What lie is stopping you today?

In a few short hours we will host an 85^th birthday party for our dear friend, Jere Scott.  We met Jere and Janet back in 2005 when they came on their first Heart for Africa mission’s trip.  We became fast friends and they have come to serve alongside us EVERY YEAR since then.  Jere and Janet have been involved in almost every department on Project Canaan from building the Kufundza Carpentry Shop and SwaziMUD pottery barn, to building furniture, organizing containers, training staff, preaching, loving, counseling and feeding us all. 

Then there is our friend Robert Smucker who was one of the very first people to step foot on Project Canaan. Robert walked the land and climbed the mountains (avoiding as many snakes as possible) and helped scope out roads, building locations and water.  He stood by us when Board members didn’t believe that we should buy the land, he designed lots of furniture and to top it off, he climbed Mt. Kilimanjaro and biked across South Africa to raise money and awareness ALL while holding a fulltime engineering job!

Frank and Jane Tananaau first came to Swaziland in 2006, packed up and MOVED here for a year and then returned for six weeks almost every year to serve alongside Jere and Janet with any and every project that they are involved in.  Frank retired from the US Army in 2011 and between he and Jane they build, sew, drive, cook and love on our children, our staff and us.

What are you doing with your life?  Do you think you are too old?  Are you too busy at work? Do you have too many health issues?  What lie is keeping you from serving the Lord with all your heart and soul?

Between Jere and Janet, Frank and Jane, they have had multiple hip and knee replacements and two of them are wearing leg braces today, while they continue to serve, but it hasn’t stopped them from hearing God’s voice and being obedient to His call. Robert has been dealing with a serious health issue for the past few years, but that hasn’t stopped him from continuing to support us in Swaziland, AND to expand his service to some of the most dangerous places on earth, going where the Lord sends him to help people in desperate need.

What lie is stopping you from going on a mission’s trip?  What lie is stopping you from volunteering at your church?  What lie are you telling yourself that is preventing you from stepping out of the boat, helping people who need help and receiving the blessing that comes with following Jesus?

Living in Swaziland isn’t easy, but I can’t imagine living anywhere else in the world, or doing anything else with my life. I LOVE IT and I LOVE seeing friends come alongside and be blessed by serving the Lord with all their hearts and souls.

Is today the day you will take a step of faith? Why don’t you join us on an 11-day service trip in November and help us prepare for Christmas for 195+ children?  You can sign up today at https://www.heartforafrica.org/2018-trips/ 

Live from Swaziland … I am thankful for good friends.

Janine