http://aubreyvincent.myadventures.org Aubrey Vincent - First Year Missionary en-us Sat, 5 Jul 2008 20:12:52 GMT 30 http://aubreyvincent.myadventures.org/?filename=im-in-arizona-with-brittney http://aubreyvincent.myadventures.org/?filename=im-in-arizona-with-brittney Hey guys, I arrived back in the states on May 16th, where I was picked up by my twin sister Brittney, my mom, my dad, and my 2 little sisters. That was a huge surprise to me since I thought Brittney was going to be the only one there, but with that all in mind we stayed in Las Vegas for the night and then off to California for the next nine days. We visited and stayed at a family friends house for 2 nights and left to continue our travels up towards Fresno where our family lives. On our way thro Mon, 2 Jun 2008 00:00:00 GMT http://aubreyvincent.myadventures.org/?filename=21st-birthday-at-kruger-national-park http://aubreyvincent.myadventures.org/?filename=21st-birthday-at-kruger-national-park                          Happy Mothers Day to all you moms out there. I am in Nelspruit South Africa for the next 4 days where we are preparing to go into re-entry to the United States. Well worth the time to talk about things because it is going to be difficult to the changes and the differences that have occured over the last months. I am very excited to get home and share Sun, 11 May 2008 00:00:00 GMT http://aubreyvincent.myadventures.org/?filename=my-life-is-a-mission-field http://aubreyvincent.myadventures.org/?filename=my-life-is-a-mission-field    Hey friends!!! I have missed you so much and my time here in Swaziland has come to an end. We will be leaving the country in 4 days and heading to South Africa where we will be debriefing our trip at Kruger National Park for 5 days. This last month of ministry has flown by so fast, but in the time being God has really spoke to me the most during this time.     I recently went to a youth camp for 4 days with   people I had only met once and youth that I Mon, 5 May 2008 00:00:00 GMT http://aubreyvincent.myadventures.org/?filename=spring-cleaning-looking-for-something-to-do http://aubreyvincent.myadventures.org/?filename=spring-cleaning-looking-for-something-to-do     As my semester is coming to an end we are beginning to clean up and say our goodbyes to the relationships that we have built while here. Spiritually, physically, and financially I need closure - Physically I am saying my goodbyes, Spiritually I am praying for Gods guidance and for discernment in this season of my life while I have been out on the mission field, Financially I reach out to my friends and family to help with the remaining balance of $3,137 dollars that is needed Wed, 16 Apr 2008 00:00:00 GMT http://aubreyvincent.myadventures.org/?filename=some-pics-for-you1 http://aubreyvincent.myadventures.org/?filename=some-pics-for-you1 Mon, 14 Apr 2008 00:00:00 GMT http://aubreyvincent.myadventures.org/?filename=hangin-with-the-pratts http://aubreyvincent.myadventures.org/?filename=hangin-with-the-pratts hey guys, Right now I am at the Pratts house in Mbabane, Swaziland, they are missionaries who were sent out from Abbott Loop Community Church. Which just so happens to be the same church that I attend while I am in the states. I have spent the last couple days with them at their place and its been great. Their family is wonderful and very FUNNY!!!! I have enjoyed so much just getting to know them a bit more and I encourage those that read this and would like to support missionaries out there in Sun, 13 Apr 2008 00:00:00 GMT http://aubreyvincent.myadventures.org/?filename=we-passed-the-bibles-out http://aubreyvincent.myadventures.org/?filename=we-passed-the-bibles-out     One week ago we passed out the bibles to the students and it was very successful!!!!!! The day looked a lot like this....... We arrived with the bibles and set up to hand them out to the students which was a little over 80 some students and over 10 adults that received the bibles. they were very excited to get their very own bible... I am so sorry but I have to pay for the internet and I was not able to upload pictures in a timely matter because its very slow so when I get bet Fri, 11 Apr 2008 00:00:00 GMT http://aubreyvincent.myadventures.org/?filename=bibles-are-here http://aubreyvincent.myadventures.org/?filename=bibles-are-here hey guys so the bibles that I have asked for donations for were ordered last week and have arrived. katie and I are going to pick them up today from the store and in a week we will be distributing them to the students at ROADS PARK. I am very excited to play a part in giving someone the word to have for themselves, considering there are so many people here that do not own their very own bible.  