Just thought I would let you in on the language of SiSwati… It is hard for a southern girl to pronounce..
1. I sing all the time. Ngi hlabela sonkhe sikhatsi.
(I sing all the time)
2. They teach the Word of God. Ba fundzisa livi leNkhosi.
(The teach the Word of the Lord)
3. You ask a lot of questions. U buta imibuto leminengi.
(You ask questions that are many)
4. I understand you. Ngi ya kuva
(I you understand)
5. We give food to the children. Si pha bantfwana kudla
(We give the children food)
Ok, so I know a lot of you have been wanting more information on our house and car so I am posting this small picture (hopefully).. God has been so gracious to us, Children’s Cup has rental houses under contract just for their missionaries. This house was a previous missionary couple who returned to the States, so we were very lucky to get this one. So far everything, our Car, our furniture and all the kitchen accessories and appliances including 2 months rent has come from our personal savings account and not from the ministry budget. We have not spent any of our ministry budget as of yet. God has made sure that our personal money has stretched further that we could ever imagine. All of the missionaries here told us to make our home our sanctuary a place we could come home to for peace and warmth because everything you see here and are involved in day to day will eventually take its toll. From the blessings of God we have done just that. Thank you all for your prayers and contributions we know God will bless each of you.
This past Sunday after morning service, we got a chance to eat lunch with a group visiting from the Oasis Church. The Pastor who preached from the group is from Phoenix but is originally from South Carolina. We went to a local hotel and ate from the buffet which cost E 250.00 (the E stands for Emilinigini ) for both of us to eat and that is not including our Coke lights..(AKA =Diet Coke) Anyway, on the buffet there was a bowl which contained home cooked pork skins..yum..he had noticed my plate and asked what it was..when he found out he went and got some for himself and said it reminded him of “home”. Like we have said, everything is almost the same but different.
After the meal we were invited to execution rock to hike approx. 6 miles straight up.. ha ha, not me..but Donald took them up on it. The time was late when they left the restaurant for the hike so they drove half way then walked to the top. He has some good pictures but I have to figure out how to download them from his cell phone. They saw mountain lion tracks and a huge alligator in one of the ponds. He said he almost did not make it all the way to the top. Since we are at such a high altitude it seems harder to walk or run I have definitely noticed that. Well guess I better go for now. Thank you again for your prayers, we know you are praying for us we can see it everyday.
