Persistence beyond Covid 19.
As a friend and supporter of our sports ministry program here in the Kingdom of Eswatini (Swaziland) we wish to extend our heartfelt appreciation for supporting the sports ministry and us as a family. Thank you, Siyabonga!!!!!
We are grateful that the Life Coaches (a number of them have transitioned) are back in action in the different communities. The Soccer Academy has been the focal point of late with the three age categories namely under 15, 17 and the senior team in action in the Manzini regional leagues. A number of new young people signed up for the program, this has increased the net of disciple making beyond the care point and we are excited.We are in the mend as we pray and hope to train more workers (Coaches) who will serve at the different care points.The August Soccer Festival will kick off on 23 August to 02 September 2022.This time around it will be different as a limited number of whole coaching sessions were conducted at the care points.The soccer festival is a celebration of whole life coaching and a platform to identify talented young boys to be further trained in soccer for career development while disciple making on the one hand.Despite the challenges we will persist and we hope that some boys will be impacted during the festival and their lives will be forever changed.We will kick start the festival with a warm up sports day for all of our staff with aerobic,zumba, netball and a soccer match among all Aim staff member.
This past year, four of our senior academy team members sat for their high school examinations, they did pass but not exceedingly well to enroll into institutions of higher learning except for Phinda Matsenjwa -Timbutini 2 who recently started his ICT studies with the Institute of Development Management studying towards a diploma. We are excited for Phinda. Similarly, Phila Mkhabela and his team -Seven Dreams were promoted to the elite soccer league in the country.There are two other former care point team mates who were once played in the August soccer festival and will be playing in top flight league.
The agribusiness initiative is slowly shaping, the winter green mealies did not do well as anticipated. We managed to only break even, as it stands the writer has started clearing the field in preparation of ploughing and sowing green mealies and cabbages. In February we were privileged to be offered another field at a cost and due to unforeseen delays of implements we ended up planting mustard spinach and we made a loss as the spinach was infected with rust. However,the rent for the oncoming season and other inputs has already paid for out of the sales were made. Therefore, we are excited and looking forward to raising green mealies, cabbages, spinach and lettuce with the hope of someday soon raising enough support for the annual sports ministry budget. Anotherglimpse of hope was the Lord providing us with a pre-owned truck to ferry the fresh farm produce to grocery stores and markets in both Mbabane and Manzini.
Lastly, we are excited to announce the arrival of our second son this early September 2022.My bride -Sandisile resigned from her job as lodge Manager this past July as she had some medical complications. In our last clinic visit we learnt that our son is two weeks ahead of the delivery date. AndSandisile had a cesarean section in 2018 and we have been informed that she will undergo the same procedure this time around. We wish to invite you as a friend and supporter to join us as we raise $2000.For support funds please do visit our link at xolanimoyo.myadventures.org
We are so grateful to your prayers and financial support. Please do let us know how we may be praying for you too.
Philippians 3:10 -11 “I want to know Christ and experience the mighty power that raised him from the dead. I want to suffer with him, sharing his death, so that one way or another I will experience the resurrection from the dead”
May the Lord bless you.
The Moyo tribe and team of Life Coaches serving in Eswatini.
