Goodmorning,

   We just returned from two days up in the northern region of Swaziland. Our team stayed in an abandoned mining city called Bulembu, that is in the progress of being tranformed into a city for the glory of God. Of that many things going on there, we worked with some friends who run a home for abandoned babies. They are currently overrun with kids, having 28 in the home currently, and are forced to turn down many others needing a safe refuge to stay.

   Again, the overwhelming feeling from our time there is the deep need for care and a safe place to live for the abandoned orphans in the country. On an exciting note, while there we connected with a dear friend who builds steel frames for churches, and he has agreed to sell us one of those 11 by 20 meter structures at cost for our home/orphanage. His team of workers will be coming to our community in the latter half of this week to put up the structure. Following the week, we will then have to lay the foundation and block it in, in order to begin laying out the rooms inside. What wonderful provision from the Lord!

   So the remainder of this week will involve clearing thorn bushes off of our land and preparing to put up the structure Thursday and Friday. Later in the weekend we will leave for a long drive to the southern tip of South Africa for a scheduled conference in Jeffry's Bay. More to come soon. Unending love, Themba (claud)