Sydwell

I have just met the most amazing young man. His name is Sydwell and he is in a wheel chair.
But wait , let me backtrack slightly and start the story from the beginning.

My mother is the deputy principal at a school called Martie du Plessis in Bloemfontein. Now Martie du Plessis is a school for children with cerebral palsy and other physical handicaps.

A while back my mother told me of this young man in her school. As I said , he is in a wheel chair and only has very limited use of his left hand and his right foot.

He types all his homework on a computer loaned to him by the school, using his right foot and a trackball mouse. Sydwell is in Matric this year and will finish his highschool with an above average mark. But sadly this is where the problems will start.

When Sydwell finishes his Matric this year he will no longer be able to stay in the hostel. He will lose the use of the PC at the school. As bright as he is, it will be financially and physically impossible for him to further his studies.

And this is a very worrying thing to Sydwell. He does not want to go and sit in a shack and be a burden on society. He wants to be able to share his life story. To encourage and motivate other people with disabilities.

And to this end we need to work. With the internet being what it is I believe that there is scope for Sydwell to share his story on the net. I will help him to set up a blog. I am sure that we will be able to find him a PC and a cellphone with internet capability.

Our biggest challenge will be to find some form of accomodation that is wheelchair friendly.
And then if we can find an organization that will support Sydwell and help to give him the opportunity to reach out to other people with disabilities.

Pray for Sydwell. Pray that him and us will find him something to do that will be able to support him and give him a sense of accomplishment.

Pray that God will open doors and use Sydwell in his service.