FAQ-Why Ghana?
After giving up both of my legs following my car accident, I knew that God impressed upon my heart to reach others who didn’t have access to prosthetic limbs. As great as our health care system is here in America, there are amputees who can’t afford a limb …and so for a while I served on the board of directors for Oklahoma-based Limbs for Life.
Wanting to reach even more amputees, my heart was pulled beyond our borders to developing countries …where not only were limbs unaffordable for most, but in many places there aren’t even prosthetic services being offered.
I shared my with our friends at Wheels for the World, a ministry started by my dear friend, Joni Eareckson-Tada …and they suggested we start in Ghana. Gulping (actually Peter nearly had a cow at the thought of taking me to West Africa), we trusted Joni’s team …and more importantly Christ …and we launched our prosthetic limb outreach in Ghana. (You have to read the whole story in my new book …it will make you laugh and rejoice!)
- Buy the book, Gracie-Standing With Hope (also available on Kindle/IPad
- Buy the song We Will Stand
l-r Randy, Joseph, and Parker
Clearly understanding the lifetime needs of an amputee, we created an infrastructure to care for each patient’s ongoing requirements. We trained (and continue training) local workers to create custom-fitted carbon fiber sockets for each patients, and then used recycled components, feet, pylons, knees, etc… from used limbs here in the US. (Some materials cannot be recycled and have to be purchased new …but we reuse every possible component from donated limbs)
