What we do for the least of these, we do for Him

I saw Jesus the other day. She was an old lady who was sick and alone at her homestead without food or running water. She had no children and her husband was gone. Pain was covering her eyes and her frame was thin. Her clothes and her body were covered in dirt and she struggled to walk steadily. She came out of her bed to greet us as I took in my surroundings. Two mud and grass huts, many chickens, trash scattered on the ground, a few hungry dogs…"I have pain in my heart" she confessed in SiSwati as she explained she used to attend the church at Hawane but due to her sickness she could no longer walk the short distance to the church. She shared how she longed to attend church and has been unable to for 2 years. I thought to myself "I think we brought church to her today" and suggested we sing a worship song in SiSwati.



I then watched as the body of Christ poured out God's love in some incredible ways at her homestead. The group of us who came to minister to the community consisted of about 12 people from various countries including England, Ireland, Scotland, USA, Ghana, Swaziland, and Zambia. Pastor Augustin and the nurse at Hawane Farm led the way and before I knew it some of us were helping this precious lady bathe, some were doing some much needed cleaning in her home, bringing her food, dressing her in new clothes, washing her dishes, fetching her water from the creek, hand-washing her clothes and hanging them on the line, providing a clean mattress for her to sleep, tidying up her yard, committing to drive her to church Sunday, giving her medicine, sharing the truth of God's Word with her, and praying for her. Tears came to my eyes as I soaked in the beauty of the body of Christ loving others with the same love Christ gave to us (John 15:12). In Matthew 25:35, 40 Jesus tells us that what we do for the least of these, including those who are sick and those who are hungry, we do for Him.



I was overwhelmed to realize that from her property I could clearly see the very house I am staying in at Hawane Farm- a place where I have plenty to eat, enough clothes, and running water. During the cleaning of this dear lady's home, someone discovered a couple strange items that looked like a bird's nest. When she was asked what these items were she responded by saying they were given to her by someone in the community to help make her bad dreams go away. I shared with her that Jesus Christ is the only answer for her and that having these items goes against God's Word (Exodus 20:3-4). God's Spirit moved in her heart and she agreed to have these items burned. Praise God! Before we left she thanked us and said that she is feeling better already. Yes, I think I saw Jesus the other day and what a privilege it is to serve Him.

Posted by Kylee Malhotra

Kylee Celebrates a Birthday in Swaziland

It's going great here in Swaziland. Though the 3rd construction team left last Tuesday, the investment they made into the kingdom of God will be bearing fruit well into the future.

I have been given my assigned responsibilities while I am here. At this point they include: counseling the kids and house mothers, training the mothers in counseling and budgeting, leading a cell group for teenage girls at Hawane, helping start CLC Hawane's Sunday school for the kids, doing office work for the CLC project, and helping start and lead a Hawane youth group for the teenage boys and girls on the farm. God is so good and He is faithful to lead each of us into His will.

I celebrated my birthday this past Wednesday and my roommates (an American young lady & 2 young ladies from Ireland) surprised me that morning by putting up a "Happy Birthday Kylee" sign with balloons on the wall across from my bedroom. One roommate even left me a card. It was so sweet. Throughout the day I received surprise birthday cards from the children at Hawane and that night in cell group they even had a cake to celebrate. The body of Christ is family wherever you are. It is a beautiful thing.

The next evening I had a birthday party and invited some of the other long-term missionaries on the farm and the teenage girls from the cell group. We just had fun and taught them some "American" dances like the chicken dance, the Macerena, YMCA, and the hokey pokey. The Lord has put on my heart to teach the girls in the cell group about who we are in Christ. May they live in the freedom of knowing our gracious Hevenly Father and the joy of living out who they are in God's eyes. God has a unique purpose for each of these children regardless of the circumstances that led them here. "A father to the fatherless, a defender of widows, is God in his holy dwelling." (Psalm 68:5).

