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A story of patience, persistence and joy.

Good news!  The wheelchairs you’ve helped with are finally getting to the children who need them. Ralph, Pete, Elizabeth, Jack and Rosie received chairs from CLASP.   Finding the funds took time since CLASP required a minimum number of chairs per order required. The shipment was also delayed during Covid, and fitting chairs was delayed due to … Read more

Waiting

Good news! BethanyKids made the deadline for the first step of an application to the Assistive Technology Impact Fund! It’s a fund from the UK looking for those with innovative ideas to get quality wheelchairs to those who need them. BethanyKids and BeeLine wheelchairs want to make a facility which will make BeeLine chairs locally. … Read more

Modular Rough Surface Units

Testing Wheelchair Performance on Rough Surfaces It is not easy to travel using wheelchairs on rough ground surfaces that are prevalent in under-resourced settings. In order to improve wheelchair designs used in such environments, evaluating wheelchairs in similar conditions to the setting of use is essential. However, testing wheelchairs on outdoor rough surfaces may produce … Read more

Research Tools

These research tools have been validated and used in multiple studies in low-resource settings. We hope you enjoy using them to provide data that can improve your services to people with mobility challenges. The Wheelchair Satisfaction Questionnaire is a tool for wheelchair users which enables them to provide data on their own satisfaction with the … Read more

Sabrina the Schemer

Anika never dreamed that Sabrina would accuse her of stealing, especially from her friends. Now Anika must face the shame of being called a thief and find a way to repair the damage that Sabrina has done. Will her friends ever trust her again, or will she forever be branded as a criminal? Anika will … Read more

Ambush at Amboseli

When Anika discovers a baby elephant in the Amboseli Game Park, she tries to find someone to care for the injured animal. But what begins as a harmless trip to find help quickly turns dangerous for Anika and her brother. Only her faith in the Lord will guide Anika out of the frightening ambush at … Read more

Anika’s Mountain

Anika has always wanted to climb Mount Kenya and when Lisa gets to go with her Uncle Joey, Anika seizes the chance of a lifetime. But what is supposed to be the ultimate adventure in mountain climbing quickly turns disastrous. Will her prayers to God be answered in time or will her adventure on Mount … Read more

Tianna the Terrible

What do you do when you’ve been thrown into a world that scares and confuses you? What if the one person who is supposed to help you adjust to your frightening situation is just plain mean? Watch Anika discover the answers to these difficult questions and more in her latest adventure. She will need to … Read more

The Impossible Lisa Barnes

When Lisa Barnes arrives at the missionary school with her parents, Anika is amazed that she cannot love the exotic wilderness. Instead the girl is frightened of the local wildlife and generally hates everything about this beautiful land. Anika and her friends devise a plan to make the impossible girl leave once and for all. … Read more

Summit

Julie Miller loves living on the edge, savoring the beauty and majesty—and the challenge—of God’s creation. Nothing brings all of that together like rock climbing. When she climbs, it’s as though she’s doing what she was created to do . . . as though she finally fits. Nothing and no one else has made her … Read more

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