June Summary

Since our inception HWI has given away over 1,300 bikes and trikes to people affiliated with 72 countries. “You have almost touched 100 countries far exceeding your original goal of giving away just 100 bicycles,” stated a missionary to Senegal.

In June, your contribution helped HWI minister to people in many ways. I shared six times to audiences including board members of a mission, church leaders, and veteran saints. I also had interviews on Family Radio and Wheaton College’s radio station.

At HWI’s headquarters we demonstrated and provided a hand on learning time for Dr. Duane Anderson, and two board members. Dr. Anderson is the Ethiopian Field Administrator and Orthopedic surgeon for Soddo Christian Hospital (SCH). In June SCH sent a container to Ethiopia, which included15 HWI hand-pedaled trike kits and one completed trike. Dr. Anderson will identify a team of individuals to weld and assemble these 15 trike kits. Pray that this is just the beginning of our partnership with SCH.

On June 12^th we had 91 people attend the open house at our new headquarters. Thirty people gathered for our prayer and share time. Here’s what people are saying about HWI:

• The new headquarters is better than a bike shop! Jeff
• HWI is obviously directed by the Holy Spirit. Jerry
• I love being part of HWI where everyone’s part is important. Daniel
• How do I summarize this open house? It was awesome. Louise
• My part in HWI is baking cookies. I baked the cookies for 100 people. Lorraine

Here are some of the things that have come from our open house.

· One visitor invited me to speak at Tyndale Publishing House’s Chapel.

· We recruited three sharp teenagers who are volunteering regularly with us.

· Others saw ways they could get involved utilizing their skills and resources.

After the open house five teens moved over 150 bicycles from my backyard to the second floor of our new building. A constant stream of bicycles has come in through drop offs. Volunteer mechanics then repair the bikes. Bikes are leaving regularly for refugees from World Relief, Missionaries home on furlough, and to a group of Eastern European Students studying in the states for six weeks during the summer. Three bikes are heading to Senegal, Africa in a container.

From Bronson, Michigan Jan writes, “Alice we gave away 2 bikes at Vacation Bible School (VBS). We gave them to the kids as a giving gift. They are to find a child who cannot afford a bike and give it to them. The kids are excited about doing this. After VBS a parent came up and asked if their daughter could get a bike. She did not have one. Thanks so much for all that HWI has done for the bike ministry in our community!!”