LaVignes In Swaziland
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| Blog Name: | LaVignes In Swaziland |
| Url: | http://www.lavignesinswaziland.blogspot.com/ |
| Language: | English |
| Topics: | Swaziland, Nazarene, AIDS |
| Description: | Brent and Michaele Lavigne, from Mount Vernon Westside Church of the Nazarene, are getting ready to go to Swaziland for Mission Corps. Brent & Michaele are leaving May 2009 and will be serving in Swaziland for 13 month,returning in June of 2010. They will be serving as site-coordinators and liasions for the Swaziland partnership--a cooperative effort between the Swaziland Church of the Nazarene, Swaziland Nazarene Health Ministries, Nazarene Compassionate Ministries(NCM), Inc., NCM Africa, Bethany First Church of the Nazarene & Southern Nazarene University. Some of their duties include working with Swazi leaders to find out and prioritize their needs, and reporting them back to the American Partners that the American work teams can work on the prioritized needs. They will also be planning for and coordinating the American teams that come to Swaziland while they are there. Follow their adventures and help pray for them through this blog. |
| Popularity: | 12 Followers |
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Five Things We're Thankful For
| Every year at Thanksgiving Brent’s father challenges everyone around the table to say five things they’re thankful for. This Thanksgiving, we have a list of the things we’re thankful for here in Swaziland.1.Michaele is thankful for celebrating Thanksgiving in Swaziland, because here it’s not a national holiday. This means that the post office is open and therefore, even on Thanksgiving, she can go and pick up the long-awaited package sent by Liz!!2.Michaele is also thankful that this is first time she has to roast a turkey by herself. With the oven in Celsius instead of Fahrenheit, no true roasting pans available, and the only turkey available comes with |
The Children of Nkilji
| Brent and I visited Nkiliji a few days ago to visit the orphans and vulnerable children supported by the Task Force, and also to see the progress of the BFC-sponsored garden there. We traveled with Mary Magagula and Evelyn Shongwe, over rain-washed, pot-holed roads and through what seemed to be small lakes! The most recent GO Team in August left behind many children’s clothes and toys to be distributed, so we were bearing many gifts. Mary and Evelyn also brought school supplies which had been donated to the Task Force, so the children would be getting clothing, a toy, a bar of soap, and school supplies. We were all excited for this day.The Task Force has recently joined th |
“Before I Lived in Africa, I Never…”
| …made brownies from scratch because there aren’t any box mixes.…prayed about getting online and actually having to trust that God and God alone could make the dial-up connection work – and He did!… used my vacuum cleaner to sweep up the nightly slaughter of bugs.… had a padlock on my front door (everyone has a padlock on their front door).… went so long without watching TV.… read so many books in so little time (most because of the former point).… played FreeCell (this started as mostly something to do while waiting to get online, but has now grown to any time I’m waiting for anything).… bought phone minutes from a guy on the s |
The Arrival of the Container
| For those who don't know, several people at Bethany First Church organized a large donation of medical equipment and supplies and sent it on a 40' container here to Swaziland for the Nazarene hospital. The container was purchased for the hospital so that they could use it as secure additional storage on the grounds. We have been working for the last six weeks with a local clearing agent on preparing all the logistics for its arrival, which was to be between October 24- 28.However, the container arrived a week ahead of schedule on October 19. Neither our clearing agent nor the hospital was notified of its arrival. Instead, on Wednesday the 21st, someone from the railway compa |
Working at the RFM Storeroom
| The store room at RFM has been the location for thousands and thousands of pieces of medical equipment over the years that it has been in existence. A number of years ago the middle section was divided into rooms/offices and a ceiling was put over that space, which opened a second level to incr |
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