The “Success Stories” page on the Mobility Worldwide website will showcase a variety of inspiring content, including the latest news, shop updates, and recipient stories. Visitors will find firsthand accounts of how Mobility Worldwide’s products and initiatives are making a tangible difference in people’s lives. In lieu of a paper newsletter, this page will serve as a hub for uplifting stories, providing a closer look at the impact of the organization’s work and the individuals who benefit from its mission. It will highlight both the behind-the-scenes efforts and the powerful transformations experienced by recipients worldwide.
David is a 10-year old boy who lives in a village in Honduras. He was born with spina bifida and has spent each day sitting on the porch of his family’s home, watching the other children going to school and playing in the street. There aren’t any paved streets or sidewalks, or even hardened walkways from the houses to the street. As pictured here, David had never attended school and could only watch from afar as people walked by his home.
A mission group to Honduras from San Antonio heard about David and had several mobility carts with them during a recent mission trip in his area. They fitted him to a mobility cart and immediately David began
cranking the handle of his new wheelchair. He was able to get out into the street where he was joined by a group of children. David has now been to a medical clinic in a neighboring village, attends all village events under his own power, and travels about one mile to attend religious education classes. David is looking forward to starting school soon.
Forty Mobility Carts manufactured in the San Antonio Mobility Worldwide workshop were loaded onto two trailers and driven to the Mobility Worldwide Brazos Valley workshop on March 4. Brazos Valley will add 100 of their Carts to the shipping container and send them overseas to the country of Liberia on the west coast of Africa. And in about two months, some 140 physically disabled Liberians will receive this gift of increased mobility and a whole new life through this “specialized wheelchair.”
Beverly Buchhorn learned about our machine shop through Jazzy J’s dance and fitness class. It’s been 3 years now, and we’re so glad each time she enters our door. She tells of her mom and a friend both being motivation for her volunteering. Beverly’s mom had osteoarthritis and also knee and hip problems. Her friend dealt with ALS and used a wheelchair. Seeing first-hand the benefits of good medical equipment, Beverly views our machine shop as a delightful opportunity to provide similar means for others. She says we can each do our separate parts to help as a whole, just as Scripture says we serve as many parts of one body of Christ. Beverly encourages readers here to try our shop on a Monday or Friday morning, saying that fellow volunteers are nice to work with and that everyone works toward the same goal. We appreciate Beverly’s time and the sweet spirit she brings. And we hear she bakes a mean carrot cake!
Tom Martin
P.O. Box 701172
San Antonio, TX 78270
210-596-4584