Thursday I accompanied Pastor Augustin, the nurse here, and the other volunteers to their weekly clinic/outreach out in the surrounding community. People who live in the nearby homesteads walk to the clinic to reveive basic medical treatment. Each individual is prayed for and ministered to by the volunteers. God did some amazing things including delivering a lady from evil spirits, softening the heart of a young man with AIDS who recently tried to commit suicide to make the decision to come to church Sunday at Hawane, encouraging widows to continue in the way of the Lord, and pouring out His love on multiple orphan children. We serve an awesome God!

Construction Team 3 Returns Home to Dayton

After 10 days in Swaziland and 4 days of travel, our third construction team returned home to Dayton this morning. This group of 10 men spent their time in Swaziland painting Pastor Augustin's home and rennovating a building that will become one of two children's homes on the Hawane CLC property. In addition to their work on the site, the men also assisted a family on a local homestead; continiuing work that was origianlly started by the men of Team 1.

Team 3 was greeted at the airport by family and friends, including members of the first two construction teams, and extended stay traveler, Heidi Miller. We are all anxious to hear their stories and see updates of the work at the jobsite. Be sure to check the blog for new photos in coming days.

To everyone that lifted these men up in prayer, or shared an encouraging word or deed with their families or supported them financially - THANK YOU! You enabled them to experience an important chapter in their lives. You are loved and appreciated!

Love One Another

We received a message this morning from Kylee, updating us on the work of the team and sharing some of what they have been experiencing:

Hello! The last few days has been very eventful.

Let's see Saturday the team and I went to Makaya, a game reserve, and we saw the beautiful animals God has created. We were able to see elephants, giraffes, rhinoceroses, and zebras up close. We even had an elephant's trunk touching the front of our vehicle. It was amazing to see the beauty and wonder of what God has made.

On Sunday we went to both church services (at Potter's Wheel and Hawane CLC). At the end of the Hawane CLC service the whole congregation walked down the road to the new site that the CLC teams have been building. The church structure is there and the brick walls just need to be put up. The pastor's home is very close to being finished as it is getting the final coats of colored paint. The orphan home that team 3 has been diligently working on is very close to being finished as well. The rooms are in place, the tile is there, and the walls are being painted. Exciting stuff! The widow and her children who will be living in this home on the Hawane CLC property have just recently come to stay at Hawane Farm until they are able to move in. It should not be too much longer. It was a great site to see the whole Hawane CLC congregation walk down to the new site and pray with Pastor Kevin to dedicate the new church to the Lord.

Sunday after the service we went to have lunch and visit with Pastor Stan Drew and his wife, Sue. It was wonderful! They are also from the States and with the Assemblies of God. Afterwards the team went out to fit in some shopping. There were some interesting shops and the Lord lead me to pray with one of the ladies working at a shop. She explained that her husband left her 12 years ago to go work in South Africa and she has been alone with her children ever since. She shared she was a Christian and asked if I would like to share a Scripture with her. She handed me a copy of her New Testament and I read 2 Corinthians 4:17-18 to her to encourage her that all that we see in this world is temporary. Eternity is what matters in life. May we all have an eternal perspective each day in the midst of whatever circumstance we find ourselves.

For our present troubles are small and won’t last very long. Yet they produce for us a glory that vastly outweighs them and will last forever! So we don’t look at the troubles we can see now; rather, we fix our gaze on things that cannot be seen. For the things we see now will soon be gone, but the things we cannot see will last forever.


Yesterday evening we were able to visit the Mbabane hospital and it was a moving experience for each of us. We went to the childrens' ward and loved on the kids and their families and prayed for them. There is such need there. I found myself in a room with children in cribs who had been abandoned and left in horrible places. They are now in the hospital and this does not give them any opportunity to play or receive much affection. It is heartbreaking and I believe the very heart of God can be found by loving on these kids. May God's love shine through each and every aspect of the body of Christ here in Swaziland.

On the way back from the hospital some of the men from the team saw a fire about to overtake a house alongside the road. We stopped and God used the team to put out the fire and protect this widow's house. She shared she has a lot of trouble walking and has no children. She was very concerned about what she was going to do. I believe God prompted the men to help this woman as they did not even know the whole situation. God is amazing….

