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“ 'Go out quickly into the streets and alleys of the town and bring in the poor, the crippled, the blind and the lame…so that my house will be full.' " Luke 14:21,23

Hello!

We wanted to share an awesome opportunity God has opened up for us. From May 19th through June 2nd, James and I will be going to China with  Wheels For The World.

WFTW  aims to meet the physical and spiritual needs of the disabled around the world by providing wheelchairs and sharing the love of Christ. They do this by connecting the disabled with the church through disability awareness and by educating and training local churches in disability ministry. It was started by Joni Erickson Tada, a quadriplegic woman who has a heart to reach those the forgotten and the outcasts. It is estimated that throughout the world there is a need for 20-30 million wheelchairs. In some of these countries the cost of a wheelchair can equal a year's wages, resulting in the impossibility for people affected by disability to ever receive one. Living in isolation, lacking simple mobility and cut off from life, many disabled are also tragically cut off from the local church. As a result, many have never heard the gospel message or experienced Christ’s love.

We would like to ask you to pray for us now, before we go, as well as while we are away:

•Exodus 33:15 “The Lord replied, ’My presence will go with you, and I will give you rest.’ Then Moses said to Him, ‘If Your presence does not go with us, do not send us up from here’.” Please pray that I would be like-hearted (that I would desire to only go where God leads).

•That we would be unified as a married couple in the work God has set out before us. That we would grow stronger together as a result of this trip.

•That we would be unified as a team having the same vision, being one in both mind and heart united in Christ.

•That God would be preparing each of us for the work we will do there. That we would be safe in all of our travels and we would be healthy. (NO visits to the hospital!!!)

•That the Holy Spirit would go before us and be preparing the hearts of those in China. Pray we would be able to share the love of Christ to all we come in contact, and that lives would be transformed.

Thank you so much for your prayers. I feel that the Lord is opening exciting doors and I am humbled to be able to serve Him by reaching out to the forgotten. Thank you so much for being a part of this with us.

May The Lord bless you,

James and Meg