God's Hidden Treasures
Wheelchair Ministry
Over 9,000 in need served and counting!
Since 1998 God’s Hidden Treasures (GHT) has been delivering wheelchairs, walkers and other mobility aids to people in Ukraine. While the government is required to provide mobility aids to those with disabilities, the reality is that they never have enough, and people often have to wait a long time before receiving what they need.
In 1998, Nita brought 3 wheelchairs to Bila Tserkva. As of 2025, more than 9,000 mobility aids have been delivered to people in their homes. While the center of this ministry is in the Bila Tserkva Region, close to 3,000 have been distributed to churches trained by GHT throughout Ukraine. Below are maps of all the Ukrainian cities and villages we have supplied with mobility aids.
GHT is committed to developing long-term personal relationships with those we serve. When someone contacts our office requesting a mobility aid, a phone interview is conducted to determine which mobility aid is needed, the approximate size of the person in need, and other pertinent information. We are committed to delivering the mobility aids to their homes within 10 days if possible. During the home visits, a relationship is begun as we try to understand their physical, emotional and spiritual needs. Christian caring is demonstrated by getting to know the person, followed by correctly fitting the wheelchair, and the gift of a Bible. If we see that they are in very bad conditions, a food package is given and other possible needs discussed (e.g. our stroke rehab. program). As we close our time together, prayer is offered for their specific needs.
Our hope is that the gift of a mobility aid is just the beginning of our relationship with them and their families. Each person is entered into our database and called on special occasions such as birthdays, Veteran’s Day, etc. Food packages are delivered to our neediest families. Clothing and medicines are provided on an emergency basis. GHT has 3 full time social workers who conduct home visits. At any given time we have from 1,700 to 2,000 families we are providing care to.
The dream of opening a Wheelchair Repair Center was fulfilled in November 2001. The Center was initially run by Valentin Lytsenko and Volodia Dumansky, both of them were in wheelchairs provided by GHT. When Nita first met them, they were sitting at home all day feeling like their lives were over. Soon they found a new purpose when they became responsible for managing the wheelchair center, repairing broken mobility aids, custom fitting used ones, and making the seat cushions.
God's Hidden Treasures Main Office and Wheelchair Repair Center located in Fursy, Ukraine
Both Volodia and Valentin have since retired. Sadly Valentin passed away in 2017.
Serghii Kalenychenko has been manager of the center for many years now and it has grown under his dedicated leadership.
Yura, Ruslan, and Zhenia were taken from The Boy’s House Orphanage for boys with special needs in 2000 by God’s Hidden Treasures. Once they became adults, a job was provided working full time in our wheelchair center.
Our three young men all grown up!
From Left to Right. Ruslan, Zhenia, Sergei (Our Wheelchair Center Manager) and Yura.
Every year we need hundreds of mobility aids to supply Bila Tserkva Region and the other cities in Ukraine that have been trained to do this work. Over the years we have received several containers of wheelchairs and walkers from Wheels for the World, and various Rotary Clubs in California, but mostly we have to buy containers of wheelchairs ourselves. If you or your church would like to help support GHT with the purchase of new wheelchairs or shipping costs, please contact our Ukraine office at: bps.ukr@gmail.com or Nita at: hanson.nita@gmail.com