Becoming A Swazi!

Well everyone I MADE IT! PRAISE GOD! what a journey. I was blessed with Gods favour and protection through this journey. The people here are amazing and beautiful people. I am staying on Hawane Farm which is where the Orphanage is, I have to amazing roomates from the UK that are a God send, they really make this whole adjustment easier. We get along great. One is like a mom and the other a few years younger then me. Everyone here informs me that I have a unique and lovely accent! How is that for a change me a Canadian being the one with an accent. On the farm there are 6 houses with a house Mom and Dad. In those houses are the Orphans, each day I am here they have each house mom has invited me over for a feast, very humbling. When I meet them they already know me as they have been praying for me for months and they tell me what a blessing I am. It is too much. I am bursting at the seams with all sorts of emotions. The Swazi people know nothing of a poverty state of mind, infact are some of the most generous people I have ever met. They have such faith in God like I have never seen. I am already learning so much from them. Swaziland is beautiful and breathtaking, there is not a moment that doesn't go by that I am not Thankful to God for bringing me here and loving me enough to provide for me on this journey. It is all very surreal. I've taken in what is called the Cultural Village where its a presentation and show of what Swazi life is and the culture, it is a culture deep rooted in witch craft, abuse and sin. Women are second rate citizens they are a step above the dogs. Hearing all of this is a hard pill to swallow but praise God there are people like Kevin and Helen Ward and many others extending the hand of God and spreading his word, many are being saved. So far my work detail here will be to teach English and Computer with the Teen Challenge students, I will be working to council abused and hurt women in the community helping teach self worth as well as work with the kids. The Kids ... amazing!!!!! Stories of such miracles and Gods hands upon them. I don't know where to begin. One day I was playing with a young boy and later found out he was dying of aids... he was given 3 months to live after being left for dead in a sewage canal .... a year later you would never know the boy was even sick. God used Teen Challenge and rescued this boy and for the past year he has been living and thriving on the farm. He has his rough days but what an amazing spirit. I have so much more to say but will leave you with that. God is so good, please keep me in your prayers. I only have weekly internet access and none to fb so any contact will remain through prayers, the blog and email. I don't doubt the enemy will try to have his moments with me but God is bigger and stronger then any of his attempts. Please keep me in your prayers as I will with you. I will try and post pictures soon. Talk with you all next week. Blessings. Danene