Just a short note to update you on our progress and to express my thanks to you for your love and support of the Nsoko Children's Village.

The girls and I are ready to go but Tula's passport was denied.  We are in the process of deciding if fixing it here or in Africa is the best option.  It is cheaper and quicker to fix it in Africa but there is a risk that she could be denied re-entry to the US.

We have had the pleasure of spending the last two months at my parent's condominium in Clearwater Florida. So, sometimes being homeless isn't so bad! We are now well rested and ready for our journey to Africa.  We have returned to Ohio and are staying with my parents.  I feel very blessed to have had this time to devote to the girls.  Being a mother to them is very rewarding!

Health assessment were preformed and with the help of the "Luke Commission" a group of doctors visited the village and offered free medical care. 

The young men in the village have formed a soccer team and are playing really well.  Pastor Gift has found away to mentor the hearts of these men through their love of soccer.  Changing the hearts of the men in Swaziland is fundamental to putting a stop to the spread of the AIDS virus.

So yes we have hope filtering in but we still have the greatest needs unmet. Just this month a young mother, read her story, brought her three children to the village and tried to leave them there. She is dying and has no way to provide for them. The team there was able to scrap together enough food for her to feed her family for another month but then what?

Dudu this week lost her battle with AIDS leaving orphaned her surviving children.  Dudu's death, one of many was difficult and painful for her and those who cared for her.  Death is a part of life but it can also be dignified.  We are in need of hospice care addressing one's physical and spiritual needs at the time of death.  There is so much more we can do!

I feel tremendously blessed and privileged to be a part of what God is doing in Nsoko.  Thank you for the prayers, support and encouragement. 

Much Love,

Tami