YWAM Swaziland - The new DTS, and Praying for Property (June 2009)

Sanibonani! Greetings to all of our friends and co-workers across the world. As you may know, YWAM Swaziland has just come back together after a 2 month extended vacation which was precipitated by the Naves going to the USA to visit family. During this time, Nini Shongwe worked with YWAM Kruger Park in South Africa. Petros & Elizabeth Kunene stayed in Motshane and made contact with pastors in the area to promote for the upcoming DTS. Matt ended up heading back to the USA as well, and Thembenkosi remained in Muizenberg to finish his School of Biblical Studies (SBS).

Now that we are back together as a staff we are busy preparing for the July 20 Discipleship Training School (DTS). It has really been a walk of faith for us as we still do not have a property, nor a large number of students apply so far. However, we all believe that God has led us to run this school and have been walking a path of trust that He will provide all that is needed.

Speaking of property, we are looking at a 45 acre property in the hills of Mbabane as a possible permanent home for YWAM Swaziland! This property fits in well with the direction that God has been speaking to us. Over the past years we have had numerous individuals who have prayed for us and believed that God was going to provide a property on a mountain as well as words of His provision. We don’t know how it will work out whether we will buy the property or if it will be donated (the cost of the property is likely somewhere around $400,000 USD ) but we believe that God is going to ‘get our feet onto the property’ and then He will sort out the rest. Please be praying along with us. You can see pictures of the property at: http://tinyurl.com/swaziProperty - we would also appreciate any contacts you might have for individuals or organizations that are interested in such projects.

Right now is a very crucial time for the ministry. We will be pulling our YWAM possessions out of storage for the DTS and are not sure that after the DTS we would be able to use the same place. Anyway, we are ready to make a move to something permanent and with the time crunching down on us, it is vital that we see our provision soon. However, we have been spending a lot of time in prayer as a staff and believe that God is asking us to “ask Him” for this property. With that encouraging word, we are continuing the march of trust and dependence on the Lord. Please stand with us in prayer. On a sidenote: after asking for a confirmation of God’s intention for the above property we, for the first time, noticed what street the property is on: 4K street – which happens to also be the name of YWAM’s global evangelism strategy. Praise God!

Lastly, we are still waiting for our official government recognition (Status 21). It has been over 2 years that our papers have been on the desk just waiting to be signed. While not holding us back from running the DTS, it does hamper us with the issuing of visa’s for students, gaining a organizational bank account, and moving forward of other projects. This is an exciting time. Thank you for standing with us during this pioneering process. Please continue to spread the word about YWAM Swaziland, and organize and/or encourage to send outreach teams.

With love,

The staff of YWAM Swaziland
Jim & Lisa Nave
Matt Demaris
Nini Shongwe
Petros & Elizabeth Kunene
Thembenkosi Kunene