Grant, who is overseeing our bicycle division, has just been approved by Wheaton College to complete his Master’s Degree in Christian Formation and Ministries (CFM) internship with us. We are excited to welcome him. In 2008 Grant contacted HWI about potentially doing a group, class assignment with us. Grant has been with us ever since he met us while fulfilling that short class project.
"The Shop is my playground" Grant told Dan, Alice's brother.
Grants stand-in case he gets lost
Many HWI firsts have come from Wheaton College. Back in 1956 my father received his Master’s in what was then Christian Education and is now CFM. The vision for HWI came from a Billy Graham Scholar from Tanzania. Our first trike went overseas with Jeremy, a Wheaton Alum. Jeremy also oversaw the production of the first 20 trikes in North Africa with nationals. Now we are glad to add Grant to our rooster of Wheaton College firsts, as our first intern.
One week while Grant’s class was at HWI, Gordon, Grant’s dad, joined him. At the time Gordon was the owner of two high-end bicycle stores in California. Our mechanics team challenged Gordon to find a tool he needed for repairing bikes that we didn’t have. We passed the test and had all the necessary tools. We can’t wait for Gordon to return and see our new headquarters with his son’s signature on our shop. Gordon you will understand why I say to Grant, “Like father, like son.”
Grant is going to help us put some infrastructure into the bike side of our ministry. This will include branding, bicycle flow, online application, and some other exciting things.
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