It seems like the World Race and
Swaziland have been synonymous. It was the first country I heard stories about
and yet didn’t even realize it existed. Swazi is a landlocked kingdom in the
South Africa and is border to the east by Mozambique. It has a population of
just over a million and has the highest reported HIV rate in the world at over
38%. Many of the business and farms here are owned and run by South Africans
verses locals.
Many of the former World Race
teams ministered in Nsoko, which is a care point south of Manzini. The stories
that have come out o
f this area have been amazing and are close to my heart.
Our team, however, choose to pioneer a new ministry in Manzini called the Remar
Center. This refuge is an orphanage and rehabilitation center that houses about
150 people at any given time. A husband and wife run the facility with the help
of two mother that live at the orphanage. Their resources are limited but they
are able to provide three meals a day, a bed and schooling for most.
Our team was paired with another
team this month and we both stayed at a hostel that been converted from a dairy
farm. The farm sits on a piece of property that is over 2,000 acres and hosts a
champion golf course as well. Our contacts took great care of us and were more
than accommodating.
