I want to take some time to share the view I see every day here in Nsoko, Swaziland. I have been here a week and a half, but it already feels normal to wake up in a room of 13 girls, walk out into the African sun, and spend my days holding kids who can’t speak the same language as me. Each day I walk outside, I am in awe of the beauty of the country I live in and yet overwhelmed by the poverty surrounding me.
Take a look through the window into what I see every day:
In Nsoko: hot, scorching sunlight; women hand-washing clothes under the umbrella tree; a naked baby sleeping on his brother’s chest; dust everywhere; a place where meet at 1 actually means meet at 3 or 4; church services filled with beautiful voices; rice and beans; a myriad of colors glowing behind the mountains at sunset; stars on stars on stars filling the night sky; goats, chickens, and cows wandering about as they please – sometimes into the doorway of our team house;
In our ministry with the Anchor Center: a classroom of preschool children new to learning both English and respect; mixing cement to build a base for water containers; lesson planning for primary school classrooms; young kids falling asleep on your shoulder; walking – lots of it; prayers for healing, protection, joy, provision, and grace; ‘tan lines’ that disappear in the shower; children with bald spots, yellow eyes, learning disabilities, and bloated stomachs from malnutrition;
Prayer Requests:
Joy – for the entire team in the midst of seeing so much poverty and heartbreak
Rain for Swaziland– we had a few small showers one day last week, but not enough to make a difference in the dryness of the land due to the drought
Rest for me– Finding both physical and spiritual rest even in very full days of ministry
