Despite the cold and snow, a local nonprofit and volunteers showed that there’s enough warmth in their hearts to change one’s life for the better this weekend. . “He cannot go home until this road is built,” said Bailey Faulkner, Executive Director of the Ozark Mission Project. The house belongs to John Angel and the wife, brother-in-law and sister of the man they are helping, who is in a wheelchair. Angel said, Faulkner said projects like this are usually done during the summer, but in honor of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. – who has inspired so many people – this is the perfect opportunity. “We felt like there was no better way than to serve the person who needed it most, and this particular neighbor, today he literally told me we were giving him life,” Faulkner said. . Angel said. can go home. It’s about being with his family again, and it’s something that doesn’t come at a cost,” Faulkner said.
Despite the cold and snow, a local nonprofit and volunteers showed that there’s enough warmth in their hearts to change one’s life for the better this weekend. .
The group defied the winter weather on Sunday at a home to help a man who is currently living in a nursing home.
“He can’t go home until this stretch of road is built,” said Ozark Mission Project Executive Director Bailey Faulkner.
Faulkner said they have served the state since 1986, bringing in teams from around the country to help families in need.
The house belongs to John Angel and the wife, brother-in-law and sister of the man they are helping, who is in a wheelchair.
Angel talked about his brother-in-law’s health problems.
Angel said: “He has cerebral palsy and cannot walk or take care of himself.
Faulkner said projects like this are usually done over the summer, but in honor of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. – who has inspired so many people – this is the perfect opportunity.
“We felt there was no better way than to serve the person who needed it most, and this particular neighbor, today he literally told me we were giving him life,” said Faulkner.
Angel talked about how special this was for them and for his brother-in-law.
“Instead of being in a nursing home, he gets to be here with us, with his family, and have his life back, and just within the four walls of the nursing home,” Angel said.
Faulkner echoed the sentiment.
“It’s not just about him being able to go home. It’s about being with his family again, and it’s something that doesn’t come at a cost,” Faulkner said.
