Toddlers are on the move.
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Elijah Jack looks up from his wheelchair. Students from Tulane University made it for him. (AP/Gerald Herbert) -
Elijah scoots through his home. (AP/Gerald Herbert) -
College students build wheelchairs in a workshop. (Sabree Hill/Tulane University via AP) -
Students show a finished wheelchair. (Sabree Hill/Tulane University via AP) -
Freya Baudoin checks out her wheelchair. Therapy and her chair helped her ankles and legs grow stronger. Now she can push her wheelchair like a stroller. (AP/Gerald Herbert)
Elijah is almost 2. One of his legs is missing a bone. The other leg is short. He can not walk. Students helped.
They built small chairs with wheels. Now Elijah can SCOOT!
Pray: Thank God people have great ideas to help kids with special needs.
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Wheelchairs cost a lot of money. Insurance does not pay for them unless children can use them without help. Tulane University is in New Orleans, Louisiana. Students there worked with a nonprofit called MakeGood. They made wheelchairs for toddlers. The wood chair frames are laser cut. Students sew fabric cushions for padded seats. Then they attach wheels. Now toddlers can build strength and get around better on their own.
God used Job to serve others. “I was eyes to the blind and feet to the lame. I was a father to the needy.” (Job 29:15-16)
