, WE WOULD ASK FOR YOUR FAITHFUL PRAYER SUPPORT IN REGARD TO THE FOLLOWING:

 

1. For our in-country partners, Corazones Unidos as they schedule wheelchair recipients, prepare our meals, register clients, serve as therapists, mechanics and evangelists, etc.
2. That God will be glorified in everything we do
3. That our hearts will be humble and submitted to Him
4. For the financial provision of each team member
5. For protection, physical stamina, safety and health as we work and travel
6. That God will be preparing hearts to receive Christ as their personal Lord and Savior
7. For unity among our team and the Peruvian volunteers
8. For wisdom, discernment and sensitivity to be led by the Holy Spirit
9. For ample supplies and Spanish Bibles for each recipient
10. For the provision and protection of our family members remaining at home 
11. For connections with more churches and pastors to promote disability ministry
12. That new believers would continue to grow in Christ after the "Wheels" team returns home  

HOW IT WORKS

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.