Author: Adventures

Philisiwe Mhlanga is a mother of two, her husband died in 2003. She’s been a patient at the HOPE house for exactly a year. Every Monday and Friday, Ryan and I visit her, and every single time he brings her a flower.  Because of the injections she receives, one of the side affects is difficulty hearing.  We still spend time reading the Bible and praying for her every single time anyways. This past Friday, Ryan, Behki and I went to spend the afternoon with her. She told us that she was supposed to be released to go back home back in February, but TB has destroyed her lungs...

  This week I decided to post a more lighthearted blog. Reader’s discretion is advised for those who may be eating now or plan to do so soon. ***                 Jumbo is not a noun that we are familiar with in America but here in Africa it refers to our toilets, (if they qualify as “toilets”.) Truth be told, we are not quite sure what they are. Definitely not a restroom, bathroom, porta-potie, or even rest stop for that matter. Yet, they are the place that we do our “business” and...

“Those who do not weep, do not see.” -Les Miserables            There are some things in Swaziland I don’t think I will ever get used to seeing. A few weeks ago a few of us on our team went for a walk. Across from the general store is a saloon/salon (tell me how that works…). As we were walking up to the general store we saw a group of men who were obviously drunk and were making a scene. As we were standing there looking at the men outside of the saloon, out walks Thaban. Keep in mind that Thaban is five years old and...

Swaziland is beautiful. The longer that we stay here the more I see: rolling hills covered in green; mountains that stretch to the sky; the lightning that illuminates the dark sky in storms; the sunsets that paints the sky in pinks and oranges; the flowers and trees of all shapes and kinds. Romans 1:20 For since the creation of the world God’s invisible qualities qualities-his eternal power and divine nature-have been clearly seen, being understood from what has been made, so that men are without excuse. God’s very creation proclaims His power and divinity. When we look at the...

This week I’ve done a large variety of things. Let’s see…I’ve led a womens devotion, prayed over people in the hospital (met a woman who tried to commit suicide), butchered a chicken, led a high school devotion, befriended a soccer field of teens, saw my friend from Minnesota in Swaziland, and babysat a random 2 year old. Writing one specific story this has been kind of a challenge to decide on- so I’m picking two stories. First of all (the more serious one), the womens devotion I did was with the ladies at Timbali crafts. We discussed a couple of...

Last week Tuesday night we had a special night of worship and prayer. It started at 10 pm and ended around 4 am. We prayed over our homestead and each other and our ministries here in Swaziland. It was a night full of spiritual revival and growth. One of the things that we talked about is our authority on earth that God gives us (Mark 16:15-18). Neil was telling us that he felt that God was calling him to talk about it and it was perfect timing. Over the next few days that is exactly what we were facing. Wednesdays are our ask the Lord days. This...