Board Meeting

We had the opportunity to meet the board of Partners In Hope Medical Centre last week. The Board meets every 3 months and is composed of Perry Jansen; Caroline ( a Brit and the director of Action for Behavior Change); our new clinic manager, John Hamilton; SIM (Serving in Mission-the mission that both Perry and Corey Harthoorn are a part of)Area Director, Ryan Hannah; and 3 Malawians---Hestern Banda (a prominent Christian businessman), a local pastor(I apologize that I don't remember his name and since I'm writing in the middle of the night again I don't have easy access), and Ann the director of personnel.
We toured the building again with the board members and it was encouraging to see how excited they were with the progress being made on the building since the last board meeting. Caroline sadly is leaving the clinic as her husband has been transferred to Mozambique, however she has worked herself out of a job which truly is the goal of missions. Her staff now reaches over 40 schools as well as other outreach sites with education regarding HIV and AIDS. It's a very exciting ministry that shares the love and hope of Jesus in practical ways with the younger generation of Malawi. Please pray that the funding for their grants goes through in a timely manner so they can continue this ministry.
Last week also marked another significant development at the clinic. On Friday, December 1, the Partners in Hope Campus opened a new building targeting the youth of the area. It has plans to be a mini-youth center with activities and events for youth that draw kids to the building. The primary goal will be to talk about HIV and AIDS, and offer voluntary counseling and testing (VCT) to kids in a more non-threatening environment. The opening happened to fall on World AIDS Day--what a great way to celebrate.
We were blessed to be part of this meeting and celebrate again how God has blessed the ministry of the clinic and is using it to change and save lives.