4 months down. . .

. . . and only 2 months actually closer to 8 weeks left.  I have been sick this past week, which has been interesting.  At one point my power was out-just my building, not any of the others.  We had to run an extension cord for my fridge so my food wouldn't spoil.  I got to thinking, usually at home when the power goes out for long periods of time there is usually snow out side and so the contents of the freezer end up in the snow bank just out side the back door.  And if most food needs to be keep either below or above a specific temperature without spoiling, if I had put my meat out in the sun would it still be okay?  One day it was so hot I couldn't sleep.  I am managing and getting better, prayer works! I was able to go to Johannesburg last week for a couple days to visit two other Bethany Interns.  It was so nice to see Jess and Rachael, and get a taste of what they are doing for ministry.  I got to go to the squatter camp where they help out with a children's program.  In that area there are about 2 million people living in all different kinds of housing, mainly one room houses.  Some are government built and have running water, others are makeshift dwellings.  The children were really cute and I was glad I had the opportunity to play with them, although I missed the children I usually teach at the care point.

Did you know that miracles still happen?

Did you know? A light bulb is a globe, that gasoline is really petrol and a flash light is a torch? Well at least that's what they are called here in Swaziland because of the British influence.  The ice cream in my fridge has an expiration date of May 2007 as long as its kept at -18 degrees Celsius. And you can buy cooking oil, vinegar and turpentine in exactly the same bottle.  The scary thing is that one brand makes both vinegar and turpentine - the labels look similar. And do you know that miracles still happen? A week ago Saturday my brother Drew was in a serious car accident, and almost died.  The car went off the road, flipping several times and he was thrown out of the window.  He wasn't wearing a seat belt which was a good thing because where he had been sitting he would have been crushed.  His shoulder, collar bone and shoulder blade are broken and he has road rash all over his back.  At the hospital he said the doctors took many x-rays and did a cat scan and didn't not know why he was not paralyzed from the neck down.  Now that's the hand of God.

Is it possible that its September?

Some how it does not seem to me that it is September. I was thinking this
morning about the excitement of returning back to school. Seeing old
friends, meeting new ones, the leaves turning colour and the weather turning
cold. Instead it is only getting hotter and greener here.
I survived Hebrews class. In fact I did more that survive the class, I
ended up with an A.
Babe Maziya is doing much better. There appears to be no complications from
the wounds. And his wife Dolly gave birth on Thursday to their second
child, a boy.
I have been using public transport more. Two or three weeks ago I went to
the capital, Mbabane and stayed with one of the pastors there. She took
Melissa and I to the hospital on Saturday to visit the children's wards. We
may complain about the conditions of hospitals in North America, but we
really should be praising God. The patients are at the mercy of the doctors
and there was one little boy who had both his arms amputated due to
complications of swelling. Another baby had to have her thumb amputated
because an IV was not put in correctly. I am not sure how that would
happen, but the thumb was completely black-dead. I spoke in 3 of the wards,
and 6 people came to know the Lord.
This past weekend was District Conference. I attended on Saturday and
Sunday morning. I did not understand most of the business as the meetings
were conducted in siSwati. I did however observe and participate in the
Molihambe-the evangelism offering. Each church throughout the year raises
funds that go towards building new churches. This event takes over two
hours as the church names are called and the members, as well as anyone
connected with the church assemble at the back. They then proceed to sing
and dance up the aisle and lay their gift on the table. My church got
second place for our region. One church gave a goat as part of their
offering. It was a joyous occasion.

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