Latest Breakthroughs

Greetings and love from Swaziland!

Been an exciting last few months here in Swaziland. Just a few of the
big things:

The Nave family (as you know) has officially moved to the new YWAM
property. It's been a challenge at times, but after the flooding
hot-water tank, the subsequent lack of water, and absence of phone
line, things have gone surprising well. :D Seriously though, its been
great for them being here and has allowed them to be more involved
with the DTS, especially in the evenings. And by the way... the
hot-water tank, and phone line issues have been sorted out.

While the water has continued to be a problem (see burst hot-water
tanks above), it seems to have come under control to some extent.
While we are still paying to have water delivered, our consumption has
leveled out and we've gotten into a reasonable routine. As well, our
neighbor has volunteered to give her well to us, which means that once
we install piping we should have an unending supply of water.T

However, arguably our biggest breakthrough has been that our Section
21 (Article of Association) has finally gone through! This means that,
after 2 years of waiting, we are officially a recognized organization
in the country of Swaziland! We can now open up a YWAM bank account,
legally own property, and sponsor students and staff for long-term
visas. We actually heard from our lawyer the day before the Naves
moved up to the new property - we felt that the timing was God's
encouragement to us that we are moving in the right direction.

More to come!

The Move

After a period of silence, due to lack of internet connectivity, we
are happy to share our launst news. Because we still do not have a
phone, and thus on internet, I am writing this on my phone. Please
forgive any typos. :)

i am happy to announce that the move went well and the Naves are
officially living at the YWAM base! It was definitely a stressful time
as there was so much to do, and still be completed with the house,
however everything sorted out and it was actually quite a smooth
transition.

We have made large strides with the electricity on the base (we have
hot water on the base for the first time) and even begun
re-construction on one of the battered houses.
We are still struggling with the water infrastructure, however it
seems that the solution might be just around the corner. Our neighbors
have just installed a large underground reservoirto collect rainwater
and so are wanting to give us their current waterhole. What this means
is that after some minimal installation we will have a self sustaining
water source filling our tanks daily. Praise God! Now we are just
waiting for the big rains so that our neighbors reservoir will fill
and we can officially take possession of the well.