Swazi Slice

A slice of Swazi life I found this blog from a missionary couple who just moved there several months ago. This post speaks of an emotion that I have felt since returning from the Dominican Republic last year.  Read this post about conflict. The Stephen and Krista Prince have been in Swazi for a few months as well.  They have a different view of life in Swazila...

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Call of the Wild

There are a lot of wild things in Africa.  And when I think about traveling there I think about how my "wild" soul will fit in.  I don't know that it will.  God is taming the wild beast that rears up within me.  One of the ways is through my quiet times.  I think about how a person, a Christian and a follower of Christ must have to operate  without a group of believers, that accountability surrounding them.  That's...

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This is Africa!

Hippos are the 3rd largest living land mammal, after elephants and white rhinos "This is Africa" or TIA for short. I don't really know or understand what this means....yet. I have an idea that this phrase is a blanket statement that envelopes or encompasses all things that happen in Africa that don't make sense or for which there is no explanation. I expect it is something you have to see rather than be told. I will find out soon. When...

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New Website for the Swazi Team!

Andy and I have started a new website that will be used by the team to post our thoughts, post updates and prayer requests, and photos and travel updates.  It's a place that we can post and keep in touch with our families and others up to the time of the trip and while we are on the trip.  Feel free to submit and post as well. Check it out, follow, and be a pa...

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HopeForSwazi.com

HOPEFORSWAZI.COM Here's a way to support my mission trip to Swaziland. For just $6.00 you can have your own brightly colored reminder band to pray for team, keep updated on the latest mission trip adventure, see prayer requests of those who are traveling and photos of God working. What a deal!!!! You might need two for this price! Get your HOPEFORSWAZI.COM band here. &nb...

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My Heart Is Not Ready For This

The Response (by Elton Veals Jr.) from Children's Cup on Vim...

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Shot...to the heart!

One of the things that must be attended to is travel vaccinations.  The CDC has recommendations for the areas where you are traveling.  Plus it is a good idea to ask your doctor what he thinks you need.  Always good to protect yourself from sickness.  The last thing you want is to bring something back home or be sick while you are there.  God's got plans!   When Andy and I were talking about the recommended shots and...

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Why Go?

People ask me why I want to go to Swaziland. I have one answer. I want to go to love on the kids. Plain and simple. I have no personal agendas, no personal goals. Just to love them.You say, that's a long way to go to love on kids. Yes, it is. They need to know too.You say, there are missionaries there already. Can't they just do it? Yes they love. We bring love for the missionaries on the ground too.You say, what difference can you make...

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Building Bridges

"We welcome Janelle, a regular guest blogger, who shares with us how she prays for her sponsored girls, and what that has done in her heart since meeting Eskarlin in the Dominican Republic." ~ Mission of Mercy.I'm so excited to meet my new little daughter Nomphilo in Swaziland.What an honor to be a Mission of Mercy sponsor and volunteer. Not only is it a privilege to support my little girls through Mission of Mercy with my financial monthly gifts,...

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