Hello Hello everybody,     So about the kiss… One day this past week we we were walking to the Timbutini care point down the road when we ran into a familiar face. As we were walking, Maxwell the 27 year old town drunk, popped out from the side of the road. Needless to say, he was in his usual state. He was also starting his his usual conversation. ‘I love you my sister’,  ‘I want to kiss my sister’. He went for poor Melissa first. I think he has the hotts for her dreads.     I got back him about halfway through him...

When I arrived in Swaziland over 3 weeks ago, I knew that this was a much different place than America.  I could tell by the dirt roads and the underdeveloped areas, and our homestead, that doesn’t have running water.  But it wasn’t until we went for a walk that I realized that this place was further than I ever could imagine.  Well, I guess I imagined it as a kid telling jokes.  I saw a chicken crossing the road. When I first saw it, I could not stop laughing.  By the way, the answer to the old joke is really, to get to the other side.  Livestock...

The Super Bowl.  Saints 31-Colts 17.  One of the most televised events of the year.  I missed it for the second year in a row.  Honestly I couldn’t care less.  I have never been in to spectating sports much.  So it was a bit ironic when 3 huge NFL football players rolled up to the church/carepoint next where I am staying.  One was Anthony Hargrove from the New Orleans Saints this year’s Super Bowl champions.  It had been only a week ago that he was in all his glory.  Soaking in an accomplished life long dream at being the best in the...

Hello Hello everybody,     So about the kiss… One day this past week we we were walking to the Timbutini care point down the road when we ran into a familiar face. As we were walking, Maxwell the 27 year old town drunk, popped out from the side of the road. Needless to say, he was in his usual state. He was also starting his his usual conversation. ‘I love you my sister’,  ‘I want to kiss my sister’. He went for poor Melissa first. I think he has the hotts for her dreads.     I got back him about halfway through him...

Our second week in Swaziland has flown by.   This week has been full of praying and asking God what we are supposed to do in Swaziland.  On Monday we spent the day on a game reserve.  We spent the first part of the day driving around looking for animals and the second part of the day we spent in prayer and quiet time with God.  On Tuesday we split up and went to care points to play with kids and help the Gogos feed the kids. The care point that my group went to is the timbutini care point which is also our church and it is just down the road from our...

You would be surprised what people do when there are no TVs around. In the case of my team, we tend to enjoy naming the wildlife here on the homestead. The first few days here I decided to begin naming the goats. The first goat that I named was a baby that was white with black spots on his eyes and a black patch on his back. His is Nemo. I thought that naming a baby goat was a good idea because he would be less likely to end up on the menu before the end of the trip. Although I named many goats, Nemo is certainly my favorite. That is why when he didn’t come home a few nights ago I was...