Our mission: to provide the life-transforming gift of mobility in developing nations, as motivated by Jesus Christ.

Our hearts and prayers go out to everyone affected by Hurricanes Helene and Milton, including our board members, supporters, churches, and distribution partners in the region. We are also keeping in our prayers those impacted by the severe flooding in Thailand and Vietnam. “This flooding is the worst on record and has affected hundreds of […]

Ta, 18, and her parents were originally from Myanmar, the Southeast Asian country also known as Burma. The family fled to neighboring Thailand after a violent coup, leaving everything behind. Adjusting to their new life as refugees was a struggle. Away from their homeland, they arrived in Thailand with nothing. Then, tragically, Ta’s father passed […]

José, a spirited 24-year-old, lives in Costa Rica with his mother and seven siblings. On a seemingly ordinary day in 2021, tragedy struck. As José was on his way to work, a traffic accident nearly claimed his life. He was rushed to the hospital, where doctors fought to save him. The accident resulted in the […]

Earlier this spring, a team embarked on a vision trip to Kenya to distribute wheelchairs with our local partner, the Walkabout Foundation. Over the course of three days, they gave away 53 new wheelchairs to people with disabilities, including a young man named Eugene who was carried to a distribution event by his mother. Eugene […]

Mukasa is a 35-year-old father of three in Uganda. Three years ago, he developed painful blood clots in his legs that gradually robbed him of mobility. His wife then abandoned him, taking their three young children with her, leaving him to live on his own. Without a wheelchair, Mukasa could no longer work or go out, becoming dependent […]

Haiti has weathered significant challenges in recent times: a devastating earthquake in 2010, another large tremor in 2021, and ongoing civil unrest. There, in the coastal town of La Petite Anse, we find the story of Ghetha, a 57-year-old single mother. Ghetha has always had an independent spirit. She worked hard as a food vendor, […]

The gift of mobility is freeing a family in Kenya-the family of a little boy named Ian. When Ian was born, he did not cry. He was admitted to a hospital for two weeks and diagnosed with cerebral palsy, which affects his mobility. After he was discharged, his mother, Lucy, took him home to their […]

Anh is a seventh grader in Vietnam whose intelligence, friendly nature, and athletic prowess earned her the admiration of both teachers and friends alike. Her dream of becoming a professional athlete seemed within reach when she was recruited to represent her entire province in sports. But life had different plans. In late 2020, Anh was […]

Meet Martire, a 26-year-old single father who lives in the fields of the Dominican Republic. Martire faced immense challenges after he sustained spinal cord injuries in an accident that left him paralyzed. His world crumbled when his wife abandoned him and their young son, leaving him to rely on his devoted mother Eugenia to care for […]

Carlos is a 40-year-old carpenter who lives with his wife and four teenaged children on the coast of Argentina. About 12 years ago, Carlos was working on a construction site when he fell, breaking his spine in three places and sustaining severe injuries that left him with paraplegia.   His life was forever altered. He could no longer walk, go to work, […]

Robert, a 50-year-old man from Buikwe, Uganda, has never been able to walk, and for his entire life, he has been forced to crawl. Can you even imagine what that must have been like-the pain, the exhaustion, the sheer frustration? Despite his challenges, Robert does his best and manages to make a modest living on […]

Godfrey lives in a remote town in the mountains of Uganda, seven hours away from the capital city, Kampala. He was born with a disability. Our distribution partner, Father’s Heart Mobility Ministry, met him when he made his way to a wheelchair distribution at a local church. Without a mobility aid, Godfrey would scoot himself along […]

Over the past few months, Pakistan has been devastated by historic flooding that has taken more than a thousand lives and left thousands more without homes. Would you pray with us for Pakistan, a country close to our hearts? For over 14 years, Free Wheelchair Mission has distributed more than 34,000 wheelchairs in Pakistan through our local distribution […]

Would you keep in prayer all who are affected by the developments unfolding in Ukraine, including our former distribution partners? Over the years, Free Wheelchair Mission has distributed nearly 16,000 wheelchairs in Ukraine through organizations including Mission Eurasia, which was still giving away wheelchairs from our last shipment to them but has had to pause […]

Kwezi, 55, is a husband and father who lives in western Uganda. When he was a young child, he contracted polio, affecting his ability to walk on two feet. He has been walking on all fours ever since. Kwezi makes a modest living by repairing shoes and could not afford to buy a wheelchair on such a […]

Ericka (39) was born in Nicaragua and now lives in neighboring Costa Rica. When she was just 20 years old, Ericka was diagnosed with rheumatoid arthritis, a progressive autoimmune disease. She has gradually lost mobility to chronic pain ever since but has never let this condition defeat her. Ericka went on to get married and […]

Diomede (59) has hardly ever been outdoors for the better part of 10 years. A terrible road accident left him with paralysis from the waist down. He couldn’t move without assistance, and at 154 pounds, he was too heavy for anyone to carry. Unable to cope with their new reality, Diomede’s wife abandoned him and […]

Samuel (14, India) was a healthy child and lived like any other boy his age, playing with his friends and playing hide-and-seek in their dense, urban neighborhood. But that all changed when he was in third grade.He was out with his mother, father, and sister when he started feeling very weak. His feet began twisting […]