Last Saturday was one of the most incredible of my life - Most of the group woke up at 4:30 so that we could hit the road and drive 4hrs to within Swaziland. Dana used to work in Swaziland for 4 years and he took us to this wild area where we were going to hike and when we first got there, he walked down a hill (and by "walked" I mean "waded through waist high grass"), pointed at a house and said "That is where I lived for 4 years, so right now we're standing in my backyard." I have never been in such a wild place - a massive expanse of grass and rocks and just complete breath-taking glory of the Lord. It was a lonely kind of place, but I love that feeling. I love being in a place so vast that I am reminded of the magnitude of the Creator, my complete insignificance, and the wonder that in the midst of creating all of this He took the time to create me specifically too. We had an amazing hike that included a cave that we had to hoist one another out of a small hole to get out of, scrambling along giant boulders, hiding in the grass pretending to be Simba learning how to pounce, and singing joy to one another and God. I wish that I had had hours to spend there, but I will treasure those moments for the rest of my life.
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There was a very high probability that yesterday was going to be the last day that we were able to work at the school because there has been an impending teachers' strike. We have been praying desperately that the strike wouldn't happen or if it did that we would be able to find a place where we could meet with any children who were interested. Yesterday our prayers were fully answered when the principal told us that the strike was not going to include the main educators, but is right now only involving some administrators. Praise God!
Please continue to pray for our last week with these children.
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