It was on May 5, 2010 that we expected our friends from Canada, but when we got to the airport we didn’t know what to expect. We didn’t know what they would be like. But now the trip is over, and it has been like an undreamed dream come true. It has changed us spiritually, intellectually and physically, and has also given us opportunities to visit places in Malawi where we couldn’t afford to go.
It is a dream of every Malawian youth to see Likhubula House near Mount Mulanje. Here we played games from Canada and also from Malawi that were taught by some of the orphans that came to visit us.
In life there are challenges that one faces, but the part that made my heart sick was when we went to Apatsa Private Primary School. There we found the happy poor kids who were busy dancing; a lot of them are orphans and some have HIV. It was just as difficult to bear the sight of those who were in beds struggling with disease in Mulanje Mission Hospital while we moved freely like birds in the sky. I find that to be something one has to thank God for.
In every story there is the saddest part and the fun part, and climbing Mount Mulanje was the most fun. I had not even dreamed of one day climbing the mountain, but now we can say more about it and encourage our fellow youth to do the same.
I and my fellow youth are happy with what these Canadian youth have done. We have learned a lot that has helped our lives; it was really youth in mission.
