I feel as though I have been drinking through a fire hose the past few days.  God has opened up doors of opportunity for us I never dreamed possible.  The Swazi people are very gracious and hospitable.  Everywhere we have gone, we have been welcomed with open arms, and shown great gratitude for our willingness to come and consider a partnership with them.

A partnership is much like a marriage.  To be independent of each other is to walk the road alone and only in our own strength.  To be dependent on each other is to cause one to carry too much of the burden, and the other to never reach their full potential.  But to be interdependent is to willingly choose to need each other, because we know we are always better together than we could ever be by ourselves.  Partnerships function best in an interdependent relationship, and we are all enriched because of it.

As I write this blog we are driving through downtown Johannesburg, a city of 12 million people.  In just a few hours we will board a plane for a long trip home.  I have much more to share with you.  But for now know this much, the Lord Jesus has truly gone before us and prepared the way.  Let’s be vigilant to pray that He will continue to guide our steps.