GIVE A "PET"

Venture International is working to ship and distribute 140 of these special rugged wheelchairs (called PET) to the Kyrgyz Republic on the other side of the world. As of today, we have received a total of $11,761. Contributions are being matched 100% by a charitable foundation who have the vision of sharing Jesus’ love.

Meet some other players in this exciting drama! Larry Hills represents one of the gifted professionals who construct PET from scratch and make them available to Venture International without charge. Now retired, Larry and his colleagues are using their background and experience to provide a better life for mobility challenged men, women, and children.

PET is made up of a network of people who design, assemble, and finish PET until it rolls up to the right person who can use it.

PET’s have been sent to over sixty countries. We are excited and truly honored to be their partner.

On the other end of this bridge is our staff in Kyrgyzstan who direct Venture International’s Family to Family sponsorship program. They are super busy people caring for fifty-five families in various parts of their remote mountainous nation bordering China. All of these sponsored Kyrgyz families have one or more disabled member. Our dedicated nationals staff and church volunteers have also recently opened Oasis, a day center for the disabled. To say the least, they have their hands full.

Helping people takes time. Social, physical, and spiritual development is not done overnight. PET is creating self-reliance; quick success is exceptional.

YOU CAN PRAY: Please pray as we recruit a short-term team to travel to Kyrgyzstan for at least two weeks to identify riders who will use PET. A second team will be needed to help distribute PET once they arrive. We are currently talking to two churches about this short-term assignment.

PET works with people who have lost use of their legs but have enough upper body and arm strength to deliver the power to drive PET. In one country, a shoemaker received a PET and now uses it to pick up raw goods for making shoes and delivering the finished product. In another country a PET rider use it to take garden vegetables to market.

If you have friends or a small group who you think would like to join you in this project why not show them this letter. Call 800-421-2159 if you need help or you can also click on "donate" to give on line.

Your gift of $45.00 will be matched and will enable us to sea freight and locally identify and distribute one PET to one deserving person.