Finally a post.....

Hello All,
This is our first post since we returned from our Furlough in the U.S. A lot has been going on; we have hosted 2 teams within a 3 week period. The first was a VIP mission’s team from HPC El Paso Texas a total of 6 people. This team wanted to learn how our CarePoints operated so they could go back and create mission CarePoints in Mexico. This is a terrific group of people, Pastor Buck and wife Esther and members of the HPC El Paso Church. One of the days we took a break and rode horses in the Game Park Mlilwane, wow, it had been 35 years since I had been on a horse, but it was fun once I got use to it. 
The second team was a split team, ½ from HPC Baton Rouge Louisiana and the other ½ from Raleigh NC a church (Ekkelsia) that fully sponsor the Moneni CarePoints that Don and I oversee. It was a wonderful but busy time for us. The NC group paid to have a new sliding board, swings and a see-saw the children have not had anything to play on for about a year. Don went down and busted concrete for 2 days to prepare it for the setup of the swings. Poor fellow, he wound up with blisters on both hands but it was worth it to see the children playing and having a great time.
Patty Tebron and her friend Bernie came that has come for the last few years. Every year Patty has done a major project for the children here. Last year she brought mittens and hats for as many children as she could possibly bring over. This year it began as “Blankets for the Children of Swaziland” This took off like a rocket. Patty was hoping for around 1,000 blankets but when word got out Patty had a grand total of around 2,300. She brought over 1,300 blankets with her (11 full size suitcases) and the remainder will be shipped to our home office in Louisiana and come over on the 1 time a year cargo shipment sometime in August or Sept. This has made a big impact here; they were greatly needed especially this time of year. She would wrap the blanket around the children, kiss them and tell them that she loved them. How blessed and warm the children are now at night with it being cold. Thank- you Patty & Bernie, May God Bless and watch over you both.
Things are back to normal now and we are hoping to spend more time at each of our CarePoints helping with the feedings and playing with the Children.
It is funny to read that temperatures in our home town are in the 80 / 90’s when here we are having beautiful days but as soon as the sun drops in the sky so does the temperature. This weekend is July 4th so even though Swaziland does not celebrate we will. This Saturday there is a “get together” of Americans here to celebrate, live music, hot dogs (if that is what you call them here, we call them Vienna sausages) hamburgers, and a Chili Cook-off (Last year I took 1st place and Don took 2nd) I think there will be more competition this year, but we will let you know how we do.
I feel that since we returned from furlough that the finance office is under control enough that I will be able to be out in the field about 2-3 days a week and I am really looking forward to spending more time at Ludze Ludze and Moneni. The days we spent there with the teams felt like it did when we first moved here. Spending time loving on the children feels like what God wants me to “get back to”.
Thank you again for all your support and prayers, without them, HIS ministry here would not be possible. Love in Christ…..Don and Diane
Please pray for:
Guidance in our ministry / Children at the CarePoints / Government of Swaziland / Leaders of our Organization / missionaries in the field / direction for possibility of a new sewing class/ Our health and Safety / someone to eventually take over the finance department /