Author: Adventures

Wednesday we got the chance to go to the hospital in Manzini. This hospital is run by the government, a government that doesn’t fufill the rights of the people. Patients in the hospital will be delayed care and treatment so that the government doesn’t have to pay to send them elsewhere. Children are insured but don’t receive the privileges. Many of the people in this hospital seem to have been forgotten and lost much of their dignity. Upon first entering the women’s ward with a few girls on my team, there was no presence of joy, something we had to rely on...

  <–Mandesa- she’s hillarious! Another week in Africa.  This week our team took some time listening to the Lord as to where we felt led to minister. We’ve been taking another week to get acclimated to our surroundings and build relationships with others. It takes a while to understand concepts of their culture since it is so different from ours. Some examples- most of the time it isn’t appropriate to call an older woman by her name. It’s similar to the concept of Mr. and Mrs. but rather mage or gogo. Also, when offered food it is always considered...

    This is Thaban. He is five years old. He loves to be held and to play. His eyes sparkle when he smiles, and so many of us on our team have fallen completely in love with him. Thaban can’t speak. We are told that he does not swallow properly. Because of this, Thaban constantly has a tremendous amount of drool dripping out of his mouth and caked all over his clothes. Thaban teaches me how incredibly selfish I can be. It’s often so hard to pick Thaban up when you are hot, soaked with sweat, and the last thing you want to do is have drool all over your clothes,...

I was listening to this song during our down time the other day and this one line really struck me. I have found in my short time in Swazi that it is virtually impossible to get my hands and feet  clean. No matter how many times I make an attempt to wash them, my nails seem to be caked with dirt and there is a stickiness that appears to be permanent. It would seem that our living conditions here are anything BUT extravagant. However, I have recently discovered the real meaning of extravagance. It appears that every time we pray over our day as a team, we ask God to let us be his...

              The First week in Swaziland has been full of many changes to my daily routine. Bucket showers, hole-in-the-ground potties, living in a hut, enjoying the heat, and waking up with flies around my face are just a few of the changes I’ve been adapting too. Getting back to the basics of life has been a refreshing escape from all the distractions back home and the scenery makes it nearly impossible to not take note of God’s beautiful creation all around me....

  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...