Author: Adventures

Last week Shad, Joy, Joanna and I, went with Nombali and Sanele to visit definitely the oldest woman I’ve ever met. When we got to her homestead that overlooked the beautiful mountains and with puppies running all around, my excitement was in the fact that I was sure she would be able to tell us all about her life and pour all of her wisdom into us. Unfortunately we found the exact opposite. We were pointed to a tree with a fragile, frail woman laying flat on her stomach on a blanket. After our “Sawabonas” (hello in SiSwati), I was already captivated by her beautiful blue...

You’re going on a mission trip with 15 Americans!? This is often the reaction I got when I told family and friends at home in Canada about the mission trip I was going on.  Sure they make fun of how I pronounce the words “produce” and “women”. They talk about restaurants I’ve never heard of like Zaxbys, Bojangles, and Culvers. They use Farenhiet instead of Celsius and miles instead of kilometers, but I love our team so much! They have accepted me even though I am from another country. One Swazi man asked a group of us, “How many states are...

You’re going on a mission trip with 15 Americans!? This is often the reaction I got when I told family and friends at home in Canada about the mission trip I was going on.  Sure they make fun of how I pronounce the words “produce” and “women”. They talk about restaurants I’ve never heard of like Zaxbys, Bojangles, and Culvers. They use Farenhiet instead of Celsius and miles instead of kilometers, but I love our team so much! They have accepted me even though I am from another country. One Swazi man asked a group of us, “How many states are...

One of my favorite questions to ask people is ‘How/where do you see/feel God with most clarity?’ All of the different answers I get are such a beautiful picture of the personal and unique relationship that the Father has with each of His children. We are all knitted and sewn perfectly by Him in His image, but in completely different ways to serve Him. Personally my favorite is in and through nature. It blows my mind every time I look out the door and see the huge mountains that the Creator of the universe has made. And don’t even get me started on the stars –...

We all walk out of the grocery store with a week’s amount of groceries for sixteen people.  Cross the parking lot with all the bags in hand, and load in the van.  Sounds fairly normal and make sense…  But while in Swaziland, that’s not fairly normal and doesn’t make sense. All eyes in that crowded parking lot are on us.   Kombi bus drivers holler and want to take us in their vehicles to our destination.  Children stare, and men tell us we are beautiful.  Young girls try to sell us icy drinks in plastic bags. In that moment, who am...