I thought you all might like a small glipse at what I will be blessed with this summer....

Getting to put a smile on these precious faces...

oh, and clean them up a little ;)

...love on, pamper, and play with those at the carepoints, orphanages, and hospitals...

Feed these hungry bellies!

For most of these kids, that is their only meal for the day.

We saw this little guy almost every single day.

He was steadily talking to me in siSwati the whole time he was eating!

He obviously didn't realize how bad my siswati was at the time.

(If educated, the kids know basic english, which is such a blessing! Siswati isn't the easiest language! We definitely learned a bunch through our translator.)

- Susanna (story of this sweet little one to come)

Most importantly, tell them about the love of Christ.

That God's Son came to this earth and gave us LIFE in Him!

Tell them that they are beautifully and wonderfully made, not mistakes.

Tell them that the God of the universe, watches over them day and night.

He never grows weary or faint. He never get tired.

And is ALWAYS there for them. He never changes and never will.

He is the First and the Last, the Beginning and the End,

and He is worthy of all our praise.

He is good.

He is holy and just, and at the same time, He is grace and mercy.

He has a plan for their lives.

He know's where we are and knows where we've been.

(and still loves us!)

He works for the good for those who love Him.

He will never leave us or forsake us.

He is the perfect Father and He loves them, dearly.

 "There's no one, there's no one like Jesus. There's no one, there's no one like Him."

We will also be praying with those in the hospitals, hospices, those in there last stages of HIV/AIDS and TB, and loving on the children that most of these young parents are leaving behind. The life expectancy rate in Swaziland is 28 years old with an HIV rate staggering at 45%. Pray for them. Pray for us as we pray them and try to help in every way we can. God has a plan, and His plans are always for His glory and for good.