Loving Lavumisa - An Update from Megan

I just spent the weekend in Lavumisa and I really enjoyed being a part of the first church service in the new church! As I arrived on Friday, Jane and a team were finishing up passing out 500 health packs throughout the community and inviting people to the church. Members of Jane’s home church donated the supplies and we put together 500 health packs for the people of Lavumisa. Each pack contained laundry soap, wash cloths, bar soap, toothpaste, toothbrush, vasoline, Tylenol, multivitamins, HIV educational information, and a gospel tract. Here is a picture of me with the packs after we finished putting them all together.



After the distribution of the health packs, and again on Saturday we worked on the building projects at Lavumisa. The sandbag walls of the church are almost done, and we began laying the foundations and first sandbags for what will be the pastor’s home and first children’s home.

I have to say that this weekend at Lavumisa was one of my favorite times in Swaziland so far. It was very encouraging to see how the community is really coming behind this church and the projects. The team of home based care workers that Jane has been training worked so hard and so diligently all week long and many people from the community came out to work with us on the buildings. On Sunday there were about 200 people who came to the church service. All of the seats were filled, and many people sat along the walls and stood in the back. The Holy Spirit is really moving!

Even though I was only there for a couple of days, I felt really sad to leave Lavumisa when the weekend was over. Something about that place just grabbed my heart. I think that God is really pouring out his Spirit and is blessing Pastor Sabelo and the church; and I was able to be blessed by the outpouring as well.

Last night some of the ministry leaders here got together for a time of worship, sharing Scripture, and prayer. We had a time of intercession for Swaziland and especially for the people of Lavumisa. One of the leaders felt led that we should pray Scripture from Isaiah chapters 1-4 over this nation. I thought I would share this with all of you so that you can join us in prayer!

“Wash and make yourselves clean.

Take your evil deeds out of my sight!

Stop doing wrong, learn to do right!

Seek justice, encourage the oppressed.

Defend the cause of the fatherless, plead the case of the widow.



‘Come now, let us reason together,’ says the Lord

‘Though your sins are like scarlet, they shall be as white as snow;

Though they are red as crimson, they shall be like wool.

If you are willing and obedient, you will eat the best from the land;

But if you resist and rebel you will be devoured by the sword.’

For the mouth of the Lord has spoken.”

Isaiah 1:17-20


Oh, one last thing: I forgot to mention that it rained while we were in Lavumisa for the first time since April. The people were so excited and were praising God! What a blessing in a dry land!