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Something is Missing

    A recent visit by a dentist and an eye doctor to the Clinic at the Gate seems to have inspired at least one of the children toward a future profession in the medical field. Both doctors gave basic examinations in their respective fields but one little boy decided the eye care field was the […]

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Along the Road the Children Played

A Single Exception Caught the Attention of George Banda The road from Lilongwe north to Kasunga is a good tarmac road. In fact it is the main road north through the tiny nation of Malawi, and the only one that is paved the entire length of the nation. Thus it carries most of the heavy

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Say “Ah” Then Open Wide

Some of the Children Were Receiving Eye and Tooth Care for the First Times in their Lives      Samantha Ludwick who operates the Clinic at the Gate Medical Facility at her Cool Runnings Lake Resort recently brought in an eye doctor and a dentist to give some basic eye and dental care for the children

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Christmas is Over, Giving Is Not

    Christmas is over; the last of the gifts opened and the wrapping paper has been hauled away (or tucked away by mom for use another year). But for the Peterson family of Colorado, Indiana and Texas the giving continues. Instead of giving gifts to each other the family, spread out from Indiana to Texas

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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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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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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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Textbooks for Malawian Students

Kamuzu Academy Receiving Textbooks

It Has Been Called “The Eton of Africa” The late President Hastings Kamuzu Banda founded the Kamuzu Academy in November 1981. The school has been recognized as an elite facility bringing academic excellence to a highly motivated and skilled student body. The school is located in the Kasungu District of Malawi and occupies a large

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