Mid morning on Thursday we went back to the Nothando’s house for Wisdom to give her another shot (the woman I spoke of in blog a few weeks ago). This time I spoke in broken SiSwati to her son Eric…

Hey everyone, I’m taking a break from the stories I’ve been sharing the last few weeks to just give you a quick update. I hope and pray this finds everyone doing well and that you aren’t too cold. We now…

“Turn right on that road just after the bus stop.” I followed Wisdom’s directions as they led us to the homestead way down the muddy dirt road. Off roading isn’t a new thing to me. I grew up most of…

Here in Nsoko there is a weekly women’s meeting, Beauty from the Ashes. I don’t remember all of the women that I met the first time but I have a distinct memory of Alvina. She had just come from working…

This week has left me in a drastically different place than when I last posted a blog. In the wake of what this week has been for Haiti I feel like I have no right complaining about anything that was…

Things you can be praying about: –          Our host here has been sick lately, please be praying for his health –          Team unity and community –          In two weeks our schedule picks up with Jon’s friend Richard joining us for…

Our time in Nsoko, after St. Lucia has been pretty slow. Most of the community is on summer break, and schools aren’t in session. Many of the people around here are spending time at home or away with their families…

What makes a man? This has been a subject that keeps coming up in our conversations. In Mexico it was talked about often both by our leaders and amongst ourselves. In almost every ancient culture there was something that boys…

We are past the honeymoon period of being in Africa. The realization that this is for the next 4.5 months is beginning to sink in. The blog below, Food Fight, was written by Jon Melo, one of my teammates. It…