While this team, as well as our previous construction teams, has been sent to Swaziland to build structures, their most important work has been to be the hands and feet of Christ to the people of Swaziland and to share God's love through word and action. Visiting homesteads, worshipping with local citizens, working along side community residents, spending time with children in the hospital, stopping on the ride home to put out a fire - these are acts that manifest our love for God and His love for His people. Praise God that these men have had the chance to do more than just build a house!

I John 4:7-11

My beloved friends, let us continue to love each other since love comes from God. Everyone who loves is born of God and experiences a relationship with God. The person who refuses to love doesn't know the first thing about God, because God is love—so you can't know him if you don't love. This is how God showed his love for us: God sent his only Son into the world so we might live through him. This is the kind of love we are talking about—not that we once upon a time loved God, but that he loved us and sent his Son as a sacrifice to clear away our sins and the damage they've done to our relationship with God.

My dear, dear friends, if God loved us like this, we certainly ought to love each other. No one has seen God, ever. But if we love one another, God dwells deeply within us, and his love becomes complete in us—perfect love!

In an Instant

Here in the United States, we live in a culture of "instant"; instant gratification, instant communication, instant access, instant connections, instant recognition - the list goes on and on. We have become very accustomed to getting what we want, when we want it and when we can't get something instantly, we can become anxious, frustrated, angry or disillusioned. The practice of "being still" is becoming harder and harder to master.

Last December I traveled with the exploratory team to Swaziland. I knew God had called me to go on the trip, but I really didn't understand why. Still, I was confident of His prompting and so I went. Upon arriving, I "instantly" realized that, while there were many adjectives that could describe life in this third world country (both good and bad) "instant" was not one of them!

I realized something else as well - when you put yourself in a situation where you are diligently seeking God; when your focus is continuously placed on discerning His will; when you pray and expect to hear from God; when you earnestly seek His guidance; when you offer yourself to God and allow Him to use you.... He shows up! There is nothing better than knowing that you are in God's presence.

This morning at church I had the opportunity to talk with a couple of the other women who's husbands are currently in Swaziland serving on our third construction team. While they were excited that these men were serving God halfway around the world and while they knew that God has called these men to serve, these wives were a bit anxious that they had not had contact with their husbands for several days. Earlier in the week, we received a couple of e-mails and brief phone calls. There was something comforting in being able to make contact and get "instant" feedback. Not hearing from the team since Wednesday gives us a sense of disconnectedness and uncertainty about what is going on.

It is in moments likes these that we should turn to God. This is when our trust in Him needs to be unleashed. It is during times of testing that our faith really grows. Perhaps the hardest thing to do when we feel a lack of control in a situation is to yeild to God, and yet that is exactly what He calls us to do.

Psalms 46:10 commands us to "Cease striving (let go, relax, be still) and know that I am God". To those families who have a loved one serving in missions, I urge you to "be still". Take those feelings of loneliness, concern, anxiety and disconnectedness and give them over to God. Experience the peace and power that is found in His presence and be assured that He is watching over our husbands and daughter as they serve Him in obedience. Trust Him to not only care for them, but to care for you. Use this time of separation as a time to draw nearer to God. I am confident that if you seek Him, you shall find Him..... in an instant!

~ Donna

Reaching the Community: An Entry from Kylee

Entry: 9.10.08

The team is working hard at the job site to get a lot done today in the orphans home and the plumbing in the pastor's home. The pastor and his family have chosen the colors of paint for the walls in their new home and soon color will be on the walls. It's exciting to see this transformation! We all had the privilege of going to dinner at Pastor Augustine and Elizabeth's house (in town) yesterday. To sum it all up I would say it was amazing and Elizabeth truly has the gift of hospitality. We were able to try some real Swazi food. Good stuff! I am looking forward to when they live just down the street from Hawane Farm. I will plan to visit them, especially around dinner time!

