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Day Two: YouthCare and Rise Malawi

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We wish the people from NHUMC could have been with us this morning, as YouthCare executive director Gibozi Mphanzi and principal Gomez Chirwa and other invited guests and leaders emphasized how grateful they were to God and NHUMC. They asked us to bring back the bow from the ribbon cutting and express their gratitude to the church.   Not many years ago, there were a dozen orphan boys in a rented house in Lilongwe, and today there is a boys' orphanage, a girls' orphanage, two classrooms, a library and  administrative office -- not to mention a staff of a principal and four teachers; a facility for animals (two cows, a steer and numerous pigs); a well; and a garden -- in large part due to the generosity of the people at NHUMC. We will be honored to pass along the thanks, but we wish that you all could have been here today to share in the celebration at the dedication of the high school.  The board and leaders at YouthCare clearly believe everything that has happe