Day 2 - Wheels for the World in Jinja, Uganda 2022

Day 2 - Wheels for the World in Jinja, Uganda 2022

One new recipients lifting up his arms in celebration

We've got an amazing Wheels for the World team hard at work in Jinja, Uganda until the 18th June -- they'll be distributing and fitting wheelchairs to local disabled people with the partnership of our friends at RILD. Here's Rob's update from day 2. We'll post updates as often as data and time allow -- please do pray for the team and recipients over the next week and a bit.

Day 2:
Around 28 people seen today!

Some lovely episodes of care today by the team.

A young teacher could only afford one crutch after an accident, but the doctor said he needed two. It was worn down by an inch and repaired many times. He was so happy to get two new crutches!

We had a sad case of a young woman who arrived by ambulance! She is currently in hospital after a devastating stroke following a miscarriage. But her family didn't want her to miss a wheelchair. She was unable to move at all. Kathy fitted a tilting chair that means a person can lie flat. Her family were very grateful!

It was a joy to see everyone working so hard.

Thank you all for praying!

Two people smiling - one is in their new fitted walker
a new recipient tests out their chaiar
A look across the distribution site, with people sitting waiting to be seen underneath a shelter
a young man with his new wheelchair, with his brothers on either side of him
a young girl in her new wheelchair with a family member
Team members and a young girl in her new wheelchair
Team members interviewed for the local news
One recipient kneeling as they make their way across the floor
A child and team member praying together
A child testing out their new walker across the distribution centre
Loading up a family and a new wheelchair on a motorbike
A team member and a mobility aid recipient smiling together after a fitting
a child in a yellow football top sits in his new walker
The wheels for the world team meeting the local partners
A rainbow spotted over the distribution site
A mother and child reading a book while they wait for a fitting
Assessing a potential recipient
Making adjustments to some foam and wheelchair parts
A child in a red t shirt in their new wheelchair
The team wheelchair races, as one team member celebrates crossing the line while another pushes them
Recipients and family gathered waiting in the distribution centre
One new recipients lifting up his arms in celebration
Fitting a buggy for a young child
Inside the team van after buying foam for wheelchair adjustments

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