Author: Adventures

Hey everybody, A lot has already happened in two weeks time. I need to introduce you to some of my new friends. This week we’ll kick off with Daban a.k.a. ‘Drooler’. He is a boy at the Timbutini care point, which is the closest to our homestead. I’d say he’s around 5 years old. His two front teeth are missing, and his food never seems to make it past his face into his mouth. He always has a ring of his latest meal plastered to his cheeks and chin. The kid never stops smiling… or drooling. I had the pleasure of sitting in the back of Discipleship class...

    Me and Sunda   Good friends,  I wanted to send a message out to you guys telling you a little more about what’s been going on/how you can be praying for us. I don’t know where you all (or “y’all”) stand on spiritual warfare or if it’s something you’ve experienced, but it is potent here is Swazi. Since we’ve been in Swazi the guys (5 of us: Neal, Billy, Landon, Ryan & I) have been attacked in our dreams. Satan’s got some good lies but we have a great God!  Last night (Thursday night/Friday...

As I sit here contemplating what to write about, I am overwhelmed with so many different things I want to share. Each day in Africa is so different from the next. We never know what to expect when we show up at each place and that has definitely tested my patience. There is a thing here called “Swazi time.” This basically means that you may be told something will start at 10:00 but no one even shows up until 11:00 or later. Back home I’m definitely not the first person to show up anywhere but here I am always early. But this is just one...

  Hey everyone! (Sanibonani) Well- as you know- we are now in Africa and it very much feels like we are in Africa. The landscape is beautiful as well as the people. Most of our team has gotten a little sunburned since it’s a big change from the winter weather. I’m not missing the cold weather though 🙂  This week our team has been viewing the various ministries that we can be a part of. We’ve visited multiple care points, a house for the sick, the women who are a part of timbali crafts, and a school. At this point we are just seeing what our different contacts...

Sanibonani from Swaziland!                 So much has happened since arriving here in Swaziland last Sunday. We have spent our first week learning about he basic cultural norms and seeing the different ministry opption that we have while we are here. Some ministries that exisist here in Swaziland include the Hope House (a place for terminaly ill patients to recieve houseing, treatment, and Christ’s love), numerous Care Points (safe places for orphans to receive two meals each day), a school, and the Timbutini...

“There You stood holding me, waiting for me to notice You. You are the truth. My hands are open and you are filling them.”   This place is beautiful. We wake up to the warm sun and the green mountains and end our day with countless stars. This week my team was given the opportunity to see the different types of ministry we can be involved in while we’re here. There are various “care points” set up around Manzini where children come after school to eat and receive discipleship training. Many of them have lost one or both parents. Older women...