You Can't Save Swaziland


Two weeks left....not sure what to feel, ready to be home..but not done with the mission. Lord let me finish the race, let me fulfill your will. Lord, thank you for all the many, undeserved blessing you have bestowed upon me this trip. I know that we didn't bring God to Africa, and You definitely won't be leaving when we leave. I pray that the people I have come into contact with haven't seen or heard me, but have heard and seen Your glory and Your amazing grace. To You and You alone be the glory. Thank you for the privilege to serve You and do work for Your Kingdom. I'm falling on my knees, Lord, an unworthy servant that you chose to come to Swaziland. Words won't do it justice...but I hope that the Swazis know how much I care for them. So many of them, just like the rest of the world, are looking and starving for the truth...I pray that I did my best to give it to them. I pray for these last two weeks. I pray that I find my strength and purpose in You alone. Even when I get downhearted and begin to miss home, I pray that You will put my sole focus on the mission. Let it be proclaimed throughout the world that there is no one like You, God. I know You have a plan for Swaziland. I know that we alone, can't save Swaziland....but You can. I know that better things are yet to come for Swaziland...In You, all things will work together for Your good...I pray this for Swaziland. 

Egmani La Jesu Khristu
Amen.





Wow, its getting close to the end. Definitely not sure what to feel...Swaziland has become part of me, its part of my heart, so leaving is going to hurt. It's not going to be fun but I know God has something else for me to do....anyways let me update you on some things that has happened over the past couple of weeks.

First off, the reality of the HIV/AIDS epidemic hit extremely close to home this past week, literally in our front yard. We found out that one of the kid that has been coming over on a daily basis to play with us has HIV. His name is To(pronounced Toe), and he is probably around 2 years old. Since the beginning we have called him DS, for Death Stare, because he gives the most evil death stare. He also hits and kicks us alot, but we thought it might have been because he may be from an abusive home. It wasn't until this past week when our translator, Xolani, told us that To has mental problems because of the medicine he is taking to treat his HIV. My heart literally sank when he told us. It's the worst feeling in the world, to know that this kid had done nothing wrong, but yet was born with HIV. Yes, its encouraging to know that he is taking the pills to prolong the HIV from becoming full blown AIDS, but at the same time, heartbreaking. These kids have become like family, so to know that one of them has a virus that will never go away kills me. It would be easy to question God, and ask Him why things like this happen, but I know that all things work together for His good. I know that He has a plan for To, no matter the circumstances. I ask that you pray for To and for the many, many, many other kids that were born with HIV. The media is not distorting the numbers, HIV is a real disaster. Its heartbreaking. We were also told that 2 other kids down the road are HIV+ as well, one of them sometimes comes over to the house. He always has the biggest smile on his face. I don't know his name for please pray for this boy as well.

This is To

This is some of our kids that come over on a daily basis


On a much lighter note....the guys team got a chicken as a gift! One of the ladies from the church gave us one of her roosters, we named him Colonel Nando....after the two fast food chicken places, Nando's and KFC. We decided that since our translator wants to start a farm, we would allow Colonel Nando to live and slaughter another chicken. We also started on our project: painting the church signs and posts. They were painted before, but the paint has long since chipped off and faded...so we thought we could help. Let's just say Im not the best at painting straight lines.

As for TLW waits appointments and presentations....we currently stand at 226 commitments and 4 more schools to go before we come home.

These next two weeks are going to be busy....but I know that God will give me the strength to persevere.

PS. Southern Sudan is now an independent country!!!! Praise the Lord!!!!!

PSS. Casey Anthony Verdict????..Whats up with that? Jesus loves her too I guess...


I leave you all with this....grateful for all the prayer, I am reminded of Philippians 1:9-11, which says:

"And this is my prayer: that your love may abound more and more in knowledge and depth of insight,  so that you may be able to discern what is best and may be pure and blameless for the day of Christ,  filled with the fruit of righteousness that comes through Jesus Christ—to the glory and praise of God."



God Bless 

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