As I lie here in the quiet of the South African morning, listening to the birds and the rhythmic breathing of two men I only met two days ago, I am reminded how good God is. Only He can take 19 people from NC, KY, TN, AL and TX, put […]
Next Time in Swaziland
One week from today I will be boarding a plane for my second visit to Swaziland. My first time in Swaziland was in August 2016. I heard about Wayne and Barbara Myers while attending the Kentucky WMU Annual Meeting in April of 2016. A couple of years prior I had […]
Long Journeys
Our raw hearts have finally burst. After hours upon hours of driving, airport traipsing, flying, landing, flying again, landing again, and driving, we are nearly home. Exhaustion is upon us; we are spent. And here, in this broken, exhausted, bursted heart place, right here, Jesus is good and faithful […]
Renewal
And it finally happened. Our first flat tire. This morning, instead of traipsing through Kruger, we spent it at a tire shop, getting a small hole on a tire fixed. Even in this moment, Christ is good. After this quick interlude, we traveled onto Kruger. What another day of sights! […]
The Herd
Today during our adventures we absolutely basked in the glory of God’s creation. We discovered grace upon grace, but one specific highlight for the entire team has been African elephants. Around lunchtime today we discovered a herd of nearly 50 elephants munching away on the savannah! WOW! After watching […]
Thin Lines
“The line between faith and insanity is thin.” Faith – the most basic element of our entire belief system. We are asked to believe in something (someone, really) greater than ourselves. And if you really think about it, it IS borderline insanity. Today we traveled out of Swaziland, back […]
African Sunsets
Goodbye never gets any easier. In fact, in Swaziland, goodbye tends to be harder and harder. As we said goodbye to many today, we tasted the bittersweetness of this life. We beheld the faces of those who we may never see again in this life, but we know we will […]
Heeding the Call
“Call” tends to be one of those cheesy Christian words that people use. “Are you called? Has Jesus called you to Himself?” As much as we have culturalized it, calling is biblical. God has called each of us. Today was packed with activities that showed us Jesus’ calling to […]
Fire of Revival
“When somethings burns you, you remember it.” The fire of revival is burning in Swaziland. What a testament to God’s grace! We’re getting to witness it firsthand, and we are so thankful. Tonight we went to church! After a arduous drive to Tshaneni (the northern area of Swaziland), we […]
Rubbing Raw
“I will give you a new heart and put a new spirit in you; I will remove from you your heart of stone and give you a heart of flesh. And I will put my Spirit in you….” (Ezekiel 36:26-27, NIV) What a Gospel message: When we come to […]
