Swaziland:
As with most African countries we have visited (Kenya and Uganda) Swazi had the most stunning sunrises and sunsets. I would spend many nights standing outside under some of the brightest stars I've ever seen.
We spent the month working at a care point just down the road from the church we stayed at. We would go in the mornings and teach preschool to about 15 lovely boys and girls. We colored letters of the alphabet, sang songs, danced, and told bible stories. In the afternoons we would come back to spend time with some of the older kids. We spent one afternoon painting the house next to the church we worked with.
There was an American couple from the peace corp we got to know pretty well. They were working with the refugee camp down the road and we were able to partner with them to work on a few projects. Ryan taught at a school, so we had the opportunity to go share Christ with the kids at chapel one morning.
A few favorite memories from the month:
cooking dinner with Jessa 🙂
Game nights
walking some of the girls home from the care point
walking half a mile to get to the bathroom in the middle of the night!
living with snakes, mice, spiders
all 7 Janes trying to sleep in one tiny room
Learning more about Jesus through the writings of Beth Moore
Celebrating Moriah's Birthday in Ezulwini–beds, warm showers, lots of food 🙂
Dinner at Calabash
Bonfire for Travis's Birthday
Malva Pudding
Sunday school and sharing with the youth
3 day travel day to South Africa!!
Visiting Pile's homestead
Cuddle Puddle–hot springs in Ezulwini
Watching the sunset while soaking our muddy toes in plastic buckets
Running through the neighborhood with Liz and being followed by 15 tiny children
Belinda running up and greeting me with a giant bear hug every morning at the care point
Singing at Preschool
Having my hair braided into 24 tiny braids with 24 different hands 🙂
Sunday morning worship–amazing voices
