1.0Red Lettershttps://www.beliefnet.com/columnists/redlettersTom Davishttps://www.beliefnet.com/columnists/redletters/author/tdavisFirst Day in Africa - Red Lettersrich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="TOxQ3rxzkO"><a href="https://www.beliefnet.com/columnists/redletters/2009/01/first-day-in-africa.html">First Day in Africa</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://www.beliefnet.com/columnists/redletters/2009/01/first-day-in-africa.html/embed#?secret=TOxQ3rxzkO" width="600" height="338" title="“First Day in Africa” — Red Letters" data-secret="TOxQ3rxzkO" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript">
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Just back from our first day at carepoints in Swaziland. A day filled with many highs and lows. Highs because the first orphan village we visited is sponsored by our church, Vanguard, in Colorado Springs. So many great things are happening there. A playground has just been put up, the kitchen is finished and operating,…