Gogo Maria who has back problems and can barely walk, but manages to provide for her two grandchildren. Sadly she cannot pay for their school anymore. (In Swaziland children can only attend school if they pay school fees. These fees are very difficult to pay for a population who barely has enough for food.) Despite these setbacks she still told us, "It is well with my soul."
The young woman with four young children who's husband will not allow her to go to church, yet has such strong faith in God.
And finally, in my last post I mentioned spending the day in the hospital with a 19 year old young man, Linda. The hospital didn't admit him but sent him home with a handful of medicine. Tragically, he passed away yesterday from HIV. Please pray for his mom, grandma and sister. He came to know Christ through the ministry team here. They rushed him to the hospital and spent hours praying with and for him but he succumbed to the ravages of the disease which is so prevalent in this country.
And the stories continue day by day...walking by faith.
This is a photo of a little boy at Mahlabaneni carepoint. He posed for the camera after he sat in my lap and dozed on and off during the Bible lesson. The children are hungry for love and affectionate.
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