Hello all! The Kingdom of Swaziland is a
gorgeous place! There are beautiful mountains all around and gorgeous green
landscape everywhere! The people of Swaziland are so kind and friendly! You
probably don’t know much about Swaziland, as I did not know much before I moved
here so I will tell you a little about Swaziland. Swaziland is a country in
Africa about the size of New Jersey and it is the last country in Africa with a
king. The government in Swaziland is pretty corrupt. 70% of the Swazi
population lives in poverty while the king lives in his palace, has 13 wives, a
lot of stinkin cars and a private jet. The children in Swaziland are required
to pay school fees to attend even a public school. HIV/AIDS is rampant is
Swaziland. The country is predicted to be wiped out by AIDS within the next 40
to 50 years. The average life expectancy is Swaziland is 31 years old. There
are not very many jobs in Swaziland AT ALL and most of the jobs are government
jobs.
Swaziland
is known as a Christian nation but there is still a lot of ancestral worship
and worship of other gods. Our mission, while in Swaziland, is not exactly to
save people because pretty much everyone you talk to will tell you they are a
Christian. Our mission while is Swaziland is to disciple Swazis, teaching them
more about the truth of God’s Word and reminding them that God is a jealous God
and does not want to be shared with any other gods. Culture in Swazi is huge
and is usually put before God and what the bible says. As we disciple Swazi men
and women then they, in turn, can disciple other Swazi men and women and so on.
God
is at work and alive in Swaziland. We have been here a month and have already
seen God’s power at work in this country. God loves the country of Swaziland
and He wants His people to turn to Him instead of their culture. Our God is a
relentless God and He will not give up on this country. Please pray that God
would change the king’s heart because to end poverty in this country it must
start from the top. It must start with the king and his government.
could. You could throw away your
– Jeremiah 4:1 –
