My parents came and we toured around Swaziland and went into Mozambique. It rained a lot the first couple of days they were here but we still managed to enjoy our time. We then went into Mozambique for 3 days to go up the coast and then come back down to the Carepoint we’re building outside of Maputo (the capital city). I’m going to do a couple updates but first I’ll start with the road chronicles of Mozambique. The road is pretty good once you are out of Maputo up until you are in Xai-Xai a coastal town about 200ks to the north. Once one is north of Xai-Xai the road is treacherous with pot holes spanning ¾ of the road. It really felt like a video game trying to avoid the many potholes.














As you can see the roads are a bit sketchy. I don’t have pics of the huge potholes but any of you who doubt me can come over and we’ll take an interesting trip up the coast of Mozambique.

Heavy Heart

I have a heavy heart. One of our volunteers, Dudu, passed away the other day. This is a lady I worked with at camp and christmas parties. She had a huge heart for children and serving God. A victim in this crazy AIDS pandemic...I thought she was getting better...I was wrong. I was really shocked to hear the news of a person I had seen and helped so often ultimately pass from this life. We had found her when she was sick, brought her strength building foods, taken her to the clinic, taken her to the hospital, arranged a room for her once she got out of the hospital, taken her books to keep her occupied, prayed with her and for her.....and she passed away. I can't say I understand, but I know God's purposes will prevail. She seemed to be getting better, taking ARVs and moving forward and then all of a sudden she left us. I thought she still had work to do for the kingdom...somehow through this God is building his kingdom...somehow God has a plan. Pray for her family, friends, the Cup staff & volunteers as we are in a time of grief. I trust God, I know his perspective is bigger than mine, I feel his strength and comfort but I'm still searching for answers on what the way forward is.