Trike to University of Illinois Chicago

Today our trike team of Kevin our engineer, Ken our trike coordinator and Alice our Executive Director went to University of Illinois Chicago and presented a US version of the trike to a class. Alice is an alumni of UIC. On Thursday the students choose what team they want to be part of. I believe there will be 2 trike teams with 5 students/team. They will do a feasibility study and present their findings in about 14 weeks. All 3 of us were encouraged and look forward to what God has planned.

Once again Kevin surprised us all with his amazing creativity. We are all grateful for the unique gifts that each of us bring to the team. Alice began the presentation by sharing the way HWI got started. Having had a class in the very same classroom she began her speech from that point. Then Ken, who has spent many years as a missionary kid and then a missionary in Africa explained the value of the trike. Kevin ended our time by debuting the new trike and talking about the features.

Thanks to all who prayed. Indeed God was glorified and we were encouraged. Only the Lord knows where this all will lead. We are glad He does.

Open House August 27, 2011

We had an awesome open house. About 30 people attended. What we lacked in numbers we exceeded in sharing, encouraging, and passing the torch of God's goodness on to each other through recalling stories of God's faithfulness. We brought in 15 bikes. This AM we had 10 people help us. Thanks to all who came, encouraged us through notes and prayer. We serve an awesome God who wants to astound us by His miracles.

Mailbox Surprises

Today I received two fun pieces of mail. 

The first was a letter from an St. James Episcopal Church in New Hampshire. Before opening it I thought, "Who heard about us in NH and how did they hear about us." The check was accompanied with a short note that said, "With our prayers and support Tobias and St James Episcopal Church." The note made my, Alice's, day because back in 1983 I lived with Tobias, Rose and their then three children in Harare Zimbabwe while doing a nine-week mission trip. While using their family bike, I thought,"if I only had a brake cable and a tool I could fix this bike." It was then that I knew God was calling me to provide tools so the nationals could serve their own people. The idea germinated for 20 years until 2003 when a Tanzanian mentioned how valuable a bicycle would be to help nationals help there own people. Thanks Tobias, Rose and church family.

The other piece of mail said, "My sister bought a bike at your bike sale last week. I am interested in volunteering to help with working on bikes. Thank you! 

Open House/Bike Collection/Workday

Saturday August 27, 2011
21W161 Hill Ave.
Glen Ellyn, IL 60137
Location: His Wheels Headquarters
Detailed Map to HWI Headquartershttp://www.hiswheels.org/Resources/Layout/Sidebar/map.png

9AM-8PM Bike Collection
9-1PM: Workday to prepare for open house.
1-8PM: Open House & Refreshments. Between
2-3PM we will have an hour of sharing and prayer.

Bring a friend and come join us. We are aiming for 200 people, doubling last years attendance.
Address: Find a clear map with directions to our office on the front page of our website at www.hiswheels.org.

Bike Sale Ends Early

We sold out of adult bicycles. In just over 4 hours we sold 44 bikes in the past 2 days. We brought in $5,000. We only had 10 children's bikes left over. We will have those for sale at our open house next Saturday. Thanks for making our first annual return to college sale such a success.


Thanks also to Katie Stump for sharing her graphics artists skills and making such a catchy sign. Thanks also to the Stump's for hosting the sale.

Bike Sale

Awesome bike sale today. We sold over 20 bikes and made $2,565. Thanks to all who came, spread the word and made it happen. We will be there tomorrow from 3-5PM again. Address is 812 N. President St./Wheaton, IL

Ken attends Global Leadership Summit

It was a great two days to hear from some the foremost business personalities in todays market along with some of the most exciting church leaders out there. Here are  some of the people we heard from- Mama Maggie Gobran, Bill Hybels, Steven Furtick, Honorable Cory A. Booker, Seth Godin, Erwin McManus, and others. Many of these names are not familiar but google them and see who they are. It was a great time of learning leadership principles in business and ministry. It was a great time.