I have realised that I have neglected to write about my Monday afternoon ministry; Make Peggy’s. Make (ma-gay) means mother in Siswati and that is exactly what this woman is.
Make is a short, stout, loving, black woman of God who thinks my name is Angeline and won’t call me anything different. She has been given a piece of Gods heart for the mistreated, misused, and malnourished children of Swaziland and has opened up her home in the township to help as many as she can. There are currently ten children she looks after who, as I said, all have backgrounds of rape, abandonment, and mistreatment. For many she had to fight to get permission from the parent(s) to look after their child while others wilfully gave them to her. A few of the kids didn’t have parents at all, were completely alone and had to beg for food. Without the open arms of Make Peggy they would probably be dead. Her home is truly a place where Christ resides and is given the glory.
What our ministry looks like most of the time is specifically just loving on the kids. We play games with them, read to them, draw with them and try to help them with their English. In turn they love us unconditionally. A pretty good trade I think. I have been so touched by the lives of these kids and the joy that they have even though they have been through so much. God is definitely working in Swaziland and He is using people like Make Peggy to do it.
Please pray for this beautiful family. Thanks God for the light that Make is and for the joy that surrounds their house. Please pray for good health and continued blessing and also that Sarah and I will be able to truly help this family. Thank you so much!
Joyfully in Christ,
Jillian
