Eswatini / Swaziland

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Avoiding Starvation & Finding Sustainability in Africa

What we’re experiencing in America as we fight the virus is bad. But what the people of eSwatini (formerly Swaziland) are going through is so much …

Sustainability in Swaziland

The fight for hope and life rages in Swaziland. I returned from a visit yesterday. An estimated 40% of adults are dying from AIDS. Drugs help – ARVs are r…

Swaziland, land of heartbreak & hope

My partner in ministry, Scott Borg, wrote this post on the eve of his departure from Swaziland. I always have mixed emotions when I go to Swaziland a…

23 October 2010

Sampson didn’t die

Scott Borg has invested himself in Swaziland. He runs AIM’s operation there. His heart has been planted there. This week he wrote a blog post that helps expl…

The NFL goes to our Swazi base

Dear Tony, George, & Cornell, Thanks for caring enough about the people of Swaziland to join Phil & our team there – you made a difference…

15 December 2009

Miracle in Swaziland

Toya McClean and her team of women witnessed a creative miracle of God last week. They were in Swaziland on a vision trip, emotionally exhausted by all…

13 December 2009

Swazi slavery here in Georgia

Saw this news report. A Georgia couple apparently conned a Swazi lady to be their slave. Honestly. I don’t even know what to say. ATLANTA — An El…

22 November 2009

Buy purses that feed orphans for Christmas!

In Swaziland where the HIV infection rate is the highest in the world (45%), chances are good that you’ll die before you reach 30. If AIDS doesn’t get yo…

14 November 2009

Giving birth in a broken-down van on a dusty road in Swaziland

Our work in Africa continually overwhelms us. The issues of life and death are so immediate there. This morning I read a report from from Tiffany Berkowitz i…

01 November 2009

Saying goodbye to Dudu

I know I already posted this morning, but I just read this blog from Pamela Philp and it hit me in the gut. So I wanted to share it with you. Dudu was a lady…

29 September 2009

For when mom dies – a Legacy Book

44% of the adults who are left alive in Swaziland have HIV. What do you do with their children when they go? What do you do to console them, to let them know…

A playground brings joy in Swaziland

When our kids were young and we lived in Florida, we had a park with a playground on it right behind our house. I’d come home from work and one of our kids w…

Keeping our daughters safe

This blog by Pastor Gift is hard to read, it such a searing account, I had to tone it down some. My hope in sharing it is that the reality of what so many yo…

The bad men come at night

Morgan McKeown helped us start the Nsoko care point a couple of years ago. And today she’s leading a group from her church to help meet the needs there. The …

Stalked by death in Swaziland

Death is not a respecter of persons in Swaziland. Here are the facts: • Life expectancy of only 30 years. • Fifteen-year-olds with less than a 10 per…

Nsoko, Matthew 25 and you

If you take Matthew 25* literally in the context of what’s going on in Swaziland, it’s sobering. Over in Nsoko, Swaziland, Pastor Gift’s average da…

The story of Pastor Walter

If you read Tom Davis’ new book, Scared, you’ll meet a character named “Pastor Walter.” Although “Scared” is a work of fiction, the heroic aspects of t…

A culture that encourages HIV/AIDS

Did you see this report that appeared in Irin News? It helps explain why Swaziland has the highest HIV infection rate in the world. A culture that…

How to help someone dying of AIDS

When I visited Dudu in Swaziland, I saw she was dying. Lindsay Stahl (a World Racer) later discovered what it means to die with her. The ministry of…

Baby Moses: A rich legacy

We’re flying back to the States today and then on to Romania tomorrow. Before leaving, I wanted to pass on to you this great video by Katie Rowland. It’s a…

A tribute to the grandmothers of Swaziland

We need to honor grandmothers. If you have one, today would be a great day to do that. They often carry more on their shoulders than we will ever know. In …

Waiting on a dream for five years

What does a dream look and feel like when you’ve dreampt it for five years, only ever seeing it with the eyes of your heart? And then one day, one grea…

Swazi women’s retreat changes lives

Last week I wrote a blog about how women are the answer to Swaziland’s biggest problems. They just need to be able to lean on one another. For five yea…

21 February 2009

Women are the key to saving Swaziland

I choose to focus on Swaziland because no nation today is dying faster. What is particularly horrifying is that it dies because Swazi women aren’t safe.&nb…

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