Week 11 (4/17/17-4/23/17)
This week has been jam-packed with exciting adventures!
Monday to Wednesday was spent in Swaziland. Swaziland is the only remaining African country that still has a monarchy in place. It is the smallest African country, at only 6,704 square miles, roughly the size of Massachusetts. It is surrounded on 3 sides by South Africa and one side by Mozambique. Our first night there was spent at a girls' home run by Hosea's Heart (http://hoseasheart.org/) in Manzini. There are around 15 girls, aged 9-19, who are there for the sake of their own protection and well-being. Whilst there, Auntie Susan and Uncle Randy shared the gospel with the girls, as well as how God has adopted us into his family. Tuesday was spent with Pastor Vusi in a village outside the town of Big Bend. He pastors in this rural community, caring for not only his own wife and two children, but also 6 orphans!
We spent the 5-hour drive listening to an amazing book entitled Seeking Allah, Finding Jesus by Nabeel Qureshi. It is all about a devout Muslim man who becomes a Christian. Seeing his journey and the thoughts he wrestled with really opens your eyes to how to whiteness to Muslims.
When we got home, we quickly cleaned the house and got ready for my family to come and stay for the next week.
Also, I want to thank everyone who prayed for me while I was sick! God gave me the strength to keep going, and although I am still not back to my healthy self, I am doing much better.
As my time here is quickly drawing to a close, please pray for me as I start to prepare to say goodbye. It will be a bittersweet goodbye. Bitter because I am leaving the family I love, sweet because I am going home.
~Sarah Marie
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