First Construction Team Lands in Swaziland

As I post this message, our first team of 8 men are most likely preparing for dinner in Swaziland. The team left Dayton on Tuesday, April 22 at about 2:20 in the afternoon. After changing airlines in Washington DC, they set off for Johannesburg, South Africa and another plane change for the final leg to Manzini, Swaziland. All in all, the team traveled for about 21 hours and arrived in Swaziland about 11:30 a.m. Dayton time (5:30 p.m. Swazi time) on Wednesday.

Ben Pace has been able to leave a couple of messages using his Skype phone. All the men traveled well and connections were obviously made on time. All of their luggage did not arrive, but they anticipated that most of the delayed bags would be sent to the Manzini airport sometime on Thursday. They spent time today with Kevin Ward, hearing his vision, learning his expectations and discussing the ICBC project. They also visited the Cultural Center where they learned about life on a homestead and went into town to pick up supplies for the next couple of weeks. If all goes as planned, they will be going to the job site on Friday, April 25th.

Also, Heidi Miller left Dayton yesterday, Wednesday, April 23rd at about 2:30 p.m. As I write this post, she should be preparing to touch down in Swaziland. Watch for messages from Heidi in the coming days.

Thanks to everyone who prayed for this team, contributed financially and provided supplies. Your investment will pay off in ways you can't even begin to imagine. Continue to lift up Aart, Dale, Steve, Rick, Ben Joe, Dave and David in your prayers as they go about the important work of buidling a church and homes, but more importantly, as they build the kingdom of God. Pray also for Heidi as she identifies ways to provide administrative support to Kevin and to manage the ICBC project in Swaziland on behalf of CLC. We look forward to hearing about their experiences in the days ahead.