Half of the guys on the team went out into the community yesterday with Pastor Augustin for homestead visits. They seem to definitely have been impacted by that experience. The other half of the team will go out into the community today and then Thursday everyone will join together to go out for some ministry to the people in the surrounding homesteads. We expect this to be an awesome experience and for God to work in powerful ways.

This morning during the team's devotional time the following Scripture was shared:

"Rejoice always, pray without ceasing, give thanks in all circumstances; for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus for you. " - 1 Thessalonians 5:16-18.

We were encouraged to practice these words no matter the circumstances around us. Thanksgiving and prayer are powerful weapons to fight against the enemy's schemes and to stay focused on God's plans.

David Churchill's Journal Entry: Tuesday, 9/9/08

Buddy LaChance and I headed to the jobsite early so that we could measure up the orphans home for plumbing. We also needed to measure for kitchen cabinets in the Pastor’s home and the children’s home. I met Bruce at the site at 7am to ride to the Build-It store to get plumbing supplies. We then go to the cabinet store with Buddy’s list to get the cabinets. The other team members worked on painting the pastor’s home and finished building two more walls in the orphans home. They will also did mortar work on the floor in preparation for the tile that should be delivered on Wednesday. I got back around 10am and announced that the materials should be delivered within a couple of hours per the owner of the Build-It Store. The two teams are making excellent progress this morning on their work.

David Churchill's Journal Entry: Monday, 9/8/08

After an early breakfast we headed off to the job site for early morning prayer and devotions. At the job site we split off and took different areas to pray for the team and the property. We wanted to make sure that there is no room for Satan’s work here! After our prayers we split off into two work teams with Travis and I each taking ½ of the team for work on the orphan home and the other ½ working on finishing up Pastor Augustin’s home. The Pastor’s home needs to be completely primed on the inside walls. We started with four, 5- gallon buckets of white primer. Travis’s group jumped right in with breaking out a concrete ramp section that needs to be removed in an area that is to become a children’s bedroom. He also had some of the guys begin demo work on a way in a small room to remove a concrete and block wall in order to make large enough for another bedroom. This room became our first trial. With almost an hour of pounding on this wall, we were making very slow progress. Todd and the team decided that some prayers were needed, because at the rate they were going, this demo was going to take all day- if not longer. After some good strong prayer , the group again attacks this project with a completely new outlook. This wall starts coming down amazingly fast. I walked back through the area an hour and half later and I’m amazed to see the entire wall is laying on the floor in a pile of rubble. One of the guys asks for a shovel so they can start the cleanup. Halleluiah!

Then came trial number two - Around 11 a.m. I notice that we are starting to get low on paint for the Pastor’s house. Pastor Augustin and some of the other local workers tell us there is no more on the site. Unfortunately, Swaziland is celebrating its 40th year of independence and the King’s 40th birthday and so all businesses are closed. We have no way to get more supplies. So, I notify the team that we may have to start looking around for another project to work on because we’re almost out of paint and can’t get more until Tuesday. Todd Smith gathers the team around the paint and prays that God will provide more paint. We then decide to take our lunch break. When we arrive back at Hawane Farm, Paul Carlson goes on a search for more paint. When he returns he notifies the team that he has found four more 5 gallon buckets of sealer paint! The power of prayer is with us today people. Thank you JESUS!!!!!

After lunch we made excellent progress. The walls are standing for the two bedrooms, along with a beam section being built across the rest of the house to help support the roof. The team has cleaned out all of the wall section that was removed and filled in the masonry sections that needed to be patched and repaired in the floor. In Pastor Augustin’s house, the painting crew has moved on from painting the three bedrooms along and the hallway to painting the kitchen, living room and dining room areas with two coats in each room. The painting crew has used over 30 gallons of paint in one day.

We close up the day with a beautiful sunset setting over the mountain side and put away our tools wrapping up our first day!!!

