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Wheelchair for Mountain Man in Nepal

This man lives in the mountains of Nepal in a little village. His name is Bishnu Nepali. He is a tailor by profession, sitting on the ground to do his work. He heard LDS Charities was distributing wheelchairs and crawled down the mountain on his hands and knees to receive his chair. Notice the pieces of tires on his knees to protect them as he crawls. He also uses flip flops on his hands (now tucked beside him in the chair). 

During the training section of the wheelchair distribution Bishnu made his way to the floor and then to the front of the room so he could learn firsthand how to transfer to his wheelchair and take care of his wheelchair.  When the distribution section was over and they were being served lunch, our humanitarian missionaries had a chance to visit with him.  He told them how grateful he was for his wheelchair and how this wheelchair would open a whole new world of opportunity to him. 

Something about a wheelchair helps restore people's feelings of dignity. 

Wheelchair for Mountain Man in Nepal

This man lives in the mountains of Nepal in a little village. His name is Bishnu Nepali. He is a tailor by profession, sitting on the ground to do his work. He heard LDS Charities was distributing wheelchairs and crawled down the mountain on his hands and knees to receive his chair. Notice the pieces of tires on his knees to protect them as he crawls. He also uses flip flops on his hands (now tucked beside him in the chair). 

During the training section of the wheelchair distribution Bishnu made his way to the floor and then to the front of the room so he could learn firsthand how to transfer to his wheelchair and take care of his wheelchair.  When the distribution section was over and they were being served lunch, our humanitarian missionaries had a chance to visit with him.  He told them how grateful he was for his wheelchair and how this wheelchair would open a whole new world of opportunity to him. 

Something about a wheelchair helps restore people's feelings of dignity. 

Monster Floods in Pakistan and India

The heavy Monsoon across Pakistan and India during the first week of the September overflowed the major rivers in Kashmir and Punjab and killed more than 500 people and affected more two million people. The floods devastated homes, schools, hospitals and roads and still water is more than seven feet high in the villages and towns.  Crops of cotton and rice are totally destroyed and many water borne diseases are breaking out. This was the heaviest rainfall in 50 years.

http://rt.com/news/186484-india-pakistan-floods-victims/

http://rt.com/news/186484-india-pakistan-floods-victims/

LDS Charities' emergency kits for flood victims

Partnering with another non-profit agency, LDS Charities is responding to this emergency with tens of thousands of dollars in food supplies and hygiene kits to the affected areas. They purchase the supplies as close as possible to the flooded region and local members of the church help pack the items into individual and family kits. Then they use local transportation to deliver the items to 700 families.  Each of these kits will amount to one week supply for a family of 5-6 people

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Local Branch Leaders in Pakistan

A woman with her emergency items 

Helping load bags of rice

These kinds of emergencies go on all the time throughout the world, and there is no way we can keep up. But as we reach out and respond, hearts are lifted, wounds are healed, and lives are blessed. Since 1990 LDS Charities has donated over 3 million US dollars in India alone for emergency response. We are grateful for the local members who contribute their time and efforts in responding to their neighbors’ needs.  This truly is the work of the Savior as we seek out the poor and respond in whatever way we can.

There is much we can do wherever we are.  It doesn't have to be a worldwide emergency to catch our attention.  We can reach out to a widow, help a new overwhelmed mother with her family chores, or offer kind words to a child.  Wherever we are, we can "lift where we stand."  A smile and some encouraging words can mean just as much as a week’s supply of food for a flood-ravaged family.  It is all the work of the Master.

Lovin' our mission!

Elder and Sister Coffey

Emergency Surgery Amid Occupy Central Protests

On-lookers peering over blockaded fence to listen to street rallies
and pro-democracy speeches - Causeway Bay

Listening to street rallies

Occupy Central continues to engage people's lives throughout Hong Kong. Calm, clean, extremely polite and respectful protesters continue to patiently but firmly hold their own, even with fewer numbers, as many have to leave the scene to return to school or work.  But at night the numbers swell again. These peaceful students have earned a reputation around the world as the nicest protesters. They clean up their own trash, help bring in meals to the police and government officials, hold umbrellas over those guarding the situation, and share water, bananas and whatever they have with all those who come to help.  Even so, street fights, clashes with police, anti-occupy protesters and scuffles have been inevitable with thousands of people crowding the streets each night.  Some have been injured, some arrested. the roads have been  blocked, buses have been forced to stop running and schools have been closed.  But today, business and schools re-opened while a few students continue their protest for "universal sufferage".

Elder Coffey smiling because he's soon out of there!

And just in case we don't have enough excitement going on, in the midst of  the on-going protests, Elder Coffey was escorted to the hospital for emergency abdominal surgery on October 2nd. Thank you to our Area Medical Advisor, Elder Inouye, for helping get us there and knowing where to find expert medical care! Elder Coffey is recovering nicely and will be home tomorrow.  He expects to be back at work at the office in no time! No further complication or problems are expected.

The quality of medical care at the hospital has been excellent.  Different - but excellent.  To start his liquid diet after surgery, he was offered a choice of congee water or ginger water.  No jello and broth here!  Later he was upgraded to chicken consume with crab and braised tofu.  Seems to work!

Hong Kong Sanitorium and Hospital -
the tall blue-grey building