mariusdeetlefs - Visit from Ouma

It has been a bit quieter here in Swaziland since the World Cup was going on in South Africa and teams couldn't afford to fly in. I am sure that all of you watched a game or two and that you absolutely LOVED the heavenly sound of the VUVUZELAS!! (I could do without that sound for the rest of my life!)

My mom was here for 3 weeks to visit us and enjoy Emi who is 8 ½ months old now. Can you believe it? We can't. Time is flying by. We enjoyed her time with us so much.

We have started a new Care Point in a little place called Gege. We just finished building a kitchen there with the financial help of a Worship Band in the States called Desperation. I was told in the week that they are already feeding 150 kids. That is absolutely amazing and making such a difference in their lives. I took my mom with me to the last food drop which consisted of beans, maize meal, oil, salt, soup mix and little bags of dehydrated soy and rice. They are very grateful for this food.

I will be busy the rest of the month helping church teams who are visiting Care Points that they have adopted. It is always fun seeing how the kids respond to their American friends and for the churches to see how they are making a difference here in Swaziland.

Jodi and I just booked our tickets back to the States, and we will be there from the middle of October till the end of December. Aside from raising some money while we're there, October is Jodi's birthday, Emi's birthday and our wedding Anniversary. And we will be there for Thanksgiving, my Birthday in December and Christmas. We really hope to see lots of you while we're home. It will be a fun time to be back in the States, and we're really looking forward to it.