So cold in Georgia!! Snow on the ground and yeah cold. We stayed at a church rec center... and so all us girls were sleeping on the floor... Everyday we had breakfast and then two sessions and then a "drime" practice session. Those sessions were either team builders( aka... obstacle course, get everyone across the wood planks... etc.) and then teaching times about missions, prayer led by the spirit and spiritual warfare. Each night we had awesome worship! Led by two guys named Chris and Tom and they were all about worship circle and it made me so happy!! Seriously awesome times!!! Anywho after worship we had another teaching time.... about surrender mostly and wow it was intense! People crying alot and such…but amazing stories of healing and change.

We stayed at a camp called Alabanza and seriously beautiful place! We were super jetlagged just kinda hung out for about 3 days and then took the 9 hour drive to Manzini, Swaziland.

On our way we got pulled over twice and then one of the vans broke down and so half the team actually got to our "home" about 6 hours later... Ok and wow our "home". Ha!

Our homestead is interesting lol. I am getting used to it. Kinda. lol. Ok so our hut. All the girls are staying in a circular hut that has a straw roof and cement floor. It has 7 sets of bunk beds and we have each decorated our area with pictures and things from home: ). The bathroom also called the long drop or Jumbo…the stench is incredible seeing it has been right around 90 to 100 in temp!  The "shower" consists of a tin room with no roof and the door falls over. You fill a bucket and "bathe".... Let me tell you - you don't get real clean...lol. The kitchen has a fridge and no counters and almost no storage and possibly the smallest oven ever! lol. Oh and yeah no running water! Pah! Cooking takes forever! It for surely is an adventure!! We have to get water from a bin that catches rain water. Let's see what else about our homestead... oh we have about 30 goats and 3 dogs and 8 chickens and 2 geese which equals poop everywhere!!!! Hmmm I think that is it about where I am living--- Oh just joking! I can't believe I forgot the BUGS!!! They are HUGE!!! And I mean huge!! I  We have beetles the size of my two big fingers together. and we killed a spider with fangs, hair and the body was about the size of my thumb no joke! It was national geographic time! Sick!!!

We are still settling in and it had been a bit of an adjustment.... to say the least. We have been able to go to two hospitals and my heart broke as there were kids in beds and then another set on the floor under the beds since there was not enough room.... It was so great to be able to love and care on the kids and pray with their moms (magi) and grammas (gogos)... We also were able to visit a school and the abandoned baby home in Mbabane (pronounced (Ba ban) It was a blast to be able to hold them and love and play but it has made me miss Grace and Justice a ton! I held a chunky baby at the hospital that reminded me of Justice and I seriously almost cried!

We are still getting ministries set up so it is taking patience and things... Our team verse has been 2 Tim. 1:7.... such a good reminder ("For God did not give us a spirit of timidity, but a spirit of power, of love and of self-discipline.")  Also I have been praying through Romans 12. Which has so much in it... everyday I see and learn something different!

I have been learning SO much and miss you all but know that God is truly at work here and I cannot wait to be able to write more!

Ok got to go... LOVE YOU ALL!!!!!!

We spoke with Megan on the phone during the night.  Even with the challenge of delays and being dropped more than once - it was so good to hear her voice.  She sounds strong and confident and very much at peace.  She said she is sleeping really well and generally feeling great.  She was unable to connect with her email provider for some reason (unable to pick up or send) and was unable to post to her blog.  She told us her access to communication will only be once every two weeks (the team had traveled a distance from their base).   If our experience was any indication - it may be sketchy at best.  Please continue praying for Megan and her team as they adjust to life in their new surroundings and learn to live with and love each other and the Swazi people.  We hear in Megan her love and dependence on the Lord - more answered prayer, for sure!  The above message was taken from a family post she was able to get out.  You're all family - right?  (smile)
Thanks again … Beth