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[ Previous Post ] In among the rocks at the top of one of the "Mchinji Mountains" above Home of Hope we sat (well, flopped!). It had taken us about two and a half hours to get from “base camp” (aka the Guest House, which is already 1200m above sea-level), to our chosen peak 520m above that. We were higher than Ben Nevis! And we were really only there at the top at all because of varying degrees of assistance from Chisomo and the team of young people he'd gathered - Mary, Norah, Christopher, Hezekiah, Peter, more - to sometimes tow, sometimes push us up! A bit tough, but totally worth the views and surroundings. I learned that unlike others I have only limited ability to carry firewood on my head.. Meanwhile below, Debbie spent time with the Mothers and children. We can easily tell where Debbie is on the 40 acre site: where the singing is! And...