Preparation...eleven days and counting

We are in the final stages of preparing for our two week trip to Swaziland. Swaziland is a nation with one of the highest incidences of AIDS in the world, around 39 percent. Children are growing up without parents. Children the age of ten and younger may be the primary caretaker for their brothers and sisters. There is little hope for them. Into this environment, we hope to provide an answer through Jesus.

Our fourteen member team will be going in a two stage trip over 25 hours to South Africa. There we will be helping Pastor Solomon with the New Life International Institute by distributing hand-made quilts for each child and teacher, establishing a library, building bookshelves, running a Vacation Bible School, teaching sewing, knitting, and croqueting, as well as working in their garden. We will do whatever needs to be done in order to reach the hearts of the children for Jesus. It is because of the generosity of the people here that we were able to gather resources to ship in a 40 foot container to Swaziland. It has arrived safely! Praise God. Because of the joint effort of the people, ministry goes ahead. All people involved, those going and those staying can have a hand by praying for our safe journey, effective ministry, and staying well.

We can never know how much Jesus cares
With what little can we then compare
His grace, his blood, his death, the cross
All this to save the dying lost

We go to share, we go to care
To go because of you.


Thank you all for your participation.


In Christ,


Sam