Let the renovations begin! (WEEK 9)

This doesn't show much but there was a huge tree there so they
took it out and are now marking where the ramp will go. More
pictures to come once more is done!

The renovations started on the girls home this week!!!! Praise God! They are starting on the outside. They are working on the stairs and the porch. I went on Wednesday this week and they were building a ramp up to the porch. It will still be a slow process of getting the girl's home completed. But at least they've started! This week has been a lot about me learning to let God be in control and learning not to just do do do but to also just be. I've been thinking about all the things I have to do for the girl's home and what I need to get done when but God just kept saying to me this week, just be present. Just be here, stop worrying about everything I think I need to do because God has everything under control. This week was good though. I felt productive and got to see some of Swaziland. Alban and I went on a home visit with this group of siblings to really the middle of no where! It was 30 minutes out on a dirt road over mountains and rocky roads. It was beautiful! But it was another lesson in going with the flow of things in Swaziland. We were meant to pick up the sibling group at 10am but didn't get there until 11am. Then, we had to make a stop and didn't really get on our way until 11:30-12:00. It took about 45 minutes to get there. Then, when we got there we talked to an Aunt and we were told that the grandmother (gogo in siswati) lived further down and we could only walk there. But it was too far away for us to walk so we took the Aunt's number and went on our way. We stopped at their uncle's house as well and he got to see his nieces and nephews. He was very excited to see them. I actually was a bit cranky because it was past lunch time and I hadn't eaten and I was getting a headache but looking back it was great that they got to see some of their family and have some connection with them for the future. We ended up not getting back until 3pm. I definitely am learning a lot of patience while I'm here and to go with the flow of things because if I don't I will miss out on a lot of great opportunities!