After being here for the last 6 mnths I am
becoming more aware of the reality of this country.

I was talking to a man that works in the
Government here and he was laying it all out for me.

50% of the population have AIDS, but that is
only the people that have been tested.

He was saying that the real number of people infected is about 75%.

If things keep going the way that they are
now, in about 10 -15 years (rough estimate) there is going to be such a huge
death wave here.

The economy is going to
fall, they will overthrow the king, and

Swaziland

will be no more.

Some
of you might be reading this and be thinking, "no way."

That is what I thought until we started to be
smacked in the face with it through situations that we are encountering here.

We all the time see kids at the schools and
at the care points with AIDS and know that they are on meds to keep it under
control.

But how is it taking over the
nation?

I
want to tell you about a little girl that stole my heart last semester.

Her name is Donzala.

She is four years old.

This semester we were faced with the harsh
reality that this little girl (as well as her sister, 6) are being abused.

We found blood in very telling places, and
through her mood changing, we knew.

Besides wanting to murder the person that is doing this to her we had to
face reality.

There are children all
over this nation that are being abused.

Rape is an everyday thing here.

There are so many lies here that people believe about this disease and
how to get rid of it.

The kids here are
taught songs about their bodies and how "no one can touch them without their
consent."

Death is real here.

It is taking over a nation.

Please be praying for Donzala and her
situation.

Please pray that God would
grant us wisdom about what to do.

Ultimately please pray that God would redeem

Swaziland.