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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:

  1. What’s one thing you wish you had known before coming to Swaziland?
  • “That we weren’t going to have electricity.”
  1. What’s one thing you wish you had brought?
  • “More books, an external hard drive or another skirt… oh or a sweatshirt.”
  1. What’s one thing you wish you had not packed?
  • “One of my skirts… I think I did a pretty good job of packing!”
  1. What do you miss most about home?
  • “My friends and my brothers and coffee and the beach.”
  1. What is the top thing that the Lord has been teaching you in Swaziland?
  • “How to sacrifice things.”
  1. What is your favorite part about ministry in Swaziland?
  • “Our shepherd, Bongiwe.”
  1. If you could describe Swaziland in one word, what would it be?
  • “Slow.”

 

SOPHIE:

  1. What’s one thing you wish you had known before coming to Swaziland?
  • “That I will never be clean.”
  1. What’s one thing you wish you had brought?
  • “More clothes.”
  1. What’s one thing you wish you had not packed?
  • “My tent, my small packing cube of medicine, and five toothbrushes.”
  1. What do you miss most about home?
  • “My clothes… and my friends and driving. And cinnamon buns.”
  1. What is the top thing that the Lord has been teaching you in Swaziland?
  • “Be slow, be patient… You’re in the valley.”
  1. What is your favorite part about ministry in Swaziland?
  • “The kids and the Gogo’s laugh.”
  1. If you could describe Swaziland in one word, what would it be?
  • “Unpredictable.”

 

BEKAH:

  1. What’s one thing you wish you had known before coming to Swaziland?
  • “It gets cold here.”
  1. What’s one thing you wish you had brought?
  • “My favorite sweatshirt.”
  1. What’s one thing you wish you had not packed?
  • “My tent… I’m a very good packer.”
  1. What do you miss most about home?
    • “Brie cheese and my sister… in that order.”
  2. 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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  3. What is your favorite part about ministry in Swaziland?
    • “Our shepherd, Bongiwe and the prayer garden.”
  4. If you could describe Swaziland in one word, what would it be?
    • “Peaceful.”

 

SARAH JOHNSON:

  1. 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.”
  2. What’s one thing you wish you had brought?
    • “Photos of family and cute/colorful clothes.”
  3. What’s one thing you wish you had not packed?
    • “My Chacos and my flannel.”
  4. What do you miss most about home?
    • “A refrigerator, long rides in my car, my horse, my morning routine, and long hikes.”
  5. 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.”
  6. What is your favorite part about ministry in Swaziland?
    • “The prayer garden.”
  7. If you could describe Swaziland in one word, what would it be?
    • “Beauty.”

 

JORDAN LOUISE:

  1. 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.”
  2. What’s one thing you wish you had brought?
    • “Ground coffee, more than one notebook, Converse, and my polka dot pants.”
  3. What’s one thing you wish you had not packed?
    • “My tent and quick dry towel.”
  4. What do you miss most about home?
    • “Coffee from coffee shops, everything about Autumn, and family and friends.”
  5. What is the top thing that the Lord has been teaching you in Swaziland?
    • “Trust, identity, and worth.”
  6. What is your favorite part about ministry in Swaziland?
    • “Watching the kids run to us as we arrive at our care point.”
  7. If you could describe Swaziland in one word, what would it be?
    • “Beautiful.”

 

ME! (SARAH WEST)

  1. 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.”
  1. What’s one thing you wish you had brought?
  • “My Patagonia.”
  1. What’s one thing you wish you had not packed?
    • “My tent, running shoes.”
  2. What do you miss most about home?
    • “My family and dog, driving my car, and golfing with my dad.”
  3. What is the top thing that the Lord has been teaching you in Swaziland?
    • “Stillness.”
  4. What is your favorite part about ministry in Swaziland?
    • “The community.”
  5. If you could describe Swaziland in one word, what would it be?
    • “Distractionless.”