Faith without action is dead. The Swazi people have both. I believe
my teammates would agree with me when I say that we got a lot more from the Swazis than we gave to them. We went to evangelize, but instead
discovered a faith that can move mountains. We went to show them Jesus,
and were shown Jesus. We went to teach them songs of worship, and
listened to angelic voices praising God. I believe we learned more about
our faith than we could teach them any day.
If anything we were able to encourage our brothers and sisters in
Christ. We were able to remind them that even when life is very
difficult - when there is not enough food, when the little ones are
cold, when rain is leaking through the mud walls - there is still a God
on the throne. A God who loves them. A God who will never leave them or
forsake them (Deut 31:6). We were able to see Christ's hands and feet
move by feeding the hungry, praying for the sick, building for the
widows, and loving the children.
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| Leaving the Care Points for the last time |
To know that we share the same faith as people on the other side of
the world, living very different lives, was exhilarating. To know that
one day we will all be in heaven with our Father, together, was
encouraging - where there is no more sickness or disease. Where there
will be no more tears. And where the African children will be God's
choir - I think :)
I know many of you prayed for me and my teammates and I thank you!
Your prayers were powerful and effective. Through your prayers not only
were our 32 lives changed but multiple Swazi children, mage's, gogo's,
and babe's (mothers, grandmothers and fathers). We will most likely
never know the full extent of how God used us to help the people we met
on this trip. But that's okay because it's not about us, it's about
Jesus.
So...does your faith have actions? Lived out. When times are as tough as they can get? Do you have faith in STUFF or in GOD?
