Today I woke up to the beautiful sound of roosters crowing, goats crying and cows running down the dirt road… It is my birthday and I had to laugh at God's humor! What a fun way to start the … Read more about Beautiful Morning
Coming Home
This is the last blog I can write before I leave Africa. I fly home on the 17th of May and come back on June 8th with the team I am leading. I have to say that God has taken me on a … Read more about Coming Home
Perspectives
Thank you for your encouraging letters after my last blog. I was struggling with the idea of painting what I deal with here and not making you think I have lost my mind, I am okay and … Read more about Perspectives
Joy and Pain
You can tell I haven't written in a while and I have a ton of emotions wrapped up into one blog so please be patient with me, the end result will be good I promise. … Read more about Joy and Pain
A day in the life of a child
This past Friday I was in the squatter camp in a town called Manzini, We were going to work in a school, but I was drawn to stay outside the fence. As I sat there looking at two little … Read more about A day in the life of a child
Laughter is Freedom
This is Tumé he is one of the boys at the "Lesedi home" for children with HIV/AIDS, we went as a team today to watch a few of the children while the others were getting treated at the … Read more about Laughter is Freedom
My Heart
It was in the embracing of my broken that I could identify with others brokenness. It was my role to identify with others pain, not to relieve it. Ministry is sharing, not dominating, … Read more about My Heart
Deeper still
I am finding that just when you think you know someone’s story, you find there is still a deeper story. They are private people and I think it is hard to trust. They find … Read more about Deeper still
Face to face with death!
Have you ever stared your biggest fear in the eye? I mean face to face with nothing to protect you? Well I never knew I had such a fear of Rhinos but I found out that it is a big fear of mine. I … Read more about Face to face with death!