Stephen Manhanga did a fantastic job with Valued Children and had folk in tears as he shared the following story about a girl called Nyasha:
“Nyasha was a teenage girl aged 15 when she ran away from her rural home to go and live in the big city of Bulawayo. For many years her family did not hear from her and did not know if she was dead or alive.
She was ashamed to contact her family because she had got herself into trouble. Finally, with no money, no friends and now with HIV, she wrote home: “I’m sorry I left you. I am in trouble and living with HIV, but, I want to come home. I will catch the bus through the village next Sunday. If you will take me back, please put a white cloth on our mango tree. If I don’t see the white cloth, I will just keep on going.”
Imagine her feeling as the bus came near the village. And, what did she see? Not just one cloth – the whole mango tree was covered in white. Her parents and family were standing and waving. She was their lost child come home. She was precious to them. She was valued and she was welcomed home.”
Luke 15 tells the story of the prodigal son. To add to this, there are the stories of the lost sheep and the lost coin.
Children are a real blessing from God.
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By Molly Manhanga
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