SUMMER 2025
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Love That Moves: God’ s Image in Action in India
God is love.” 1 John 4:8 Care & prayer for an Indian widow.
“ In the heart of Kolkata( Calcutta), where some of the world’ s most vulnerable people live, our Wheels for the World team with partner, Sathyam Ministries, brought more than just mobility aids – they brought dignity, hope, and the tangible love of God. Each wheelchair given was more than a gift; it was a message:‘ You are seen. You are valued. You are loved.’
Kolkata is home to thousands of disabled people, many of whom are hidden away or forgotten. But God never forgets. Alongside mobility equipment, the team shared the hope of Christ – handing out Bibles, audio Bibles, and messages of encouragement that lifted spirits as much as the wheelchairs lifted lives.
Picture the moment when someone who has spent years confined indoors finally wheels into the open air – a child beaming, an elderly man waving at neighbours. It’ s the joy of movement, of connection, of belonging. And it’ s holy ground.
Take Lolly – bright, resilient, full of purpose. Polio took her ability to walk as a baby, and she was abandoned shortly after. But God placed her in a loving children’ s home where she discovered faith, family, and her calling. Today, she’ s an award-winning social
worker who calls herself“ a beautiful butterfly with broken wings.” With her new self-propelling wheelchair and sturdy crutches, she’ s more ready than ever to keep spreading God’ s love to others on the margins. See Lolly in this issue’ s donation form.
Then there’ s Gourab, an 11-year-old boy who cannot walk or speak. His mother had carried him everywhere, without support or options. But love intervened. With care, teamwork, and prayer, the team fitted him with a custom wheelchair. As his mother wheeled him out – both of them smiling, perhaps for the first time in a long time— their faces said it all: this is what freedom looks like.
In this issue:
‘ Made in God’ s image’: its meaning?
Oscar loves Superbook in BSL.
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Thanks to your support, communities are living out the ABC of disability inclusion: Access to mobility, Belonging in community, and Commission to flourish. This is what love looks like when it moves – and when it mirrors the heart of God.