The Sweerin's

 September/October Update Greetings from Zambia!  We are moving into typically the hottest month of the year in Zambia, but we know many of you are preparing for fall and winter weather to come. We are praying this year will bring some bountiful rain as this last year we did not receive much rainfall which resulted in very little harvests for the people. There are many people beginning to work in their fields now to prepare them for the planting season. We are in a hard season right now as there are many around us that are going 2-3 days between meals and are struggling to be able to pay for the discounted mealie meal program from the government food reserve program. The need is great, and there are many in need of help. Please be praying for us as we face these struggles around us as we need God's wisdom and discernment in how to proceed.  In September we celebrated our boys. Clayton's Birthday was Sept.3rd. He is now the big 1-0!! Levi celebrated his 3rd birthday on the 18th,

Greetings from Zambia! Our family was blessed to see a lunar rainbow at Victoria Falls at the end of June when we had to make a quick trip to Livingstone to ask immigration a few questions about our upcoming renewal. The Joubert family was there with us and Jako was able to capture these beautiful images on his phone. Such a neat experience for our families to do together.  Celebrated Nate's 37th birthday A few days ago, we returned from a short trip to Livingstone and thought it would be good time to update everyone on how our family and ministry is doing.  Our recent trip to Livingstone was basically for health purposes/medical care. Melanie has to have her thyroid tested from time to time to make sure it hasn't fluctuated too much. We also wanted to take our children to the dentist. We were so blessed to get all of these appointments done as it is not so easy with Zambia still being in a severe drought. There is very limited electricity. The power will only come on for 6 to