Thanks & Congratulations UIC Students

Hooray to the 9 University of Illinois Chicago (UIC)  Students. They gave amazing presentations of their US His Wheels trike findings. What an amazing group of students. Thanks so much to all of you and for the hundreds of hours you poured into the project on behalf of HWI.

Trip to Chicago

Tomorrow His Wheels travels to University of Illinois (UIC) to hear the US trike feasibility study findings presented by 9 students. Then from UIC we will head south a few miles and meet with the folks at Working Bikes. We look forward to many new discoveries on our trip to Chicago.

Conference Trike Journey Continues

Since Dr. Harold Adolph took one of our trikes to the Global Missions Health Conference in Louisville, Kentucky, from November 10-12th we got an email from Al, a board member with PET International. PET is a faith-based, (Mennonite I think) volunteer-powered, humanitarian, and world-wide organization. Personal Energy Transportation vehicle is a hand-pedaled three wheel wooden trike. Since their inception in 1995 PET now has 22-affiliate site that have made and distributed 30,000 PETs to 92 countries through over 23 distribution partners. PETS  mission is to reflect the love of Jesus Christ by bringing the gift of mobility and dignity to those in developing countries who are unable to walk. Al's email said, “The need has come up for a trike that has higher wheels... and can carry some cargo. From your photos it looks like His Wheels is making a trike much like what we  are envisioning. How can we work with you to get a trike that fits our needs?”

The email was followed by an hour phone call. A few days later a meeting was scheduled at His Wheels headquarters for December 5, 2011. Representatives from PET along with someone from Hope Haven will come from Indiana, Missouri and Iowa to meet with us. Hope Haven's mission is As followers of Christ, we unleash potential in people through work and life skills so that they may enjoy a productive life in their community. To date, over 90,000 wheelchairs have been distributed in 106 countries.This ministry, as with all of Hope Haven's services, is "a ministry of Christian mercy based on the conviction that God's Word speaks to and directs all of life." There is also a program in Guatemala where the disabled are manufacturing wheelchairs and have built some other prototypes. 

We look forward to what God has in store. Please pray for safe travels and God's will to be done through this meeting whereby we as the Church of Jesus Christ can assist those in need through the tool of transportation.

 

Christmas Bike Sale

Bike Sale rescheduled for this Friday from 9AM-2PM instead of Saturday. The sale is at 302 Union St. in Wheaton, across the street from the 10,000 Village Sale. If you can help email me at info@hiswheels.org. If you are interested in buying a bike we have about 30 bikes for sale.

Trike headed to Togo West Africa

Yesterday I emailed Dr. Harold Adolph who took our trike to the Global Missions Health Conference this week. I had learned that Dr. Ebersole, whom we sent a trike to Togo with in 2007, was speaking at the conference. 

Today I got an email from Dr. Harold Adolph who is at the Global Missions Health Conference where he had a trike. He said, "You will be interested to know that God arranged to have this trike go to Togo and my brother Bob packed it up in his vehicle to take to someone going to Togo soon. They will take pictures and send them to you.

 

I had just told the Lord that the trike still didn't have a home and would He please help me find a good home for it. At our booth, when I arrived, was my brother who said he would like it to go to Togo. That was a long wait for a great answer."

 

How exciting to think of where this trike will take His Wheels. We trust the travelers and the trike will have a safe journey.

Global Missions Health Conference

Dr. Adolph with Soddo Christian Hospital took one of HWI's trikes tot the Global Missions Health Conference in Louisville, KY. The conference is from Nov. 10-12th. We are then hoping to give the trike away to an organization that is participating in the conference who may have a way to use trikes in their ministry overseas.

University of Illinois Trike feasibility Presentations

The University of Illinois Chicago (UIC) Students have been working on a US trike feasibility study for His Wheels this semester. On November 29, from 8:00 a.m. to 9:15 a.m.  the students will present their findings. The 2 groups compiled of 9 students will both give a 20-30 minute presentation. It will take place on Univ. of IL Chicago campus in the Physical Education Building (PEB) on Roosevelt Rd.  We would welcome board members, potential investors, volunteers and others who are interested in hearing the presentation to consider coming. The room holds 48 people so lets fill the room up. Please consider joining us or pass it on to someone you think may be interested. Let Alice know if you can make it by emailing me at info@hiswheels.org. We will give you specific directions then.