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• Down to the Wire

  “Last week we sent our first wheelchair to Zimbabwe.” Sounds simple enough, but the reality was crazy. It started with “we’ve never done it in less than two weeks, but we’ll try,” and ended with “thank you Lord—no one but you would have put this together... Posted Jul 28 2008, 07:02 AM by The Penner Place Filed under: Wheelchairs

• Great Sunday in Mito

  The momentum that was building there for Wheelchairs of Hope (see 6/23/08 update) resulted in a stunning Sunday at Mito Bible Baptist Church. After a stirring message from Pastor Kawasaki in the morning service, we had lunch, and then rolled out the covering... Posted Jul 02 2008, 06:43 AM by The Penner Place Filed under: Wheelchairs

• Reaching into the Japanese community

  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... Posted Jun 22 2008, 11:36 PM by The Penner Place Filed under: Wheelchairs

• Ibaragi NHK publicity

  Pastor Kawasaki (Vice Chair for Wheelchairs of Hope) was interviewed for 10 minutes on Ibaragi NHK (for you in the U.S. , its the equivalent of NPR in your state). As a result, he has had so many wheelchairs donated that he’s having to turn down offers... Posted Jun 14 2008, 07:03 AM by The Penner Place Filed under: Wheelchairs

• Chiang Mai

  Praise God! Thai airlines faxed permission yesterday for another wheelchair to go gratis with a passenger to Chiang Mai. Pray that we’ll be able to line up someone at the airport to meet him and take the chair. Posted May 08 2008, 04:05 PM by The Penner Place Filed under: Wheelchairs

• Annual Meeting

  Pray for Mary Esther. Tomorrow is the Wheelchairs of Hope annual meeting, their first as an official NPO entity. Preparation has been crazy, but God has the neatest people helping to pull it all together. Pray that tomorrow will be, over and above the... Posted Apr 23 2008, 04:45 AM by The Penner Place Filed under: Wheelchairs

• What a wheelchair means

  Thanks for praying for the cleaning day. Many people came and worked, shared lunch and prayed together. We now have 20 chairs cleaned, wrapped and ready to go to the Philippines April 28th. What seemed impossible at the beginning of the day is now a reality... Posted Apr 13 2008, 06:28 AM by The Penner Place Filed under: Wheelchairs

• Tomorrow

  Tomorrow is another wheelchair cleaning day. We hope to finish preparing the last of the 20 chairs a Filipino Short Term Missions Team will be taking back to Manila with them when they return on the 28 th of this month. It is exciting to know the chairs... Posted Apr 10 2008, 07:23 AM by The Penner Place Filed under: Wheelchairs

• PAL

  The wheelchair project is continuing to grow. We will be sending 20 wheelchairs to the Philippines next month. Philippine AirLines (PAL) will be flying the wheelchairs from Tokyo to Manila gratis. We have much to be thankful for. I was able to meet the... Posted Mar 23 2008, 08:51 PM by The Penner Place Filed under: Wheelchairs

• A Day in the Life of

  2/29/08 Mark’s been gone for a week now. I’ve spent extra time enjoying special friends from Deaf church and also the missionary community. I’ve not cooked one single real meal. Yesterday was an amazing day. With a Wheelchairs of Hope board meeting in... Posted Mar 01 2008, 04:27 PM by The Penner Place Filed under: Wheelchairs

• NPO!!

  It’s official! At yesterday’s visit to the Bureau of Legal Affairs Office I heard the words “It is finished.” With that, Wheelchairs of Hope learned that the application/registration process was completed. We now have official NPO status here in Japan... Posted Feb 21 2008, 03:59 AM by The Penner Place Filed under: Wheelchairs

• Prayer Breakfast

  Thanks for praying for the pastor's prayer meeting. Mary Esther writes: That Tuesday I needed to leave the house by 6AM, a good hour earlier than I ever do. We have this space-saving parking spot, a metal monstrosity that accommodates 22 cars (3 high... Posted Feb 11 2008, 05:25 AM by The Penner Place Filed under: Wheelchairs

• Citywide Pastors meeting

  Mary Esther just found out about a new opportunity—presenting the wheelchair ministry to a citywide pastors meeting. “20 minutes in front of Japanese hearing pastors!? You’ve got to be kidding!”was her response. But she is doing it this Tuesday, so pray... Posted Feb 02 2008, 04:12 PM by The Penner Place Filed under: Wheelchairs

• 34 Wheelchairs

  Praise God with us for an unexpected connection that resulted in 34 wheelchairs in excellent condition donated to Wheelchairs of Hope. Just in time for a new opportunity to send wheelchairs to the Philippines. Posted Jan 09 2008, 08:59 AM by The Penner Place Filed under: Wheelchairs

• Victory in Jesus!

  Thanks for praying. Speaking in front of that many people in Japanese was a major hurdle for Mary Esther, but as she says "I know people were praying. I just felt completely at peace, and just talked." For those of us who were listening, she... Posted Dec 17 2007, 03:08 PM by The Penner Place Filed under: Wheelchairs