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HWI is a Christian bicycle and hand-pedaled tricycle service organization. Our mission is to provides pedal powered transportation with dignity for the able and disabled through global partnerships as a tool for expanding Christ’s Kingdom
COMMITTED TO EDUCATION
Last May we sent a trike, by container, with Rise International to Angola, Africa. HWI and Rise have partnered together since 2005.
In April I heard from Lynn, Rise’s Executive Director. “The staff in Angola chose to give the trike to a 25-year-old man who is very committed to getting an education. Polio has left him unable to use his legs. Everyday he crawls to school. He is in fifth grade.
When the man was told he would soon have a hand-pedaled trike a smile broke out across his face. He said, ‘This is more than I could have ever dreamed to own.’
Rise’s Angola staff said, the need is great throughout Angola for these trikes.” Please pray with us about locating the right contact person in Angola who shares the vision and skills needed to start a trike factory there.
Bathroom: 2-Plungers, 2-Mops, Over the toilet rack, Bathroom rug, 4 shower caddys, 10 Bathroom towels, Toilet bowl brush, 3 rolls toilet paper, 2 toilet seats, 2 beveled mirrors,
Bike Needs: 3 Bike Racks, 8 Bike display channels, 1 Wheeled Shelve Unit Workstation counter
Building: Steel Shelving Racks, Table Top 8', Shelf Top Birch 3’, Assorted steel & wood & pipe, 6 bricks for shelving
Chemicals: Cleaning supplies: bathroom, kitchen, all purpose, Hand wipes, 5- Air Freshener’s
Drawers/Storage Units: 6 desk drawer sorters, 6 shelf units-plastic, 2 desktop file holders, 6 Plastic Bins/drawers
Educational stuff: 3 backpacks, Webster’s
Electronics: X-Box, DVD portable player
Food: Pop, Condiments, Canned goods, Cereals, Fruit & vegetables, Cheeses, Coffee and tea, Disposable plates, P. butter and jelly,
Furniture: 3 small - Tables, Plug outlet tabletop, 1 end table, Oak Dining Room, table Round table, 4 chairs, 2-book shelve, Leather love seat, Steel kitchen cabinet, Mission coffee table, 2 shelf metal cart
Kitchen: 8 Dish Towels/clothes, Silverware, Dish ware, Glasses & mugs, Salt & Pepper shaker, 2 dish racks, can opener, large waste basket, blender, Pot Holder Set, Storage containers
Lights: Assorted light bulbs, 1 desk lamp, 4 standing lamps, 2 new IKEA lights
Office supplies: Stationary office chair, 3 swivel office chairs, Writing tools & paper, 3- rolls tape, scissors, stapler & staples, 3- hole punchers, 7- loose leafs, 2-Calculators, Portable DVD player, 1 Bookend, 1 – clipboard, HP Printer, 2 drawer file cabinet, 2 desks/overhead bin/self lighted units, Work Space partitions, 2 fans, Corner computer workspace/desk
Small Appliances: Turkish Coffee Maker, Mr. Coffee Maker, Expresso Maker, Hot pot,Popcorn Maker-air, 2 dorm refrigerators, Microwave
Sports equipment/Rec: Prof. foosball table, Small pingpong table
When you come into our new office just know one persons trash has been set up in a way that it is now being used by HWI's Headquarters and put to good use.
“As Spring brought warmer weather and the chance to be outside, my 4 year old son Josiah was eager to have his first real bike. We planned a day to visit HWI and Miss Alice to get the bike. When we got there Alice and Richard, another volunteer, helped Josiah get his bike in tip top shape. After they put the bike on a stand, they let Josiah clean it. He used steel wool and WD40 to shine every inch of his bike. He was thorough, serious and delighted.
When the bike was ready and he got onto it, we were both surprised that he could actually ride it! He took off, a free man at last.
We brought the bike home and went to a bike path near our home. The path is ideal for the beginning biker because it is wide, smooth and has no traffic. It is perfect for a supervising Mom because it is a self-contained circle of which I can see the entire distance. Josiah got on his bike, strapped on his helmet and took off around the circle. As he got further away, the distance somehow gave me a glimpse of him on his life journey, working to grow and become without a Dad. This thought pierced my heart, tears ran down my face. I cried out to the Lord, "Oh Lord, this is your child. Please help me. Be with him wherever he goes. You have promised to be a father to the fatherless. Reveal yourself to him."
As Josiah made the circle back to me, he stopped and shouted, "The Lord helped me!" "What do you mean?" I asked. "I came to a hill and I couldn't get up. I prayed to the Lord to help me and He did. I made it up the hill!" He sped off on his bike for another round while I looked to the clouds and said, "Thank you."