I Saw No Hope For My Son
I Would Die and He Would Be Helpless Name: James Jonna Age: 12 years Sex: Male School Class 4 Village: Kapire * Tribal Authority: Nsamala, Balaka * At […]
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“Bury The Twins With Their Mother”
“Had I Been there I Would Have…” “Had I been there, I would have offered to adopt the twins”. That was what went through my mind as I sat and in disbelief listened to an incident that had happened in one of the villages here some years ago. A woman had given birth
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Do As I Say, Not As I Do
Actions Speak Louder Than Words The Chicago Tribune headlines it as “Food Success Story in Malawi. No longer extending a begging bowl, African nation now feeding its neighbors.” (December 1, 2007). The New York Times was more direct with its headline, “Ending Famine, simply by ignoring the Experts.” (December 4, 2007). The news was so
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I Am Sure I Am Innocent
“My Name is Innocent” His name is Innocent Banda and in many ways he lives up to what his name implies. First, he has become parentless through no fault of his own. He is “innocent”. And “Innocent” was the name his parents gave him at birth. He does not know why they chose that name
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Death Sentence Before Birth
Without Our Help They Will Die By Smith Chibaka, Sacred Promise Healthcare One of the astonishing events in Moses’ life was that he had been sentenced to death long before he was even born. After his birth, his survival depended on his parents’ faith in God. Unbelievably, after 3 months of being secretly hidden in
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Taking a Bite Out of the Sky
The early morning mist drifts aimlessly in and out of the hidden coves that punctuate the shoreline along this stretch of the lower Shire River. It adds intrigue and adventure as though it was sketched into our trip by some remarkably well-prepared plan. The morning silence is broken only with the low hum
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A Promise is a Promise
Serving the Central Region and Lilongwe District is the Sacred Promise Healthcare for Orphans “I made a promise, a sacred promise, to Mama Suzi and to you that I would give healthcare to the orphans,” Dr. Smith Chibaka repeated his promise during the conversation with Richard Stephens, the Executive Director for the Malawi Project
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Racing the Sub-Tropical Rains
Trying to Outrun the Torrential Rains When the rains begin in Africa’s sub-Sahara construction projects crawl to a near stop. This is especially true when that construction is on the roofs of buildings. It is not unusual for the brick sidewalls of many buildings to just “melt away” from the rain and moisture during the
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Grotesquely Clawing at the Sky
Standing There Upside Down The guide cut the engine and the Land Rover coasted quickly to a stop in the thick red dust that masks our view of the the forest. In front of us sat one of the most grotesque images I had seen since coming to Africa. In every direction it seemed to
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Clinic at the Gate
First Aid for Fishing Villages “It’s a strange place for a medical clinic I know. But it is the only place we have at the present. They come here day and night. It is not unusual to have a patient come to the gate at 11 o’clock at night,” says Samatha Ludick, the owner
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