The next few days were a blur we went out to an eco park and did a
bunch of team building exercises. To be honest it was kind of like a
bible boot camp. One that I enjoyed though. The Lord really showed us
how important it is to trust one another and how important it is to
encourage the team when they are down. He also showed us that we all
had many different types of spiritual gifts. This was quite a blessing
because when you understand something like that you began to know how
everybody fits into the team. It is neat to see the many different
parts of our team in a different light now. It erased the fronts
people were putting up, and believe me everyone is real now!
These last couple days we were in Swaziland. We just spent the
whole day traveling there on Thursday. The India trip did not work out
because the plane tickets were nearly 3000 dollars. Wow huh! So we
got our passports back and headed to Swaziland. The trip was really
layed back and we got a lot of rest on the way there. We woke up at
about 4am to start that move. This week marks community living which
is exactly what it means. We use everybody else's stuff, they use
ours, and we are pretty much one entity. We have been doing pretty
well with it this weekend. In our new Swazi location, we are on a
homestead. We don't have any power and we're doing the outhouse
thing. I love it here. We do have a propane tank and a stove. We
have been cooking some of the best meals this trip on that stove. We
are also doing our own shopping for food and supplies. It has brought
our team really close cooking and eating together in our new living
arrangement. Last night we did worship over candlelight and then hit
the bed around 9 pm. I like reading by candlelight. It is really
relaxing and I am starting to feel like I am really in rural Swazi. We
have dogs, chickens, cows, and goats. It is definitely a farmstead.
The cows tried to destroy the chickens nests yesterday. It was really
hilarious. Also, my friends Ben and Wilson hopped on the cows backs
and rode them for awhile when they were sitting down. There's a couple
funny things that happened for yah. As for the rest of this week I'll
be volunteering at the hospital in Manzini. Hopefully in the men's
ward. I know it will go well. Praise him for what he is doing now and
for the rest of the week. Also pray that God blesses with for his
compassionate heart for the people here. I love you all, and thanks
for your prayers.
Marcus