This trip was amazing! the group I went with was great. It was a slice of all the ages of our church Men and Women I still can't really believe I've been to Africa.
It's too much to share in one blog ! we basically hung out every day with the cooks at one of the care points where they serve kids 2 meals a day.
we painted a mural and did VBS while some of the men started to build a house for a women named Grace ( she is enough for a seperate blog post!)
1.How important relationships are.
2. Your words will have power when you back them up with love in action.
3.In places that have no hope Jesus is the only way to find lasting hope.
4. Our possessions don't make us happier
5. Every child loves to be hugged and held
6. About the beauty of African songs.
7. How beautiful Swaziland is!
8. Obedience to God and the holy spirit is invigorating and exciting.( even though it's scary beforehand.)
9. Silence doesn't have to be awkward .It's okay to just sit with someone and wait for words.
11. More money doesn't make you more generous.
12. It's hard (even on a missions trip) to have a servants heart and not try and get the praise . Lifting others up and not yourself.
13. When you need strength just ask. God will give it to you.
14. A lot of what I take for granted is just how I was raised and my culture. Not everyone in the world has the same assumptions.
Why was I born in America instead of Swaziland ?
My counterpart in Africa (Ntombi) was 25 and pregnant without a Father and without a Husband. She lived with her grandmother and was expecting in Sept. She didn't go to the Doctor anymore because it costs to much.
We found hope in Africa ,but it's only because of Faith in Jesus.
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