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Today in the Mission Yearbook: August 21, 2018
MALAWI SCHOOLS - Glory Banda was born in Malawi. She was also born deaf. Soon after her parents realized that their child couldn’t hear, her father divorced her mother. Glory’s mother, desperate and brokenhearted, returned to live in her parents’ home. A child, who should have been a blessing, became the source of grief and pain.
Glory’s mother and grandmother eked out a living selling charcoal and tomatoes at the market in Mzuzu, in northern Malawi. Most days the little girl was left at home out of shame that she could neither hear nor speak. Sometimes she was locked indoors in fear that something would happen to her. Only occasionally did Glory play with other children. But because she could not communicate, the other children ostracized her.
Most Malawian children with disabilities face a grim future ...
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MALAWI SCHOOLS - Glory Banda was born in Malawi. She was also born deaf. Soon after her parents realized that their child couldn’t hear, her father divorced her mother. Glory’s mother, desperate and brokenhearted, returned to live in her parents’ home. A child, who should have been a blessing, became the source of grief and pain.
Glory’s mother and grandmother eked out a living selling charcoal and tomatoes at the market in Mzuzu, in northern Malawi. Most days the little girl was left at home out of shame that she could neither hear nor speak. Sometimes she was locked indoors in fear that something would happen to her. Only occasionally did Glory play with other children. But because she could not communicate, the other children ostracized her.
Most Malawian children with disabilities face a grim future ...
• CLICK HERE to read more.
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