Dear Friends of PET West Michigan,
In 2014 we built and packed for shipment child PET number 2,000. As we approached that milestone the packing
team would remark on historical events of the year represented by the PET
number. Now we look to the future and
hope to send number 2,500 and quite possibly number 3,000 by the end of 2015.
This accomplishment represents the efforts of our
volunteers, our suppliers, many of whom deeply discount or donate their
materials and labor, and you. Without
donations, nothing we do can occur. With
donations, we can not only continue but also would be in a position to increase
production.
Members of the PET team, at their own expense, have traveled
to be present when our carts have been distributed in Kolkata India, Hue Vietnam,
and Antigua Guatemala. The stories of
lives changed inspire us all.
Children who have been seen as a source of shame by families
and a burden by societies peddle themselves from being marginalized to being
part of their world. Just being up on a
PET cart instead of on the ground gives them a presence they have never
experienced. Peddling to school offers
them an opportunity to be a productive member of society instead of a beggar
crawling on the ground. Their family is
freed from a burden and can participate more fully in their community.
Envision a child lying in bed at home, or crawling on the
floor away from society and the world.
Now see that child peddling his PET cart down the road on the way to
school interacting with the crowd of kids going his way. YOU can participate in that
transformation. Your donations now make
it possible; your volunteering when you retire will continue the story. Both will enrich your life and the life of
others.
Please join us in demonstrating the compassion of Jesus
Christ by providing mobility to least of God’s children.
Sincerely,
The staff and volunteers at PET West Michigan.
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