5–number of nights we spent at El Shaddai ministries on a mountaintop in the Ekufikeni valley
25–average number of kids in our morning preschool class at Timbutini Care Point
60–average number of kids at Timbutini when lunch time rolled around
18–number of women living in our tiny house–Feministry month!!
4–number of gas burners we had to cook with
4–number of times we partook in Fiesta Friday taco salads
10–date of the month I got to be “Queen for the Day”
4–number of children I named after divas: Aretha, Tina, Whitney & Beyonce
My girl, my love, Whitney.
There's that mischevious smile from Tina.
15–average number of kids songs we sang each morning for our class
7–number of marriage proposals I received at the Manzini Bus Rank
3–number of Mondays we spent visiting the patients at Hope House
4–number of inches Warner was in diameter, our spider that lived in our outhouse
14–number of Encounter trip missionaries that came to cook us dinner one night
4–number of times we hiked to church
2–age my Ethan turned on the 17th!
30–number of chickens/roosters/chicks that lived in our backyard
13–number of times I chased Claude, the chicken, out of our kitchen
37–number of layers Mel donned in an attempt to wear every piece of clothing from the free pile
3–number of times I made breakfast with chicks running between my feet in the kitchen
12–number of times my team cooked a delicious dinner for our house of ladies
4–number of times we had Marie check our heads for lice
2–average number of episodes we watched each night for the last week to catch up to season 3 of Downton Abbey #obsessed
1–number of times I got my nails “painted” by crayons
6–number of tries it took for me to balance a Shoprite bag on my head like the other Swazi women
4–number of fantastic women I was given the privilege of leading this month (5 with our honorable mention member, Nic)
Our awkward family pic
Here's to a fantastic Fe-ministry month, ladies! I wouldn't have wanted to do it with anyone else.