Thoughts as I leave Swaziland

Today I leave Swaziland and head to visit with Elotu Joseph and our team on the ground in Uganda. I have many thoughts and impressions that I will be processing over the next weeks and months to come. Swaziland is place of great beauty, rolling mountains, lush forests, incredible people, and yet it is a place of great need and incredible pain.

I am so impressed with the work that our partner Adventures in Missions (AIM) is doing on the ground in Swazi. The ministry here is a mature and a productive endeavor that is impacting lives not just in a physical way but also for the Kingdom of God. The team here truly has a heart for the Swazi people and it is evident in the way that they work. 16 hour days are the norm not the exception. I am so thankful to be associated with this group of people. They are truly the hands and feet of God here in Swaziland.

HopeChest and AIM have a great partnership and it's amazing to see the development of the CarePoints in 3 1/2 years. We talk about ministry in three phases. Phase 1 meets the basic survival needs of the orphans that we serve (we hope that our church and connect communities are able to fulfill phase one within 3 years of sponsoring a CarePoint). We visited two CarePoints yesterday, one sponsored by a church in Col. Springs CO and one sponsored by a church in California. These churches have fully outfitted their CarePoints for phase one. Ministry is taking place daily at these CarePoints. Children are being fed, discipleship is happening, there is access to clean water, and clothing. There is a markable difference in the health and well being of the children that are served by these CarePoints vs. the future sites that we will serve. The signs of malnutrition are all but gone, we have hundreds of children that are happy, well fed, loved and learning about our Lord. It is very encouraging!

The AIM team are all donor supported missionaries, meaning they all go out and raise their own funds to live and work in Swaziland. I would encourage you, that if you have a heart for the work that is being done on the ground in Swazi and want to see it continue consider supporting the staff on the ground who make the wheels turn. If you are interested please feel free to contact myself or Scott Borg at scottborg@adventures.org

Well I am so looking forward to my time in Uganda. We have much to do there, but it will be so good to spend time with Joseph and David and plan and strategize how the ministry will run and opportunities to expand the services that we are providing at the CarePoints in Uganda.

If you see my wife and kids tell them I love them and miss them so much. I am looking forward to spending time with them.

I guess thats all for now.

-greg