Day 5 - Wheels for the World in Jinja, Uganda 2022

Day 5 - Wheels for the World in Jinja, Uganda 2022

A team member entertains a child with Henry, the bird puppet

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 5. 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 5:

We hoped and prayed for a busy day today and we got it! 45 people seen, 29 needing wheelchairs and buggies. We had 4 therapy stations running efficiently so we did not feel rushed!

Henry the bird was a big hit with the children today! Along with bubbles and toys, distraction is helpful when your chair is being adjusted and fitted.

Saw some lovely people who were so thankful for the mobility aids.

We had a challenging case of an 18 year old with a 3 year history of blisters, weakness and other endocrine problems. His hospital told him it was nothing physical and others said it was most likely witchcraft. He looked so down and depressed and told us it was witchcraft that caused his immobility. He had not been at school for 3 years.

We recommended he go to a different hospital for tests, and he saw Carol for prayer and some counselling. The team tried to point him to God spiritually and good healthcare physically. Now he has a chair he can go to school and it will be easier to find another hospital.

A lovely rainbow was seen this morning, reminding us of God's promises.

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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