Well friends this has been an interesting week.  I am sure now that the
Lord has many great plans for me here.  I went to church this Sunday at
Pastor Walters church.  It is about a 5 minute walk from my homestead. 
The temperatures this week were up in the high nineties.  About 97 I
think.  Church was really great, and I'm really starting to develop
relationships there.  The people that go to church there are so kind as
well.  The rest of Sunday was pretty relaxing.  We didn't do too much,
but hey I enjoyed it.  The week we began language training so now I'm
almost officially a Swazi Man.  The words aren't too hard, but I know
it will take some work to get it all down.  Our leader Kate taught
Swati on Thursday and Friday in the morning.  This week's ministry has
been the best week I have had in Ministry.  I'll first talk to you
about the hospital.  I volunteered at the Manzini Hospital this week on
Monday and Wednesday.  I met some friends there in October, and I had
forgotten about them until Friday of last week.  I saw them on Monday
and spent the full 2 hours walking around the hospital.  We went to all
the different wards to preach, build relationships with the patients,
and prayed healing over them.  Many people came to Christ this week. 
It is very sad though friends.  Many people are on their last breath
due to the HIV epidemic.  It was hard for me to watch a man ask Jesus
into his heart when all he had left was one breath as he was coughing
up blood.  I also rejoiced for that man's soul though.  We have 2 teams
that walk around and do this.  I go around with my friends Sabello and
Sthambiso.  They translate for me when I preach in the wards.  And the
Lord is healing people in there.  Believe it or not there are people
that are being healed everyday in that Hospital.  For instance, one of
my teammates Ashley met a man outside of the hospital with a broken
arm, all tattered up, and crying because of the pain.  They prayed for
him that day and saw him a few days later.  He was waiving his arms
around skipping, praising the name of Jesus.  Friends I ask that you
will continue to pray for these people at the hospital.  They are very
dear to my heart and just keep them in your prayers.

     On Thursday this week I was able to spend the whole day with a guy
named, Zamo.  I went to one of the care points that are all over
Swaziland.  He was digging a septic tank by hand with a pick ax and
shovel.  I got to work with this man the entire day.  It was one of the
greatest times of my life.  We were laughing about tons of silly
traditions we have in America and in Swaziland.  I saw what it truly
means to do relationship ministry on the field.  I am truly blessed by
the Lord that he had me go to this location and work with this man. 
The cool thing is that he is coming to Church with me this week.  How
amazing is that.  I am looking forward to working more with him next
week before we have to leave Swaziland.  I am planning to work with him
on Tuesday.  I know that the Lord will put aside time for me to share
more of my testimony with him.  There may be an option that I would be
able to disciple him next semester.  He is 24 like me and is probably
one of the hardest workers I've ever met in my life.  Don't worry
though, I was able to keep up with him.  It was a miraculous
experience, and I hope yáll will pray for my new friend this week.  On
Friday I had another really cool experience that i want to share with
you.  I met with a teacher in one of the squatter camps we minister
at.  We have met with her before, and there is an issue at hand.  She
is the principle of a small school there (of about 30 kids or so).  The
students are at the 4th grade level.  The issue at hand is that there
is 4 students that are way more advanced than the 4th grade level. 
They are also older students.  There is a 13 year old, two 14 year
olds, and a 16 year old.  You would think in America that they would
all be high school students.  The solution is that these 4 students
will be sent to a formal school not far from Manzini, and that one of
the people I live with here will tutor them all in English twice a
week.  The only problem we have is money.  It will take roughly 600
dollars to send these kids to school for a year.  I have decided to
take this matter on.  I was able to meet with Gugu on Friday and
discuss all of the children.  Their strengths, weaknesses, attitude
about going to a new school, and etc.  I took all their pictures and in
my next email will have a little profile on each one of them with a
picture.  Those who wanted to contribute to the India trip, please
consider this as an amazing opportunity to change 4 lives.  If you
decide to donate, the check would go to my home so that my dad can
deposit the money in my checking account.  Our home address is 1003 S.
Barker Rd.  Champaign IL, 61822.  The reason I am emailing you about
this before the profiles are done is because Gugu needs the money to
hold the students spots in school.  I ask that you pray about it this
week, and know that I will be sending another email next week.  So yea
we had a very exciting meeting and that was nearly the end to my week. 
Last night after ministry we went camping in Mbabane.  It was in the
rural area up on top of this mountain.  There were rocks the size of 2
story houses up there.  We had an incredible time with the other guys
in Swaziland.  There was 8 of us total.  We had a huge man-feast, great
fellowship time, and it was incredible.  It did rain on us and we woke
up sleeping in a cloud.  Gotta LOVE SWAZILAND!!!  Well Friends

    Today on our day off we are going cliff jumping from 27, 40, and 60
feet.  It will be amazing!  Waterfalls, beaches, hiking, and all the
works.  I wanted to say that all the people that have emailed me I will
respond next week when I'm back to my laptop.  Thanks for your
patience.  I miss you bman, grant, and the rest of you.  Go ILLINI!

Marcus