By JACKIE TAYLOR | November 11, 2026

Linn County News

Jackielcn1@gmail.com

The Christian Churches of Pleasanton and Mound City, in support of God’s Faithful Servants, have joined strengths and are co-sponsoring a special evening to provide 280 new wheelchairs to children with disabilities in Mexico.

God’s Faithful Servants (GFS) is a local non-profit organization whose vision is to unite believers to reveal the love of God through compassion and generosity for those in need of mobility. They focus on serving the poor who are unable to acquire a wheelchair by any other means. They raise the funds to deliver brand new, free wheelchairs purchased through The American Wheelchair Mission (AWM) whose goal is to “change the lives of entire families with the gifts of hope, dignity, freedom and independence.”

The AWM website reports, “It is estimated that more than 100 million people throughout the world are in need of a wheelchair but cannot afford one. These people cannot be helped by canes, crutches, walkers or prosthetics. A wheelchair is their only hope for mobility.”

The evening is scheduled for Saturday, Nov. 21 with the doors opening at 5 p.m. at Highpoint Events & Suites Center, 9235 Wattles Road, Pleasanton.

A Meet & Mingle will start the evening followed by an inspirational moment, dinner and dessert; Emcee Jesse Secrest will then welcome special guests Chris Lewis (son of actor Jerry Lewis) who is the President and CEO of the AWM. 

Isabel Enwich, Goodwill Ambassador for GFS and Mark Eaton (husband of award-winning singer, Susie McEntire), Celebrity Ambassador, will speak followed by testimonials provided by Kathy Secrest and Linda Taylor on their recent trip to La Paz, Mexico, where they helped deliver 280 wheelchairs to families in need.

Guests at the benefit will be treated to amazing music from THE MISSOURIANS, a well-loved Southern gospel quartet, who perform around the 4-state area and can be heard often on “Make Mine Southern” on the KKOW 860 AM program out of Pittsburg. Drawings for door prizes will be conducted throughout the evening.

The fund-raiser is poised to secure donations to purchase 280 wheelchairs that will fill one shipping container to be  delivered in June 2027 to Hermosillo, Mexico. The AWM website explains, “The brand-new wheelchairs we deliver would sell for $500 in a medical supply store, but we purchase them by sea containers of 280 wheelchairs, deliver them directly to the country of destination and can do this for an average of only $150 per wheelchair.”

A $400 donation secures a table for 8, or individuals can purchase single tickets for $50. Seating is limited.

Contact Jesse Secrest at 620-634-4735 or Kurt Long at 620-515-5111 to make reservations or to donate for a wheelchair.