Also an update on the strike that I last blogged about.... there was to be a resolution by this Wed, 26 Mar 2008 00:00:00 GMT http://aubreyvincent.myadventures.org/?filename=the-last-2-weeks http://aubreyvincent.myadventures.org/?filename=the-last-2-weeks The past 2 weeks have been full of excitement and emotion due to the reality of life here in Swaziland and the things you encounter everyday. To continue with sharing about the high school ministry that I have been involved in the past 2 months, things are going ok. I don't say that with the most enthusiasm but with hope to see much more in the next month that is left with the students at school.             Since I last wrote I mentioned Mon, 17 Mar 2008 00:00:00 GMT http://aubreyvincent.myadventures.org/?filename=a-place-to-just-go-and-die http://aubreyvincent.myadventures.org/?filename=a-place-to-just-go-and-die A Place To Just Go And Die   It was 2 Fridays ago in the morning when I knew that I was not going to Roads Park that day. I just felt the LORD put on my heart to go to the hospital. Now I hadn't been to the Hospital since September and it was a eye opener, a shocker, and a lot more than I ever wished I would expect to come across. So for that to be the place that I was feeling the LORD bring me to that day, I was going through mixed emotions because I knew what I had seen the last time I Mon, 17 Mar 2008 00:00:00 GMT http://aubreyvincent.myadventures.org/?filename=pray-hardprayer-request http://aubreyvincent.myadventures.org/?filename=pray-hardprayer-request Today we found out that there is a stike in Manzini at the bus rank and we have heard that if it does not get fixed in the next day or two then it could get out of control. We normally take public everyday to our ministry locations but with the strike there is no transportation so we are in need of hardcore prayer. This could get better in a day but we have been told its also serious and if it goes on very long people are going to get upset and there is all sort of possiblities of riots which wo Mon, 17 Mar 2008 00:00:00 GMT http://aubreyvincent.myadventures.org/?filename=the-difference-between-me-and-you-swazi-and-america http://aubreyvincent.myadventures.org/?filename=the-difference-between-me-and-you-swazi-and-america     This week has been full of awesome conversations with high schoolers, and my relationships with them all have sky rocketed to a point where now I am accepted and they talk to me whenever they see me walking over to the school.     I have this 8th grade class that I teach ( also known as form 1) the ages in the class range from 13-18 years old. I know crazy!!!! Well there is a definite reason why that is and it has to do with the schools in Swaziland and the fact Fri, 29 Feb 2008 00:00:00 GMT http://aubreyvincent.myadventures.org/?filename=building-relationships-brings-trust http://aubreyvincent.myadventures.org/?filename=building-relationships-brings-trust Jesu Bombelela - Hold on to Jesus                 So much has happened the past couple weeks and I am very excited to finally get to share with you all back at home about high school ministry here in Swaziland. In the begining of getting settled into the ministry, life was hectic and there wasnt a set scheldule of what exactly I was doing but I can now say that I have a routine.        &nbsp Mon, 25 Feb 2008 00:00:00 GMT http://aubreyvincent.myadventures.org/?filename=about-the-bibles http://aubreyvincent.myadventures.org/?filename=about-the-bibles I am so sorry , I forgot to tell you guys the price of the bibles!!! I recently talked with the man who works at the christian book store and have asked him about getting bibles for the students that I live next door to and that there are about 100 that we are hoping for. He has told me that NIV are the first best version and then NKJV would be the next best to use because of the language and difference of wording the students would understand that better than any other bible version. Pastor Thu, 21 Feb 2008 00:00:00 GMT http://aubreyvincent.myadventures.org/?filename=ngiva-konkhe-this-means-i-hear-everything-in-siswati http://aubreyvincent.myadventures.org/?filename=ngiva-konkhe-this-means-i-hear-everything-in-siswati HELLO friends I miss you all!! today there is not going to be a awesome blog but I promise next week it will  be much better. Since I can only use the internet once a week it is very tight trying to get everything done in the amount of time that I am online. So Sorry my loves. So I want to give you all a challenge, my being in Swaziland limits me to the support raising that I can do but I believe in the LORD for his provision in my life and I know that GOD is so good to me and I want&nbs Wed, 13 Feb 2008 00:00:00 GMT http://aubreyvincent.myadventures.org/?filename=high-school-ministry http://aubreyvincent.myadventures.org/?filename=high-school-ministry Sanibonani! Yebo friends This morning I woke at 5:45 am so I could head out to by 6:15 and make the 45 minute walk into town, to catch a koombi ( also known as some sort of taxi). Today Katie, Kristen, and I were invited to speak at St. Pauls high school for 10 minutes during what they call an assembly. technically its really just a brief announcement. There we informed the students who we were and what we are doing in Swaziland at the high schools and have invited them to srcipture union. T Mon, 4 Feb 2008 00:00:00 GMT http://aubreyvincent.myadventures.org/?filename=a-crazy-life-i-live http://aubreyvincent.myadventures.org/?filename=a-crazy-life-i-live The program that I am in is an internship where we are asked by our leader to get 20 hours a week in, at our specific ministry and once we have those hours in we are allowed to use the rest of our time doing personal ministry. Since arriving a week ago the the team is just now getting settled into things and we will be starting our daily scheldules this tuesday.             