Author: Adventures

3am

I sat and watched the clouds pass in front of the beautifully bright, full moon sometimes fully covering the moon, sometimes partially covering the moon, or even at times completely exposing the moon. The Lord spoke to me about how there are times when there are things (struggles, sufferings, attacks) that completely drain us of our light, or times when we only shine partially, or the wonderful times when we are able to fully shine. Friday, or I guess it was Saturday, at 3 am I woke up to take my shift interceding on behalf of the Novas team in Nsoko. Just a little...

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Americans don’t know how to wash laundry

On Wednesdays we take the day to decide where we think God is leading us. This week me, Tori, and Becca decided to go on a prayer walk and do a couple house visits. Last week we visited Musa’s (a man on the d-team that works for AIM) gogo. She had previously had a stroke so it was difficult for her to do work around the homestead, but by the time we had visited her the work was already done. This week we wanted to go back to her homestead to see if there was anything we could do for her around the homestead. She was not doing well- they suspect that she has ulcers. She...

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Can I Have More of You?

                One of the things they told us at training camp is to not have any expectations while on the mission field, because my expectations will most likely not be met. It was pretty much impossible not to have any because from the moment I had gotten accepted to come to Swaziland I had expectations. For one, I was expecting to live in a mud/clay hut with no gas and electricity. I live in a concrete building with gas, electricity, bunk beds, and refrigerator. I was also expecting...

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The language of love

  “I’m on my way, I don’t know where I’m goin’. I’m takin’ my time but I don’t know when.” -Paul Simon Life is a crazy journey and I never in a million years ever thought that I would be in a place called Swaziland 2 months after I graduated college. I don’t think I had ever heard of Swaziland until 7 months ago when I felt the Lord telling me to leave the country for 3 months. Then I found AIM and the opportunity to go to Swaziland was presented. I think that is one of the reasons I decided...

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3am

I sat and watched the clouds pass in front of the beautifully bright, full moon sometimes fully covering the moon, sometimes partially covering the moon, or even at times completely exposing the moon. The Lord spoke to me about how there are times when there are things (struggles, sufferings, attacks) that completely drain us of our light, or times when we only shine partially, or the wonderful times when we are able to fully shine. Friday, or I guess it was Saturday, at 3 am I woke up to take my shift interceding on behalf of the Novas team in Nsoko. Just a little...

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Why did the chicken cross the road?

When I arrived in Swaziland over 3 weeks ago, I knew that this was a much different place than America.  I could tell by the dirt roads and the underdeveloped areas, and our homestead, that doesn’t have running water.  But it wasn’t until we went for a walk that I realized that this place was further than I ever could imagine.  Well, I guess I imagined it as a kid telling jokes.  I saw a chicken crossing the road. When I first saw it, I could not stop laughing.  By the way, the answer to the old joke is really, to get to the other side.  Livestock...

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