Author: Adventures

It’s always been such fun giving gifts to people. To see a person’s face light up when they see what your gift is and you feel so satisfied. To give someone a gift in America is nice and the person’s thankful for it, IF they like it. But then the person you gave that gift to moves on with their life and they basically forget about your gift and what it meant.   Well, let me tell you something.   Africa is redefining what giving a gift REALLY means.   When you bless someone with a gift here, you finally discover a true satisfaction and happiness at gift...

When I got to Swaziland I didn’t think it was anything of beauty. I thought the lands were dry and dusty, there were thorns everywhere, and rocks were much more common than flowers. As I’ve spent the past month calling this place home, I’ve discovered that it has a beauty that is indescribable. It has colors that you see through it’s amazing people. The community glows with love and care for one another. The joy and happiness is so beyond something I’ve ever seen, no matter how much they don’t have. The richest man in the world could never be as happy as...

In the past couple blogs I have mentioned Khosi.  Tuesday our team went back to the Hope House and there I saw Khosi again!  I walked in when Colleen, Cassie, and Natalie were in reading Scripture with her.  It is a blessing and amazing to be able to freely read Gods word to those who are in need of his perfect and true words.  When Tara and I sat down and joined in with talking to Khosi, she was not feeling too great.  she still had high spirits and spoke positive.  A couple things she said: she is ready for Jesus to return (AMEN!)  She was thinking and...

HOW I SPENT MY 21 BIRTHDAYYY IN AFRICA!!!!   6:30 am- Woke up to dogs barking annoyingly at each other.  Went to the bathroom and didn’t pee on my feet. Happy Birthday to me!   6:45- Went to the kitchen and found decorations and presents that Nikki set up for me!   7:00- Got a good workout in while eating some BANANNA BREAD(which I basically eat everyday we go to town) and helped make breakfast.  I also got to open one present which was tropical juice!   7:20- Did my bible study with Nikki.   7:52- Put on my new shoes! And a really cute pink birthday...

So 21 years ago on September 27, 1990, God brought a precious baby girl into the world at 8am. I don’t know anything else but that she was 8lbs and she was named Shannon Marie Myers. And now, 21 years later, on Tuesday September 27, 2011, I was able to celebrate that precious baby girl who is now a beautiful young woman! The day started off amazing. I was up early enough to see God’s awesomeness in the sunrise. What better way to start off your day?? Then the day was filled with ministry and spending time with this fabulous girl! We had a dance party in our kumby and sang to our little...

 Yesterday we told the kumby driver to meet us at the hospital at 3óçlock’. Some of us were at a care point, some of us were at Hope House and just a few of us were at the hospital with our tanslaters, Nasepo and Nofondue.  When we were done at the hospital it was a little after 2 so a couple of us went down to the mall but some had to stay to meet the kumby, Nasepo, Nofondue, Natilie, Karli and me. It is very hot outside, Karli and I buy cokes, no kumby. 3oçlock passes, no kumby. We chit chat, come up with new subjects, ask Natilie for the tenth time what time it...