Sweet Clementine

On Sunday, Zinty and I were on our way to church when we picked up Clementine. She was walking to town, as most of the locals here do, so we offered her a ride. She gladly got in my car and we headed on our way. She began telling us that she was on her way to visit her daughter who has been sick for 2 years with TB and HIV. She has two young children, whom she is too weak to take care of. Clementine was going to help her with the kids and take care of the washing. I prayed with her before she left and encouraged her that God would bless her for her service to her daughter. HIS daughter. This is such a common story here. We are seeing the middle generation die off. Children are being left with their 80 year old grandparents and most of the time the children end up taking care of the elder, not the other way around. Pray for Swaziland. Pray for the aids epidemic that is attempting to take over this tiny country. Pray for Clementine.