Beyond the Dust: How Your Love Lifts the Imago Dei

In the opening chapters of Genesis, we encounter a sobering image: a creature cursed to crawl on its belly and eat the dust of the earth. It is a posture of exile, isolation, and a loss of status. Yet, across the globe today, thousands of our brothers and sisters—human beings made in the very Image of God—still live out this "dust-level" existence due to leg disabilities. They are forced to crawl through the dirt, often overlooked, sidelined from their economies, and separated from the full life of their communities.

But the story does not end in the dust.

In 1 John 4:11-12, we are given a profound promise: “Beloved friends, if this is how God loved us, we likewise ought to love one another. No one has ever seen God; if we love one another, God remains united with us, and our love for him has been brought to its goal in us.”

At Make the World Mobile, we believe that the "goal" of God’s love is not a stagnant feeling; it is a physical movement. It is the act of reaching into the dust and lifting a fellow human being to their feet.

When you support this mission, you are not merely donating to a mechanical project; you are participating in a divine reversal of the curse.

Because of your generosity, the "goal of love" is sitting in our shop in Phenix City right now. It looks like steel, wood, and tires. It looks like a mobility cart that transforms a person’s horizontal world into a vertical one.

Our distribution ally, Partners for Care, related to me the story of Abigael Chepkmoi. Abigael is a 14 year old living in Tugomin, Bomet County, Kenya. Born disabled, she depends on her parents to carry her everywhere--whether to school, church, or home.

"Without a mobility aid, I had no playmates and very limited chances to be with other children," says Abigael.

When a person like Abigael Chepkmoi receives a cart, the change is holistic. They are no longer "crawling" toward a handout; they are rolling toward a livelihood. They can get to the market, attend a church service, and contribute to their family’s economy. By providing a "way around," you are restoring their dignity and ensuring they can look their neighbors in the eye. You are helping them become fully human in the eyes of their society.

"This cart has changed everything for me. I can move on my own, play, and socialize with other children. It has truly transformed my life!"

Thank you for being the "hands and feet" that make the invisible love of God visible. Every cart shipped is a testament that no one made in God’s image belongs on the ground. Together, we are lifting the world—one life, and one cart, at a time.