David Churchill's Journal Entry: Sunday, 9/7/08

Today we got up early so that we could leave for the first service at Kevin’s church over in Mbabane. We attended that service and were recognized by Kevin and his church. His ministry is very powerful and his music ministry sounds really good. Kevin had a guest pastor from South Africa there who gave a very good sermon on the Midianites and Gideon in Judges 6. He told us how Gideon felt he was so weak and small and how the Angel of the Lord came to him and told him, “The Lord is with you, mighty warrior.” Gideon answered with questions of how he could be a Mighty Warrior with no idea of the powers of which the angel spoke of. Gideon asked for proof that the Angel spoke for the Lord and was told to make and meal and prepare it for the Lord. The the Angel of the Lord struck it with his staff and the rock on which the meal and fire flared from the rock and consumed the meat and the bread. The angel of the Lord disappeared, and Gideon yelled “Ah; Sovereign Lord! I have seen the angel of the LORD face to face.” He then did everything the Lord asked of him. Gideon went on to defeat the Midianites. The teaching taught us about the powers of being Christ-like.

We then went back to Hawane Farm to attend service with Pastor Augustin be introduced to the church. The church was standing room only and I believe the pastor blocked off some seats for us so that we could sit with the congregation. After a while he brought us up to the front and introduced us. We each then got up and talked (with the help of a translator) about what brought us to Swaziland. We didn’t understand a lot of the songs but you could tell from the passion and the power of the Holy Spirit in the singing who and what they were singing about!

In the afternoon several of the guys headed off to play soccer (Africa calls it football). It was very impressive to see the young men and boys from the farm. They are very energetic and moved around the field very well. Our CLC team was doing pretty well seeing as most of them are twice or three times the age and some old enough to be ….. never mind! The final score was a tie: 3-3. There should be a rematch sometime later this week.

David Churchill's Journal Entry: Saturday 9/6/08

Last evening Pastor Augustin and his wife Elizabeth met us at the airport in Swaziland. Our luggage filled up the entire backend of one van and filled two more vehicles with people and some more bags. We then drove to Hawane Farm. Kevin, Helen, Ashar and Joshua Ward met us in our residence quarters which is truly nicer then I even imagined. Helen brought a big pot of pasta and some pizzas. We ate dinner and discussed our trip with them, we split off into 3 man and 2 man rooms and hit the racks as most of us were exhausted!

This morning we got up around 7am and made breakfast. We then met with Kevin and walked up to the church area and looked over the Pastors house and the church and the orphans home that we would be working on. We started measuring out different areas for the floor plan and started cleaning up the areas that we would be working on.

We arrived at the Swazi Cultural Village around noon. We walked around an old homestead to learn how the traditional Swazis live. They showed us the boy’s huts, girl’s huts, huts for each wife, grandmother’s hut, etc. We walked up a distance and were shown a beautiful set of water falls off in the distance. Our guide also showed us the large mountain off in the distance, which was used for executions years ago. After our walk back down, we attended a cultural dance and singing exhibition by the folks that live in the village. They were very good. I was amazed at the power of the dance and their voices were so good.

We had lunch at the Mountain Inn, which is owned by Kevin’s parents. The view was absolutely beautiful and the food was good.

After we returned to Hawane Farm, we all ventured over to the kids area and started playing with the kids. This one little girl came right over and attached herself to my leg. She is simply adorable and made me think of my children right then and there. I gave her my sun glasses and picked her up. She clung to me with a death grip and wouldn’t let go. She just made my heart melt and made me miss my kids. I remembered what Heidi and some others had said, “just hold on and love them as your own.”

A Message From Kylee

We received a quick e-mail from Kylee early this morning. Here's a portion of that message:

I have safely made it to Swaziland! It is great here and the country's landscape and its people are beautiful. Thank you SO MUCH for your prayers. God is so good and He got our whole team to Swaziland safely with only a few late bags. The flight was long but myself and many of the team members were able to get some rest. Near a full day of traveling does get you a little confused at what time it really is but all of us have adjusted quite well. The 3rd construction team are a group of funny guys with hearts for God and I think they are going to do awesome work on the Hawane CLC project.

