Dave Tucci Celebrates a Birthday in Swaziland!

When Dave Tucci applied to serve on our first construction team to Swaziland, he must have realized it would mean spending his birthday half-way around the world; but he didn't let a little old (oooops, did we say "old") thing like that stop him.

To help make his day special, Dave's wife, Cindy, gathered cards from family and friends and gave them to fellow-traveler Ben Pace, to surprise Dave with on his birthday, Monday, April 28th.

Here's a message from Heidi Miller about how the celebration went:

Dave loved the cards! Pastor Augustine offered to drive into town and get a birthday cake and some grape juice and we surprised him at lunch. It was really a great time for everyone. We considered waiting until dinner, but we thought he could enjoy the thoughts all day if we celebrated earlier.

It is tradition that we give gifts to people on their birthday, but as Dave spends his birthday week in Swaziland, it seems he is the one sharing his gifts with others - read on.....

Dave has been such an amazing blessing to this project. He is very, very experienced and immediately earned the respect of all the other leaders here through his Godliness and depth of knowledge. It is so wonderful to hear him speak testimonies of his life and his life with Cindy.... and you should see him with the kids!

We all can recall special birthdays in our lives. We suspect that, in years to come, Dave will have some fond memories of a birthday spent in Swaziland. More importantly however, we suspect that their will be some in Swaziland who will hold fond memories of a man from America who came to spread the love and hope of Jesus with them a share a part of himself (as well as cake!)

Happy Birthday Dave!