Hi all...
Update from Swaziland....
Airtime is super expensive here so I limited contact to just letting my mom know where I am and gave her my no. to contact me...
So far its been good! I have this problem of making everyplace I go to home,so everytime I leave it's been hard.
After Uitenhage the teams split in 3 and our team went to Swaziland with public transport. Lots of issues, e.g. at first not having our names on the bus, Joburg had so many street vendors and then the 4 hour taxi drive to Swaziland. From there we went to Swaziland YWAM base which is a beautiful property, a couple of houses converted into dorms, etc... with 2 dogs, 3 cats and a cow...Basically there we just did work duties, working on a floor that needed the glue removed and I am seeing that I am becoming so much more like my mother. When I had to pick up cow poop my reaction was, at least it's not smelling and someone has to do it...And this is preparation for my own farm one day :) If you know me well u'll know this wasnt me 4 months ago... Anyway pics and a longer update to follow. All I want to add is that though it was hard to be alone on Christmas, I was sitting in this most beautiful nature and then realised that God was giving one of my dreams to own a big property on a small holding in nature where the dogs run freely and kids etc...to me on Christmas and it was a christmas time with me and him... That was a blessing... New Years I fell asleep at 11:40 :) We found and killed a snake the last day... But longer update and pics will come hopefully in Joburg. That is if I get money again for such things, Still have 90% of my outreach fees left to pay but the money is coming in slowly but surely...Miss normal life occasionally. Friends, Family, HP Campus Friends, and my car occasionaly...But making wonderful new memories.
After Swazibase we left for a farm in Emkwuzheni, a small village 1-2 hours from Mbabane... There we did farm work, deweeding, picking leaves for medicines,picking sweet potatoes, etc.etc. and finding very funny goggas (bugs), using a long drop and a bucket at night when scared to walk in darkness to the longdrop, the shower was pretty cool bucket shower, no electricity except in the hall&office in certain hours. We also did door to door, it was so amazing the welcome in the villages, and for me it was a blessing to really sit on the mats and share and pray for the people of Emzwhuzeni and Swaziland...Also every mornign we did a devotion at the local hospital and I helped 2 days digging a foundation for the church in the area.... Mostly what made me sad to leave is just the warm friendly people (esp. the older people when we did door to door the attitude wasnt OH no, but Siyabonga, Thankyou for sharing the word with us...) Also we played with the children living around the area, so at least once a day you hear from the fence "CHUNDRE! (accent), VICTORIA!, BOB". I also got asked why am I an umlungu (white person), which confirms one of my theories about the history of coloureds which is another discussion for another day. But funnily enough one of the children that asked was light like me and even had greenish eyes.I said why do u call me
Umlungu,when we look the same. A little miracle was at the hospital, they had no one to do devotions for the 2 weeks that we were there and we didnt even know that when we came to do it. They have a schedule but the 2 weeks we were there were the only two no one was booked. Also what was amazing was when God gave specific words to share and then when we pray and share with the people what was on our hearts afterwards we find out it was exactly what they were going through, and really we don't know them before...Oh in Emkwuzheni we ate alot of free mangoes. The farm we were working on provides food by
sales and some of the stock as food for an orphanage in Mbabane. We are now this weekend at the Orphanage in Mbababe, IT's called the Sandra Lee Orphanage...The kids are so amazingly cute!!!!! And
happy...Though lots have either lost their parents through aids or they come from the abandoned childrens ward in Mbabane HOspital which I may have mentioned going to before?
So thats it in terms of Update. On Monday we leave for 2 weeks of Ministry in JOburg, and then 2 weeks School ministry in Port Elizabeth, then Patensie 2 weeks, then Graduation March4... and then I come to Cape Town after that, for 2 weeks, and then I dont know what next... So thats my quick update if you guys would like to sponsor me still You need to bank it to
Absa Jeffreys Bay (not sure of Branch Code)
Account Holder:Veronika Gloeck
Account No. 9213661812
Ref: YWAM Swazi Outreach Chandre
Thank You all for your love, prayers, donations, friendship...Everyday I realised how blessed I have been with good friends and family.
Seriously... I love and sincerely miss you all....Whether some I know through internet or some in person, recently or for years, I must say you guys have all been open and true and Love you. I think it takes
leaving and being alone for a while to see you. Those in Joburg or PE who wish to see me, Please contact me then on 082 622 9848 begin_of_the_skype_highlighting 082 622 9848 end_of_the_skype_highlighting. I'm not sure where my cell c phone is so dont contact me on there. Leaving for Joburg on Monday so dont contact me before, but please say hi :) Oh and lastly Happy birthday to all I didnt say. SOrry really hard to communicate and some days working super hard and just flopping in bed after....Happy Birthday Thails! Congrats Jos on your beautiful new baby and Elana...Candice, so sorry to hear about your grandma, may God comfort you... and everyone else hopefully I'll be more connected when back in SA...
Love you all and God bless you too... Nkosi ikubusisi - (God bless you in seswati!).
