{"id":4899,"date":"2006-10-30T20:58:24","date_gmt":"2006-10-30T20:58:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/viamedia\/2006\/10\/a-new-life.html"},"modified":"2006-10-30T20:58:24","modified_gmt":"2006-10-30T20:58:24","slug":"a-new-life","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/viamedia\/2006\/10\/a-new-life.html","title":{"rendered":"A new life"},"content":{"rendered":"

Hope in New Hampshire:<\/a><\/p>\n

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Seven years ago, Moses Wani was a refugee from war-torn Sudan, where many of his family had been killed.<\/p>\n

When he came to Manchester, he was aggressive and acted out physically, grabbing for the things he wanted and refusing to listen to female teachers.<\/p>\n

Now, Wani is 18 and a senior at Central High School. He keeps score for sixth-grade Catholic youth basketball. He is an usher every Sunday at St. Anne-St. Augustin Church.<\/p>\n

He is active in youth groups and collects food for the poor. He’s even considering becoming a priest.<\/p>\n

"He’s gone from being an example of not doing well to an example of doing really well," said Brother Paul Crawford, the church’s outreach coordinator.<\/p>\n

"I’ve just been helping out," Wani said. "Everything they want."<\/p>\n

Wani was one of 30 honored yesterday by the Diocese of Manchester during an awards ceremony for World Youth Day. <\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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