Let me reassure you, we are NOT abandoning our children in order to go care for other children in Swaziland! That would be dumb, albeit not an unheard of situation. People in ministry (or business for that matter) have a long history of caring for others better than they care for their own families. I hope and pray that is not the case with the Maxwell's move to Africa.Spencer will move with the family to Swaziland on June 1, 2012 and then we will bring him back to start college (or University for our Canadian followers) in the fall. Not sure where he will go yet, but he is considering SCAD in Savannah, GA and Florida State University, both to study film.
Chloe will be applying to the Waterford Kamhlaba International school in Mbabane, Swaziland. All reports show that this is a really cool school. It was created during aparteid in South Africa to "deliver a challenging and transformative educational experience to a diverse cross section of students, inspiring them to create a more peaceful and sustainable future". Nelson Mandela and Archbishop Desmond Tutu both sent their children to this school so we are thinking it might just be okay for Chloe. You can read about it yourself at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Waterford_Kamhlaba.
The school is a boarding school and a day school so we don't know whether Chloe will live there during the week or live on Project Canaan. I am hoping for PC! The school year runs January - December, so Chloe will be testing this July to see if she would be able to parachute in to the middle of her sophomore year in 2012. With nine years of private school behind her both in Canada and the US we are hopeful that she will be able to make that leap.
I wonder if they have a "Cirque" program at the school in Swaziland?
Janine
Blessings to all of you on your new venture.
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