"Your word is a lamp for my feet,
a light for my path" Psalm 119:105
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| Sunday February 24th, 2013 RVC Global team Swaziland ~ RVC Swazi Campus Launch Day |
I'm
going to start with a picture of my journal from the 24th, it was such
an amazing day it is so hard to try and sum it all up in words. "The
Lord did amazing things in Swaziland today... We launched the 8th campus
on a third continent, all by the GRACE of God." Everything on this day
was right, everything that happened on February 24thh, 2013 in Swaziland
Africa was a gift from God, thanking us for our obedience. This was
the purpose of this trip, this was what our mission was, LAUNCH the
church. Go forth and do God's work, his word was a light for our path,
he sent us to Swaziland. God appointed Pastor Mduduzi to lead this
church, HIS church, just as he appointed Pastor Rob to lead River
Valley. Everything fell into place on that day, everything because of
his GRACE.
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| Emily and I with our perfect weather |
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| Sunrise Swazi style |
The day started out with an amazing sunrise, the night before my
roommate Emily and I prayed together and one of the things we prayed for
was a cloudy day to make it more comfortable for those people who had
to walk to church. What did God do? He delivered an overcast day with
an amazing breeze! The church packed with people was a very comfortable
place to be because God answers prayers. Another prayer answered was
one we prayed on one of our very first nights in Swazi. Stephen Prince
was telling team one about all of the opposition Pastor Mduduzi and RVC
had been facing from the King and the government. As a group we
collectively prayed against that opposition and for the lord to provide
peace... and what does he do? He sends a PRINCE and other community
dignitaries to give their blessing to Pastor Mduduzi and to RVC-Swazi!!
How amazing is that?!
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| Pastor Rob, the Prince and Pastor Mduduzi ~"Change Before you have to" |
Another
amazing thing - RVC Music in Swaziland!!! One of my favorite parts of
the launch of RVC-Swazi was experiencing worship music that I would hear
at home in MN, in AFRICA!!! The worship that morning was something I
will never forget. Lulu (worship leader) and her team were absolutely
spectacular. So many hands were raised to the Lord as we worshiped, it
brought tears to my eyes and joy to my soul knowing that I was a part of
something that was made possible by His GRACE and His LOVE. We also
worshiped in SiSwati, the bush language in Swaziland. While I could
hardly pronounce the words, the sound was sweeter than anything I had
ever heard. It was a sound of people from all over the world,
worshiping the SAME God, the ONLY God. It didn't matter it what color
we were, what language we spoke or what life circumstances we were
facing; we were worshiping together as children of God.
Pastor
Rob preached an amazing sermon about the vision for RVC-Swazi and what a
"Life Giving Church" is. Pastor Mduduzi spoke about being fathers to
the fatherless and how Swaziland needs leaders who will show the way to
the the Lord. The leaders and elders of RVC as well as community
dignitaries prayed for Mduduzi and his wife Memory.
And lets not forget about the FUTURE of RVC-Swaziland... The KIDS!!!
There were hundreds of kids who came to the launch of RVC-Swazi, Lizwi
the youth pastor did an amazing job teaching the children the word of
the Lord.
Everyone was fed after service thanks to the help from some amazing women!
Everyone left with full bellies and hearts filled with the word of God. The building was blessed by the community members and Mduduzi and RVC were given their blessings.
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| Royalty and community members showing support for RVC |
It was an absolutely AMAZING God given day that I will never as long as I
live forget. The presence of the holy spirit was unmistakeable, the
love overflowing and the joy and happiness was everywhere to be found.
Here are some more photos from launch day!
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| Handy Men! |
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| Nokwanda and I |
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| Pastor Rob and Mr Swazi Prince |
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| The AMAZING Poli's ~Jayne and Pastor Darin |
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| Me, Sam, Rach, Ellie, Iliea, Nokwanda and Cici |
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| Mr Avery Prince and his buddy |
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| Rach, Ellie and I goofing around |
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| The AMAZING Prince Family |
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| Ellie and I in our pretty flowers! |
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| Krista and Rachel |
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| Max, Gerald and I sweeping |
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| Chris and Max supervising |
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| Thandeka (GLA intern) and I |
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| My best friend of the trip Nokwanda |
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| Children's Cup President Ben Rodgers with Steph and Krista |
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| Taylor loving up on some kiddos |
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| Em and I |
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| Ellie, em and I loving it up with out Swazi Cici's |
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| RVC-Swaziland Official Launch |
After the launch we spent the afternoon/evening in amazing fellowship with our lead team and missionary families. We went to an amazing restaurant for dinner, there was Diet Coke which made so many of us happy! The conversation was fantastic, testimonies were shared as we ate a celebratory meal. The view was breathtaking as usual, it was just an amazing God given day that I will never forget!!!
Stay tuned... Safari blog coming to a computer near you!
I'm
going to start with a picture of my journal from the 24th, it was such
an amazing day it is so hard to try and sum it all up in words. "The
Lord did amazing things in Swaziland today... We launched the 8th campus
on a third continent, all by the GRACE of God." Everything on this day
was right, everything that happened on February 24thh, 2013 in Swaziland
Africa was a gift from God, thanking us for our obedience. This was
the purpose of this trip, this was what our mission was, LAUNCH the
church. Go forth and do God's work, his word was a light for our path,
he sent us to Swaziland. God appointed Pastor Mduduzi to lead this
church, HIS church, just as he appointed Pastor Rob to lead River
Valley. Everything fell into place on that day, everything because of
his GRACE. 
Another
amazing thing - RVC Music in Swaziland!!! One of my favorite parts of
the launch of RVC-Swazi was experiencing worship music that I would hear
at home in MN, in AFRICA!!! The worship that morning was something I
will never forget. Lulu (worship leader) and her team were absolutely
spectacular. So many hands were raised to the Lord as we worshiped, it
brought tears to my eyes and joy to my soul knowing that I was a part of
something that was made possible by His GRACE and His LOVE. We also
worshiped in SiSwati, the bush language in Swaziland. While I could
hardly pronounce the words, the sound was sweeter than anything I had
ever heard. It was a sound of people from all over the world,
worshiping the SAME God, the ONLY God. It didn't matter it what color
we were, what language we spoke or what life circumstances we were
facing; we were worshiping together as children of God. 
Pastor
Rob preached an amazing sermon about the vision for RVC-Swazi and what a
"Life Giving Church" is. Pastor Mduduzi spoke about being fathers to
the fatherless and how Swaziland needs leaders who will show the way to
the the Lord. The leaders and elders of RVC as well as community
dignitaries prayed for Mduduzi and his wife Memory.
Everyone left with full bellies and hearts filled with the word of God. The building was blessed by the community members and Mduduzi and RVC were given their blessings. 
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