Neil Bruinsma, a World Race alumnus, shares in this heartbreaking story of how he has helped to father some of the orphans of Swaziland… We had just pulled into the carepoint in Thulwani.  The kids gathered around the big tree to welcome our arrival.  I noticed a boy sitting on a concrete slab all by himself.   His leg looked bandaged up.  I immediately went over to him and with the help of our translator I ask what was wrong.   Apparently three days ago he had fallen off the back of a motorcycle and was dragged some how.   I could...

Debbie is currently on a Real Life team in Swaziland.  The Swazi’s have experienced a tremendous amount of pain and devastation due to AIDS.  It is believed that their country is slowly dying off as a result a.  Debbie shares feeling heartbroken and helpless for the people dying in this country. I’m not sure how many times I will say on this trip how in awe I am that God called me to Africa and I’m finally here. At times I don’t feel as though I’m even really in Swaziland although my senses drastically tell me otherwise. My eyes see mountains...

Our Real Life team in Kenya shares this story of seeing the spiritual realm manifest in a new way.  Please pray for them as they continue to see the kingdom advance! Tomorrow morning will mark our second week long excursion into the Kenyan bush to reach out with The Holy Spirit and expect great things from God.   The Turkana people are one of the many ethnic tribes here in Kenya and our whole team has the oppurtunity to spend a week with them teaching, preaching, visiting houses in the community and fellowshipping with the localized church body. I have already spent...

Ryan Bodine is a Real Life participant ministering in Swaziland.  Swaziland is rife with orphans, more often than not because of AIDS.  He shares the following encounter… We went to the hospital today.  The hospital is nothing like what we are used to in America. They are separated into three different wards: men’s, women’s and children’s. The wards have different sections that have around 8 beds per section. There is no privacy and they only have single rooms for patients with tuberculous.  People lay out in the open for...

Real Life training camp kicked off last week with a night spent on the streets of Atlanta with the homeless.  One girl, headed to India, recounts her eye-opening and heart breaking experience below.  A video of the night is posted at the bottom of the blog. Homeless in downtown Atlanta. 20 degrees and strong winds. No food, nowhere to sleep. Enough clothes to keep you from freezing to death but not enough to stay warm. Huddling in doorways and others places that block out the wind temporarily. This is the reality for so many people in Atlanta every night, and Monday it...