“I feel depressed about hatred, poverty, and prostitution.”  -Celane, male, age 14 I Am Poem from Thulile, age 15: “I was a young girl looking for purpose in life. I am a young girl who knows what life is…it’s too difficult, but people don’t know what is life, they keep doing wrong things. I feel […]

Two things I don’t know what I’d do without: Skype and Christina Hostetter. I finally got to hear directly from Swaziland today from Ayanda and Tenele!  I told them the day I’d be getting to Swazi this summer and their giggles and squeals lit up my heart!  “Ah, Mama…I hear your voice, now I want […]

To My Precious Daughter, You are called to be a lily among thorns.  You are called to excellence amidst a world of mediocrity.  You are called to live a life worthy of true love.  You are called to wait—to wait for this true love.  Enduring patience is the key to this excellence.  Too many people […]