Tuesday, 28 April 2009

• Today's the day!

  After all the prayers and planning and hard work, the Bomake Camp starts today!! it's truly been a journey of faith & we're excited about all that's yet to be seen in the Swazi women's lives!!

  I thought I'd quickly tell you one last story of how God is working in one of our women's lives... so you know how to keep praying...

  ** On Friday I found out that when one of our cooks, Siphiwe, asked her husband if she could go to the retreat, he beat her.  I, along with 2 other Swazi friends spent Friday afternoon at the police station.  We reported the incident (it's not the 1st time this has happened) but all they can do is go & warn the man that the community knows this is going on - without Siphiwe's consent, they can't press charges - and she's unwilling to do so. 

  As you can imagine, I was broken-hearted -- it is for precisely for women like Siphiwe I believe the Lord is leading us to have this retreat - so He can bring healing to the broken-hearted & bind up their wounds.  So we started praying and asking the Lord that she would be able to come - I was determined that she come!  I, along with another member of the community were planning on going on Sunday to personally invite her, and even her husband, to come to the camp - so he could see that she was not lying to him.  BUT when we arrived on Sunday, the LORD HAD ALREADY GONE BEFORE US and changed the husband's mind... we never even had to go to the house!! Siphiwe told one of the women that he was allowing her to go to the retreat!! THANK YOU, JESUS!  So, we are believing in faith, that she will be there later on today!  When I saw her on Sunday, she smiled and pointed to her eye & told me in SiSwati that it was healing! 

  And we are praying that he same will be true for her soul! 

  We're heading down now to the retreat venue now to set up & decorate & prepare for the 107 coming! When Nelly called all of the Care Points yesterday to see how many women were planning on coming, ALL but one were coming!  YAY GOD!!

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