OOPS -- This was what we did Monday

Hi all,
Todd wanted to post this message to y'all but wasn't able to log in correctly, so here I am now!
Monday, we got to go to Pastor Chomba's Hope House. It was a lot of fun! We got to get dirty playing in the dirt! (in other words we worked in the garden) There is a lot to do in the garden. We planted new seedlings as well as weeded and watered. We also dug new trenches for more plants to grow in. While half of the team was doing the gardening, the other half was taking the kernels off of the maize that had been drying since May. While you may be thinking that that is an easy task, it is not, and we have the raw thumbs and cuts to prove it. The day was a beautiful day and we talked story and listened to music as we sat on Pastor Chomba's porch while taking off the kernels of corn. Maggie (Pastor Chomba's wife) made us a delicious lunch then we all went to home visitations. Because of our supporters, we were able to buy food for 5 families that have a difficult time putting food on their tables. We were able to pray with the families and they were very blessed and thankful, but we were so blessed by their kindness and hospitality. In Swaziland, the people are so friendly, it reminds me of when I am back home in Hawaii where people wave to you even if they do not know them and they invite you in to talk story. Before we said our goodbyes to Pastor Chomba and his family, we had a wonderful prayer time with many blessings all around. You could really feel God's presence there.