...Another Begins.
Love is the only power that can compel us to risk our own lives. And love is the only power that has the potential to heal all the wounds that human beings inflict upon one another.
Todd Outcalt
We've all returned to our respective churches and homes, back to family, friends, routines and creature comforts. And yet something has changed in each of us. We gave and received love in multitude with those in Bulembu and it continues to expand as we share our experiences and love with others.
Jane, Donna, Farida, Mary Jane and Mary D. shared their stories last Sunday at Pacific Grove UMC and received a warm welcome including this wonderful banner. Others have began sharing their stories with families and friends. Even this blog has been a way to share stories of how we have been touched by those affected by HIV/AIDS.
Before leaving Africa, some of us began discussing how we would like to be in ministry with those we encountered in Swaziland through partnerships and future VIM trips.
Lee-Ann McFarlane of Enduduzweni Community Care Centre laid out the return welcome mat for us whenever we choose. We have new friends and loved ones across the ocean and are hearts are turned towards AFRICA!
For me, this new beginnings is the excitement I envisioned when I first thought of leading a VIM trip to Africa. To connect others with the Hope of Bulembu, a town with God's vision is only the start to what God has planned, for us and those in this hurting world, to share the love that is Jesus Christ.
posted by Becky
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