Saturday we went to the cultural village to learn about traditional Swazi culture. It was a great experience and at the end we got to see some very interesting and powerful dancing by both men and women. They even pulled some of us (including me) out to dance and let me tell you I had no idea how to move like them! Lots of fun though.

Sunday we went to both the church service at Potter's Wheel Church (Pastor Kevin) and the church at Hawane Farm (Pastor Augustin). God is confirming that I am to share with the teenage girls about who we are in Christ. I look forward to it. The services were great and the church at the farm sings in SiSwati which is great. The woman next to me would lean over a couple times and tell me the main chorus of the song. It was precious when she said to me "Jesus Is Lord of All" to fill me in on the lyrics. It is beautiful for the body of Christ to be worshipping in unity. We were asked by Pastor Augustin to each share a few words with their congregation and I shared 2 Cor. 5:15.

I have been helping out so far at the job site with the men. There's lots to do including painting, some plumbing, and lots of other construction stuff. We are believing for God to do miracles and to complete the project so the pastor and his family can move in. God is doing great things. Monday, lots of progress was made on the house before even lunch time. We may be visiting the homesteads soon too, so may God use us mightily according to His perfect will. May His love flow through us freely and completely.

Prayer Requests:

1) God's leading and wisdom as to where I should serve the body of Christ here. There are so many opportunities and I know God already has it planned. Pray I would hear from God clearly and follow Him fully.

2) The cell group for teenage girls I will be leading on Thursdays at 5pm (11am in US) that God would prepare their hearts, give them receptiveness to me and God's Word, give them a hunger and thirst for righteousness and purity. Pastor Augustin's oldest daughter may be joining our group.

3) God's power to flow in and through the 3rd team as they minister here. For God to do AMAZING, seemingly impossible things and for the pastor's home and orphans home to be completed before they leave for back home; but not as we will but as God wills.

4) God's will in Emma's (the nurse who has faithfully served here for 3 yrs after just coming originally for a 9 month trip) journey back to the UK, God's leading in her life as she plans to come back to the farm soon, His divine provision for her missions work (so valuable to the kids at Hawane Farm), and God's restoration during this time.

5) God's will regarding transportation for me. I may be learning to drive here or at least needing a ride to the youth group I think I will be involved in leading in town on Friday nights.


It is awesome to receive such wonderful and joy-filled news! Please continue to be in prayer for Kylee and the construction team. As she said let's ask and trust God to do "AMAZING, seemingly impossible things!"

Getting Settled

Yesterday, Saturday, September 6th the Kingdom of Swaziland recognized it's 40th year of Independence from Great Britain and the 40th birthday of King Mswati. As the people of Swaziland celebrated their nationhood, CLC hosted its first Annual5K Run/Walk for Swaziland. More than 240 people participated in this fundraiser aimed at heightening awareness of the devasting effects that HIV/AIDS is having on the people of Swaziland. According to the latest U.N. estimates, only one in four Swazis can expect to reach the age of 40. AIDS has infected nearly 40 percent of the adults in Swaziland — the highest infection rate in the world — and has left a generation of orphans.

CLC has felt called to share the love and hope of Jesus Christ with the people of Swaziland, particularly with the orphans and widows. Earlier this year we launched our Swaziland Ministry and partnered with Pastor Kevin Ward to implement an "In Community By Community" project. The proceeds from the 5k Run/Walk for Swaziland will help fund our current Hawane CLC project.

While the race was underway here in Dayton, our 3rd Construction Team was busy visiting our church property in Swaziland and assessing the building that will become a children's home. After spending the morning at the job site, the men and Kylee visited the Cultural Village at the Mantenga Nature Reserve to gain a better understanding of the Swazi culture.

Once their visit to the Cultural Center was completed, the team headed into town to purchase necessary supplies and to buy food gifts to take with them as they visit homesteads in the coming week.

