A recipient for a PET is found!

My car has been in the shop for over a week so last Saturday I dropped Jeff off at work so I could use the car to go grocery shopping. When I picked him up he had a PET which someone had borrowed to show their Rotary group and loaded it in the SUV to take home. As we were leaving the Church we drove past a man in a wheelchair pushing himself down the long road from the Church to the main road. We could see that he obviously had no legs which was the reason for the wheelchair. We looked at each other, and then immediately turned around to talk with the man. His name was Ditshupo Mandefu and 2 years ago had become very ill. He developed gangrene in both legs. Because of this they both had to be amputated. After speaking with him for quite some time we decided to visit his home to further evaluate his need for a PET. He lives in Mura Pula and his only means of transportation is the wheelchair he was using. We have previously seen him most Sunday's pushing himself up a very steep dirt road to go to a church near ours. He sells phone cards for a living and most days tries to get himself over to the nearest shopping center to do this. After much evaluation, Jeff decided he would be an excellent candidate for a PET and asked him if he would like this. His face lit up with a big smile and it was quite obvious that he was very pleased to accept. By this time, many people from the area had assembled to see what was going on. Jeff told everyone that we were donating the PET to Ditshupo as a gift from Jesus Christ. He also explained about the volunteers in Tampa, Florida who gave their time and money to build this PET and send it specifically for someone in need like Ditshupo to help make his life a little easier. We left Ditshupo with a huge smile on his face and also with a huge smile in our hearts.