Praise God for a great board meeting. They just keep getting better. Momentum is building with the successes in Mito with Pastor Kawasaki as he prepares for a “wheelchair cleaning day” at his church this coming Sunday. Two bike shop workers, a father of a disabled child who also runs a wheelchair rental shop, and a teacher from a Special Ed school all are interested in being part of the 15 who will gather to clean the chairs. Also interested are some 6th grade boys. Outside the church is an open area where upper elementary and middle school neighborhood boys often gather and play. The pastor approached them last week and asked if they wouldn’t come help clean the wheelchairs. They were very enthusiastic. The pastor mentioned that these were boys who probably would never accept an invitation to Sunday school who were going to come and help out. Some who heard the announcement on the public radio station have called the city office to ask where to go to help clean chairs, and the city office called the public radio station to find out the information. News is spreading that the church is going to be involved in helping the needs of the poor who lack wheelchairs. The pastor said that people who have been curious about church, but don’t feel free to just show up, now have a reason to show up and learn more what Church is about.
Pray for equipment that will allow us to use a bar coding system to track wheelchairs in the project.
Pray for the cleaning days July 3 and 29.
Pray for the wheelchairs going to Bangkok July 4.
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