Lenhle

Lenhle is one of the most beautiful little girls. Her name even means beautiful. She’s four years old. Her smile is contagious. Her laugh is one of the best sounds I’ve ever heard. She’s stolen a little piece of my heart. She picked me. My very first time at the care point, she saw me and came running and jumped into my arms. And I continue to fall more in love with her every time we visit the Timbutini Care Point.     I don’t know her story. I don’t know where she comes from. I don’t know where her parents are, if they’re taking care of...

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Persevere

Jesus Christ is helping me to persevere through all.  Living in Timbuitini, Swaziland has not been easy.  Though it is beautiful, there are times when I am weak and weary.  I am not my own.  I am Jesus’, my beloveds.  Jesus tells us in His Word to come to him and give him all our hardships.  He is the one who upholds me.  Jesus is the one who renews and strengthens.  Jesus calls us to persevere.  Persistent through prayer, enduring and pushing through struggles we persevere.  Keep faith; believe in what you do not see, even if it is...

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WWJD

You are constantly surrounded by people. You are constantly surrounded by opportunities. Opportunities to invest your time and love in people, the best investment you could ever make. You have the ability to change lives, no matter where you are, no matter who you are around. God has the ability to touch people through you, through your love, and through your words. I have been learning a lot about encouragement and love, and the tremendous power both of these things have to strengthen relationships, to build people up, and to glorify God. God made us all differently and perfectly, and he...

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