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It’s so good to be back with yall. For the past month I have been doing ministry in Nsoko, Swaziland (located in Southern Africa). My team, Kaleo (a.k.a. RJAPAN), joined up with Pastor Gift who works for an organization called G-42. For the month we actually lived on an African Safari called Nisela. Each of us snuggled in our little homes (our wonderful tents) each night and fell asleep to the sound of Lucky the Lion who was at most 50 ft from our tents (Behind a fence of course). Our ministry consisted of loving on kids and orphans, building relationships with the people at the Safari, VBS, and putting together an identification system for each of the children that our under G-42’s care. We definitely fell in love with everyone we met in Swaziland. Our hearts broke for the people of Swazi when we found out that 1/3 of children are without parents (mostly due to the AIDS Epidemic), and that about 42.6% of the Swazi population at the end of 2004 had HIV or AIDS. It is said that in 2025 if something is not done about the AIDS Epidemic, there will be no more Swazi population.
What can 6 people do for a month in Swazi and make a difference? That was the question that I kept asking myself as we were serving this past month. And I think the conclusion that I came to is that we are not in charge of changing Swaziland. Our purpose in this life is to glorify God and enjoy him forever. Part of glorifying God is being obedient to him, and that means sharing his Gospel, His Son, all around the World, taking care of the orphans and the widows all around the world, and living like Jesus all around the world. Our duty is not to change people, but to be God’s instrument in relaying his amazing message. God’s the one in charge of the changing; we are the ones in charge of obedience. So although we might not have seen a revival while we were here in Swaziland, we were obedient to the Lord and therefore can rejoice that the Lord will take care of the rest.
Support Update: I currently need $3,304.00 to finish the race. It’s amazing to see how the Lord has put it on so many people’s hearts to give to the kingdom… Im blown away by his goodness… <A href="
