Around the world there is an urgent need for pediatric wheelchairs to relieve the suffering of children and families living with disability.
Since launching, our Joni and Friends Wheels for the World™ program has provided more than 230,000 wheelchairs to people with disabilities, many of them children like Chisomo.
Moms and dads do all they can to help their children thrive. While they long to provide a wheelchair for their child, most simply could never afford one.
You can provide a custom-fitted pediatric wheelchair and change the life of a kid like Chisomo!
Ten-year-old Chisomo and his family live in Zambia. Born with cerebral palsy, Chisomo can’t walk or speak, and he needs assistance for most daily tasks. His father, Raphael, works in security. In addition to selling produce from their yard, Chisomo’s mother, Helen, cares for him and his younger siblings. Chisomo’s parents thank God for his life and do all they can to help him thrive. While they have longed to provide a wheelchair for their son, they simply could never afford one.
When our Wheels for the World™ team came to Zambia for the first time, life changed for Chisomo and his family as Chisomo received a custom-fitted pediatric wheelchair! “We are so happy. Our prayer was to have a wheelchair for Chisomo,” says Raphael. “For us it wasn’t easy carrying him from one point to another. We used to put him on our backs when going to church or going to visit relatives. But now it will be easier for us to move using a wheelchair.”
Because of his wheelchair, Chisomo can go outside to be with his friends. And his mother can sell goods at the market to better support the family. “With this wheelchair gift, I am feeling so good because traveling will no longer be a problem. I will no longer feel tired or be troubled in so many things,” says Helen.
Raphael sends his thanks on behalf of his family: “We really appreciate you, Joni and Friends, for this support. May God continue blessing you.”
Your donation can provide a pediatric wheelchair for a child in need! Each wheelchair, hand-delivered along with a Bible and the hope of Jesus, changes lives, families, and communities, now and for eternity.
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The following information is provided as a requirement of Alberta's Charitable Fund-Raising Act, RSA 2000, c C-9.
The Great Commission Foundation ("The GC") is a charitable trust, established by a Deed of Settlement made as of September 1, 2002 and governed by an Amended and Restated Deed of Settlements made as of October 22, 2024.
The GC is a public foundation that is registered with the Canada Revenue Agency (with Canadian Charitable Registration Number 859928483 RR0001).
The charitable objects of The GC are:
1. The advancement of Christianity by spreading its principles;
2. The relief of poverty by the assistance to those persons lacking the necessities of life by giving them food, clothing, shelter or financial assistance;
3. The advancement of education including, without limitation, by the teaching of scripture and the promotion of literacy; and
4. The advancement of other "charitable purposes" as defined within subsection 149.1(1) of Income Tax Act, which includes the disbursement of funds to "qualified donees" as also defined in subsection 149.1(1).
We engage other ministries as agents to carry out projects that fulfill our charitable objects.
The GC anticipates raising an estimated amount of $12,000,000.00 this year from donation for the fulfillment of its charitable objects from donors in Alberta, Canada. The processing of these donations will cost, on average, six percent. The money raised will be going to fulfill the charitable objects of The GC.
For further information, please contact our Donations Team at donations-ca@thegc.org or call us at 1-855-488-7020. To speak directly to the GC's Donation's Manager, please call Kathy Stewart at (604) 229-8008. The GC has two (2) Canadian offices. Please visit our contact page for further details
*The Great Commission Foundation (the "Foundation") operates on the basis of Donor-Advised Funding. It is our utmost goal to meet the Donor's desire and intent to provide support to particular Foundation projects but, ultimately, the responsibility for the disbursement and ministry use of funds is the Foundation's. If the Foundation does not use the donation in the way the donor prefers, the Foundation will not return the donation to the donor.
*You will receive an official Canadian tax receipt for all eligible donations by the end of February of the following year. Thank you for your support of the missions and programs of the Foundation.
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Since 2002, The Great Commission Foundation has enabled ministry projects to thrive by providing charity admin expertise and guidance while promoting collaboration in fulfilling the Great Commission. We are registered with the Canada Revenue Agency for charitable work (charity number: 85992 8483 RR0001).
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