For this blog I wanted to let you guys get to know my team a little more! These are the people that I have gotten to spend so much time with and know on a deeper level. Each of us is so different, but all love the Lord so much. I have loved spending time with each of them and cannot even imagine how close we are going to be by the end of the nine months. I asked them all the same seven questions and here’s what I got…
***I really wanted to insert a picture of all of us, but the wifi is not strong enough for that where I am… but I have plenty on my Facebook and Instagram!!***
ANNALISE:
- What’s one thing you wish you had known before coming to Swaziland?
- “That we weren’t going to have electricity.”
- What’s one thing you wish you had brought?
- “More books, an external hard drive or another skirt… oh or a sweatshirt.”
- What’s one thing you wish you had not packed?
- “One of my skirts… I think I did a pretty good job of packing!”
- What do you miss most about home?
- “My friends and my brothers and coffee and the beach.”
- What is the top thing that the Lord has been teaching you in Swaziland?
- “How to sacrifice things.”
- What is your favorite part about ministry in Swaziland?
- “Our shepherd, Bongiwe.”
- If you could describe Swaziland in one word, what would it be?
- “Slow.”
SOPHIE:
- What’s one thing you wish you had known before coming to Swaziland?
- “That I will never be clean.”
- What’s one thing you wish you had brought?
- “More clothes.”
- What’s one thing you wish you had not packed?
- “My tent, my small packing cube of medicine, and five toothbrushes.”
- What do you miss most about home?
- “My clothes… and my friends and driving. And cinnamon buns.”
- What is the top thing that the Lord has been teaching you in Swaziland?
- “Be slow, be patient… You’re in the valley.”
- What is your favorite part about ministry in Swaziland?
- “The kids and the Gogo’s laugh.”
- If you could describe Swaziland in one word, what would it be?
- “Unpredictable.”
BEKAH:
- What’s one thing you wish you had known before coming to Swaziland?
- “It gets cold here.”
- What’s one thing you wish you had brought?
- “My favorite sweatshirt.”
- What’s one thing you wish you had not packed?
- “My tent… I’m a very good packer.”
- What do you miss most about home?
- “Brie cheese and my sister… in that order.”
- What is the top thing that the Lord has been teaching you in Swaziland?
- “That my identity is in Him alone.”
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- What is your favorite part about ministry in Swaziland?
- “Our shepherd, Bongiwe and the prayer garden.”
- If you could describe Swaziland in one word, what would it be?
- “Peaceful.”
SARAH JOHNSON:
- What’s one thing you wish you had known before coming to Swaziland?
- “To wear a ring on my left finger so the men won’t propose to me.”
- What’s one thing you wish you had brought?
- “Photos of family and cute/colorful clothes.”
- What’s one thing you wish you had not packed?
- “My Chacos and my flannel.”
- What do you miss most about home?
- “A refrigerator, long rides in my car, my horse, my morning routine, and long hikes.”
- What is the top thing that the Lord has been teaching you in Swaziland?
- “Hearing His voice and that I am not fully walking in the freedom that He has for me.”
- What is your favorite part about ministry in Swaziland?
- “The prayer garden.”
- If you could describe Swaziland in one word, what would it be?
- “Beauty.”
JORDAN LOUISE:
- What’s one thing you wish you had known before coming to Swaziland?
- “That there is no way to get rid of all the dirt and that hour walks to ministry are a thing.”
- What’s one thing you wish you had brought?
- “Ground coffee, more than one notebook, Converse, and my polka dot pants.”
- What’s one thing you wish you had not packed?
- “My tent and quick dry towel.”
- What do you miss most about home?
- “Coffee from coffee shops, everything about Autumn, and family and friends.”
- What is the top thing that the Lord has been teaching you in Swaziland?
- “Trust, identity, and worth.”
- What is your favorite part about ministry in Swaziland?
- “Watching the kids run to us as we arrive at our care point.”
- If you could describe Swaziland in one word, what would it be?
- “Beautiful.”
ME! (SARAH WEST)
- What’s one thing you wish you had known before coming to Swaziland?
- “That life will feel normal after the first week of adjusting, and you will love it.”
- What’s one thing you wish you had brought?
- “My Patagonia.”
- What’s one thing you wish you had not packed?
- “My tent, running shoes.”
- What do you miss most about home?
- “My family and dog, driving my car, and golfing with my dad.”
- What is the top thing that the Lord has been teaching you in Swaziland?
- “Stillness.”
- What is your favorite part about ministry in Swaziland?
- “The community.”
- If you could describe Swaziland in one word, what would it be?
- “Distractionless.”
