Welcome to Swaziland CLC Dayton!

February 28, 2010

What I weekend!!! Welcome to Swaziland CLC Dayton!!!

Friday

I had a sleep over with all the girls from the farm, CLC side and even one from the community. Our topic of discussion was teenage love. Everyone shared their point of view and no one held back if they disagreed. It was so encouraging to hear what these young women of God had to say. It actually made me rethink my teenage years. This also provided the new team from Sweden with the opportunity to meet and greet their new sisters in Christ.

Saturday

Connecting with the youth seems to be my new passion. This Saturday Hawane CLC held their first youth day. I must admit I was getting a little bothered that no one showed up on time but then God humbled my spirit and reminded me of the rain at Camp Victory. Slowly but surely people started coming and it was a lot more than I expected. The day was amazing and there were testimonies shared by young people and younger people. The coolest thing was two teenagers made the decision to follow Christ. This brought me great joy…that I cannot seem to express through typing. You see, I was busy worried about the organization of the event and starting at the scheduled time that I forgot what that day was really about. Praise be to God that He is in control over my life and I’m not!

Sunday

Today, I woke up with great joy knowing that God has a perfect mercy that allows us to overcome the things we struggled with just yesterday. After one crazy trip from Dayton, Ohio to Swaziland, Pastor Stan and Pastor Rich finally arrived at Potter’s Wheel church and Hawane CLC this morning. The service at Hawane CLC was so powerful. Pastor Stan asked the leadership of the church to touch and pray for each and every person in the building. It was phenomenal! People were crying out to Lord and everyone felt the presence of the Most High King. I cannot even begin to tell you how many people came up to me after the service and wanted to speak on how powerful the service was. They kept expressing how Pastor Stan is truly a man of God. Today was a day that heavy chains were broken and the oppressed were set free. People we no longer subjected to the evil desires of Satan but were now speaking and casing out their own demons.

Monday

Lavumisa! After traveling two hours from Mbabane to Lavumisa we finally arrived to what I like to call “Real Africa.” Although it was blazing hot, the view was spectacular. On our way we even saw a crocodile. As we turned off the main road we found ourselves traveling for quit a time on a dirt road. It appeared that no one was around, then finally we approached a school. At that time “The Luke Commission” was doing a clinic and soooo many people were there. Pastor Stan was so excited to see that the new church was being planted near the school. This was really encouraging because we were able to see hundreds of people within the community. Pastor Stan even got to share the good news to the students right before they received a physical gift. I cannot wait to see all the amazing things that are going to take place in Lavumisa!!! This experience also made me thankful for CLC because we really are impacting the world. Not all of us can come to Swaziland but we as a church body have truly made a difference in sooo many lives throughout Africa. There is no doubt in my mind that Swaziland is the perfect kingdom to partner with.

Tuesday

This was a really exciting day for members of both Potter's Wheel church and Hawane CLC. Pastor Stan was able to share his experience and our vision as a church to Potter's wheel. I tell you people were so motivated and moved. Great things are happening and will continue to happen through the church in Swaziland. Also, at that time Pastor Rich was stirring up some electrifying discussions at Hawane Farm. I heard for days and days about what was shared those couple of days. And I will not be surprise if Pastor Rich has hundreds of emails from the students. We CLCers are so blessed to have the leadership that we have. However we (including myself) must remember that we all play apart in the body of Christ. We are all called to serve in several different ways. This reminds me of 1 Corn. 12:12-31. Actually, the whole chapter explains this but in short it talks about the unity of the church and spiritual gifts. For example, if Pastor Stan were the hand the body would still need a wrist and an arm to be effective. I love you CLC and thank you for sending me here.