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I just got back from visiting some of the Timbali women out in the rural area. Winter has finally hit Swaziland, and today there is a pretty cold wind. The ladies were all bundled up. I smell like smoke from…

We’re working on getting back into the swing of things after a few much-needed weeks off around the holidays. Ellie had her first day back at pre-school today (she’s been on summer break since Thanksgiving). I managed to get ellie…

Thursday Ellie and I went back down to Nsoko to see how the ladies there are doing. We traveled on lots of little dirt roads to 6 of the 8 feeding centers to see the ladies. The women have made over 60 of…

Ellie and I are back from our week in Nsoko. Lots of people have asked me how it went, and I just keep saying, “Everything went so smoothly, I can’t believe it.” It seems like everything you try to accomplish…

Hey Friends…   Ellie and I leave tomrrow for to be in Nsoko for the week. Getting the 40 women there started sewing for Timbali Crafts has gone kind of slow, but we’re planning on doing a four day “kick…

Internet seems to be fast today, so I’m just going to try to upload a bunch of photos.  Here’s Nelta cutting fabric for bags. The ladies are working hard right now, trying to meet our goal of selling 3000 bags…

In Swaziland they refer to the “Three C’s” of how a guy can get a girl to sleep with him: clothes, cash, cell phone. It’s sick but true…not just true that they talk about it, but true that many girls…

Today I want to talk about my good friend and co-worker, Becca!   Over the last year I’ve heard Becca say, “I don’t know what I’m doing!” quite a few times. The amazing thing is that you look at her life…

Hi Friends…it’s been a while since I posted an update. Sorry about that. 🙂   The summer (winter here) months are always busy ones with lots of teams coming through. I’m not as involved w/ the short term teams as I…