Fact #1:  Nsoko, (the town we are living in), is one of the most beautiful places I have ever been.

Fact #2: I haven't actually been a whole lot of places...but it's still gorgeous here, regardless.

Fact #3: It's just starting to get into the rainy season here, and the coolness that comes with the occasional showers is so refreshing.

Fact #4: Cows have complete free reign to roam around here. There are a LOT of them.

Fact #5: Pretty much any animal has free reign around here...pigs, chickens, goats, dogs, donkeys, and the occasional turkey.

Fact #6: Donkeys wake us up more often than the roosters do.

Fact #7: Nsoko is rich with genuine love, hospitality, and community, but extremely poor in just about everything else.

Fact #8: Nsoko is also very rich with thick, red dirt. (We're going to need lots of bleach for when I get home, Mom J)

Fact #9: When the afternoons pass slowly, and I start missing home and everyone that makes it home, I can find comfort in simply walking out the door, where I'm greeted by hundreds of children who cling to me like I'm their closest friend.

Fact #10: The smiles on the children's faces are more glorious than the scenery around me.

Fact #11:  Care Points are small huts where "Gogo's", (surrogate grandmothers from the community), provide food, fire, water, and sometimes even English lessons for the children in their area of the town- everyday.

Fact #12: Most of our ministry here focuses on visiting the 9 Care Points, helping the Gogo's in any way and telling everyone about our Lord Jesus.

Fact #13: We become the arms of the Body of Christ every time we hold a hungry, sick, or dirty child, and it is rocking my world.

Fact #14: Your prayers are being heard, answered, and manifested right now, and every day in this town, in these kids, and especially in my own heart.

Fact #15: I praise God for blessing me with you daily.

Fact #16:  Psalm 65

I hope these facts have helped you get a little more insight into this amazing adventure the Lord has brought me to. Let me know if you would like to learn more!

1 Thessalonians 5:16,

Laura