Here in Africa, everyone gets involved with the work. We have been in touch with our friend Emily from Bethany, Oklahoma. She is 10 years old and very much wanting to come here to help with a project. We pray that someday she will be able to come and share God's light with the children. This picture is of some children that were helping shovel stone to make cement for a driveway. Cement here is made by hand with a lot of shoveling, mixing and putting in a wheel barrel and taken to the place it is needed and then poured and spread by hand and shovel. Sounds like a lot of fun, doesn't it. More like HARD work. NO CEMENT TRUCKS for this kind of a project. The children are very excited to help the people from America that come to help their country. Emily is praying for us and we believe someday God will make it possible for her to come here to share. Keep praying Emily. Your prayers make a difference.
The children are always so happy even though they have so little. There is almost always a big smile on their face and they love to be hugged. Oh, I love to hug them as I always have a hug to pass on. Our prayer is that they always feel the love of Jesus in our hugs. ****To our SS Class at BFC --- our hugs are being shared with the people here but we will still have some for you when we return.
**** Family & friends consider yourself hugged from Swaziland today.
Thanks to all of you who comment on our blogs. We love getting the comments.
3 comments:
Hugs back to you! We are so grateful for the blessing you are to those in Swaziland. Keep those blog postings comine! It was good to be with Elizabeth and Claude today for a retired teachers' meeting. Our class lunch will not be the same without you! Love, MGD
Your stories bring into focus how blessed we are in the US. We all know we have it better than most, but sometimes it's easy to lose sight of the little things. I count myself doubly blessed to have family willing to answer God's call. I hope I have the clarity to know when I am being called and the courage to answer with action. I pray for you nightly and love you both very much.
I hope I do get to come over there someday. Thank you for the hugs and pictures! I am praying for you and the swazi people. Love you , Emily
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