Cerebral Palsy

The physical therapist designed many exercises to overcome his disabilities.

The child who once had no ability to walk now runs into his mother's arms when she comes to pick him up for holidays and weekends."Today, Kupenda is thriving more than ever.

Julie-Ann Bauer is adding to the organization's Web site, making it more extensive, she said.

Kupenda.org will soon boast a child database, enabling sponsors and potential donors to see the children they can help.

Meanwhile, Andrew Bauer is expanding Kupenda into Guatemala, where he hopes to start a school for disabled children this spring.The Bauers have received a lot of gratitude from the communities they help."We look behind us and there's a mob of people, following us," Andrew said.

"They thought that we were miracle workers!

This lady came up to me, and she had a bone sticking out of her arm.

She said to me, "Heal this.—Such medical misconceptions are not uncommon in impoverished countries."It's just a lack of education," said Cynthia, who has heard Africans expressing surprise that white people have disabilities at all.In a society where the handicapped are treated with contempt and hopelessness, even Cynthia's minor disability is thought of as a major handicap."I once had someone say something to me about how I was such a fast bike rider, imagine if I had ...

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