Sunday, June 2, 2013

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints has a partnership with UPC (United Cerebral Palsy) to provide wheelchairs.   The church provides the funds and UPC screens patients, orders the wheelchairs and fits the patients to the chairs. The church distributes thousands of wheelchair around the world.  This wheelchair ceremony was in Banjarnegara, a 4 hour drive from Yogjakarta up in the hills.  



 Many custom made wheelchairs.  Fifty-eight wheelchairs were distributed over 3 days, each one specially made for a particular patient.  This is the first time these people had wheelchairs.  They varied in age.  It was so touching to see them be fitted in their wheelchair and now begin a new life.





 This little boy was so excited!




2 Comments:

At June 9, 2013 at 12:47 AM , Blogger Unknown said...

Such sweet children of God. Love their smiles.:)

 
At June 13, 2013 at 2:22 AM , Blogger Unknown said...

Wonderful pictures and it's so great to hear from you! You are doing so much good. Thanks for keeping us up to date on what you're doing. Again, very touching and beautiful pictures.

 

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