Hello!
I am in Swaziland at the moment – we have been here since last Wednesday and today is our day off (every Friday we have a free day!) We have been doing loads of stuff here our usual schedule looks like this:
-Breakfast at 8 am
-Quiet time from 8:30 – 9:30
-Sessions from 10:00 – 12:00 pm (We learn a new topic every week, this week is learning who I am in Christ, last week was surrender)
-Lunch at 12:00 – 1:00pm
-Ministry 1:00 – 5:00pm
-Free time from 5:00 – 7:00pm
-Dinner at 7:00pm
-Another session at 8:00pm
-Lights out by 11:00 pm
The first day of ministry my group went to a squatter camp (which is a lot like the townships in South Africa) but the squatter camps are places where people live illegally and don’t own the land. There is a place right on the edge of the camp, right outside the dump called the ‘Tree Line’ which is a place where families send their young daughters to prostitute to older men for very little money or maybe a piece of rotten fruit, and these girls are usually very young- as young as about four or five years old. The next day my group went to the hospital where we just visited the patients and kept them company- it was a little fustrating because the language barrier but I know they just enjoyed someone being there with them. A lot of the patients either have AIDS or TB which is caused by AIDS. The next day my group went to a carepoint where they feed a lot of orphans or just kids who don’t get a lot of food at home. There are so many orphans and it breaks my heart some as young as six or seven living on the their own and caring for a younger sibling as well.
I’m really enjoying my time here, yesterday I fell and scraped my foot on some rocks and I think I may have sprained my ankle- but it’s okay there is a girl here who wants to be a nurse and helped me a lot. We leave to go back to Alabanza on Sunday. Thank you all for your prayers, I love you all and miss you!
I love you babe!!! Make sure you teat that scrape properly! Use your anti-bacterial and anti-biotic ointment. Please be careful and smart. We are very proud of you and happy for you:)
ONE LOVE!!!
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I hope your foot feels better… i miss you sooo much bailey!! Ali just read the blog with me and she says hello! From what you’ve said these people are very lucky to have you all there. I love you soo much, and miss you even more. I think about you all the time and wish you all the luck in the world.
raise up,
1ove
Hi Bails…..
To say we miss you would be an understatement but I know God has you right where he wants you so you can come back and open some eyes here as to how very blessed we all are. I hope you ankle is better by now. It is so hard to understand how a parent could possibly do those things to their children (prostitute) but when one has no hope or love what can be expected. Even though there is a language barrier, remember people can see the love of Jesus in your eyes and your beautiful smile. We love you and miss you so much sweetheart but Christmas will be here before we know it. Until then you all are lifted in our prayers and we are so encouraged by your willingness to serve as such a wonderful Disciple of God. Who knows your example may get an old Mom like me over there too! Many many blessing and love…..Ma Skinner.
Hey that sounds so amazing! I know your having and amazing time and touching so many people… i met a lady the other day at work from africa and i told her my best friend was over there and she thought it was so amazing and wanted me to thank you. well i miss you a bunch! stay safe and do good im parying for you…
i love ya
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