Welcome to AFRICA. I can successfully say that after a 16 hour plane ride to south africa and a 5 hour van ride across the border to the Kingdom of Swaziland, we are finally here! This blog post is going to consist mainly of the experience we’ve seen so far since it’s only been about 2 full days. The village we are staying at is called Timbutini and it is quintessential Africa. Women walk on the side of the road with baskets on their heads and babies on their backs, kids laughing as they pump water from the well as they walk home from school in their school uniforms. We were...

I want to live in a mud hut in Swazi forever. Their simple yet incredibly relational lifestyle has gripped my heart! Swazi is by far the most beautiful country I have been to. The people have stolen my heart. During the 5 hour journey from the airport in South Africa to Timbutini in Swazi, we would gasp with wonder and shout with delight at the beautiful landscapes and precious people that we passed by. As we entered Timbutini and we saw groups of children running down the dusty roads, my heart completely stopped beating…literally. My heart could not contain all the joy that I felt...

I know that everyone’s posts have been all about what we have been doing, but I really wanted to tell of something that has stood out to me. So, read the rest of the  blogs for details of our trip! What has stood out for me has been the beauty. I haven’t quite been able to get over how beautiful it is here in Swaziland. Mainly the beauty in the people. We just got back to the homestead from doing a prayer walk around the area. As a complete answered prayer, we came across an elderly lady struggling to push her wheelbarrow of water up a hill. So we asked, through the...

It is crazy how material driven our culture is in America.  I think about all my possessions and the things that I own.  Then I look around me and I am taken back.  We went as a team today to a cultural debrief with an AIM missionary based here in Swaziland and our translators.  They were talking about watching our possessions and keeping our things safe.  That’s when they stated “people here know that white people have things”.  It hit me like a ton of bricks.  American’s are so materialistic that we are know by other countries and...

Meeting 21 beautifully-godly girls has been the highlight of my life. We have only known each other for a week and I feel as though I was finally reunited with my sisters. Training camp was an incredible experience. I was greatly challenged and was always nervously awaiting the next surprise. God broke chains of fear, doubt, comparison, loneliness, and comfort. I could go on for years telling you the amazing work God has done in me in 4 days. During those days, I was constantly in communion with God, surrendering my fears literally every moment of the day. I finally heard the voice of...

Hello from Swaziland! Today is our third day here in Swaziland and already we have been learning and experiencing so much! Yesterday was our first day of ministry and we went to the village carepoint at the church down the room from our homestead we are staying at. the carepoint is a place for kids to come for a meal and a safe place to play for a couple hours before they go back to their homes. I made a little buddy their Matahwe who followed me around the whole time i was there. Everyone in Swazi is so friendly and constantly have smiles on their faces and wave every time we walk by. We...