Today, Sunday, was spent honoring God! The team first attended services at the Potter's Wheel Church in Mbabane, where Kevin Ward is the Senior Pastor. Then they headed back to Hawane Farm to attend local services led by Pastor Augustin Bauteng. Pastor Augustin will lead the church at Hawane CLC once it is completed.

This afternoon, the construction team and Kylee had the opportunity to get to know some of the children currently living at Hawane Farm. Whether it was playing board games, taking a walk or playing a game of soccer, the opportunity to spend time with these wonderful children will be a blessing and will help this team understand even more the importance of doing this work.

Tomorrow will begin 5 straight days of construction work on the children's home. Please pray that God will bless the site, that He will keep our men safe and that He will provide the guidance and endurance the men need to accomplish as much as possible in the days ahead.

Team 3 Touches Down in Swaziland

After about 24 hours of flying and lay-overs, our 3rd team arrvied safely in Swaziland. We are grateful for their safe and timely travel. The team was greeted at the airport and taken to their accomodations at Hawane Farm. After dropping off their luggage (most of it arrived with the team; a few addtional pieces will be flown in from Johannesberg on Saturday), the team shared a light meal with Kevin and Helen Ward. Everyone was in good spirits and is very excited about the opportunity to visit the property and buidling project tomorrow morning.

Thank you to everyone who prayed for traveling mercies! Your prayers were answered.

Exodus 23:20: "Behold, I am going to send an angel before you to guide you along the way and to bring you to the place which I have prepared."

Third Construction Team Takes Off for Swaziland

Today, Thursday, September 4, 2008 at 2:35 p.m., our third team departed Dayton for Swaziland. They arrived in Washington DC about 4:00 p.m. then took off for Johannesburg just before 6:00 p.m. After a brief stop in Johannesburg on Friday morning, we anticipate the team will arrive in Swaziland about 2:30 p.m. EST (8:30 p.m. Swazi time). Please pray for their safe travel and timely arrival.

In addition to the 10 men who are serving on the construction team, Kylee Malhotra is heading off for a 4 month stay at Hawane Farm. Their excitement and anticipation were palpable as we met at the airport. These folks are pumped up to do some awesome work for God!

The primary focus of the construction team will be on one of the children's homes. They will be taking a long storage building and converting it into living quarters. The exterior of the building is structurally sound, which allows the team to begin interior framing, roughing in of plumbing and electrical and leveling the floor. Once that work is completed, the team can put up wallboard and maybe even begin to lay tile. They head into the project with BIG expectations! The floor plans call for 3 bedrooms, a combined living/dining area, a kitchen, large bathroom (two toilets, shower stall and sink) and a laundry area with an additional shower/tub. Once completed, the home will have the capacity to house up to 10 people (8 children and 2 adults).

Kylee will be using her training and experience in counseling to work with children and teens both at Hawane Farm and those in the Teen Challenge Swaziland program. She will also assist the new Youth Ministry Leader associated with Pastor Kevin Ward's church and will help facilitate small groups and Bible studies.

A few weeks ago we asked the team members, "What are you most looking foward to about this trip?" Here are a few of their responses:

"Seeing how God uses me to do His will"

" Revival in myself, our church, the people of Swaziland, and our world."

" Building relationships and creating memories that will last a lifetime in the Lord!"

" I want to be the hands and feet of Christ and see people through His eyes"

" Seeing God being glorified in and through all we do. He will bring about His purpose."

" Allowing God to work His full potential through us and in us"

" Serving God with other brothers in Christ! Making a difference in people's lives".

We ask that you keep this team of people in your prayers over the next 14 days. May God bless them, protect them, challenge them, grow them and may He use them to draw others to him. We also covet your prayers for Kylee, as she remains in Swaziland long after the team returns home. May God reveal further His plans for her life and may He take her to new levels of loving, caring, serving and surrendering!

Thank you to everyone who is praying and who has provided support and encouragement to each of these travelers over the past few months. It has been overwhelming to them to know there are so many standing behind them.