As you will read from my blog the ministry that I have chosen to be Mon, 28 Jan 2008 00:00:00 GMT http://aubreyvincent.myadventures.org/?filename=my-life-starting-in-swaziland http://aubreyvincent.myadventures.org/?filename=my-life-starting-in-swaziland We arrived in Swaziland a week ago, and have since then started to go about our ministries that we are all involved in.         The ministry that I have a great desire to be involved in is high school ministry. I really believe that the Lord is going to use me to impact the high school girls and their lives. Since deciding that I was going to do high school ministry there has been a lot to do in preparation for the next 4 months.       Sat, 26 Jan 2008 00:00:00 GMT http://aubreyvincent.myadventures.org/?filename=my-new-swazi-number http://aubreyvincent.myadventures.org/?filename=my-new-swazi-number if you would like to call me you can because I have a phone number now. 011-268-666-2223 I cant wait to hear from you guys. also I am 11 hours ahead of you so either you can call me really early in the morning or really late at night. love ya aubs Sat, 26 Jan 2008 00:00:00 GMT http://aubreyvincent.myadventures.org/?filename=aubs-is-back-at-the-bottom-of-the-world http://aubreyvincent.myadventures.org/?filename=aubs-is-back-at-the-bottom-of-the-world hey guys so I wanted to write one more time , to just let you know that I am here and for the last 3 days I have been hangin out with a teammate of mine and waiting for the rest of my team to arrive here at Alabanza. there hasnt been a set scheldule and ministry hasnt really started and wont start until we are in Swaziland and we are leaving on friday morning sometime. of course we are always living with a mission in our heart although we are not doing any ministry out in the land of AFRICA yet Wed, 16 Jan 2008 00:00:00 GMT http://aubreyvincent.myadventures.org/?filename=2-days-later-and-a-lost-suitcase http://aubreyvincent.myadventures.org/?filename=2-days-later-and-a-lost-suitcase hey there, I left on Friday morning from Anchorage to Minnesota where I literally had to run from gate C to gate F to get to my next flight that was within minutes of closing the door to my LONDON flight. So my travels started off with quite an adventure in itself and off I was to LONDON. After an 8 hour flight I arrived in the GATWICK airport, just 40 minutes of a train ride away to central London. I had 9 hours to chill out before I was to get on my next flight of 11 hours to the Johannesbur Tue, 15 Jan 2008 00:00:00 GMT http://aubreyvincent.myadventures.org/?filename=i-am-leaving-ak-right-now http://aubreyvincent.myadventures.org/?filename=i-am-leaving-ak-right-now hey friends and family, I am leaving today, on my way back to Swaziland where I will be for the next 4 months. I am so thankful for the time that I have had while here at home in the good old AK but I am very much more excited that things worked out for me to get to go back. The reason for coming home early was due to a  knee injury, which so happens to not be the case anymore. After seeing a doctor almost a month after being home my knee was basically feeling 80% better and I just thou Fri, 11 Jan 2008 00:00:00 GMT http://aubreyvincent.myadventures.org/?filename=on-my-way-back http://aubreyvincent.myadventures.org/?filename=on-my-way-back Today I purchased the ticket, yes the ticket back to Africa where I will be for the next five months. I am very blessed and excited to get to go back and finish ministry that I was involved in 2 months ago. I will be leaving in about one week from today!!!! I love you all and can't wait to start blogging the amazing stories that I hear and see while I will be gone, there is much more to share with you guys in the future and I will update you more later. love aubs Thu, 3 Jan 2008 00:00:00 GMT http://aubreyvincent.myadventures.org/?filename=guys-you-are-never-going-to-believe-this http://aubreyvincent.myadventures.org/?filename=guys-you-are-never-going-to-believe-this IM GLAD THAT MY TITLE GOT YOUR ATTENTION!!!!!!!! Merry Christmas everyone!!!!!!! this year has gone by extremly fast, I remember last year leaving the day after christmas to fly to kansas city got the Internation House of Prayer conference, and then again making it within hours to Atlanta Georgia where my amazing friend Meriah met up with me to attend a college age conference for 4 days. It was when I got back and starting looking online for a mission trip/ organization to go with on a m Wed, 26 Dec 2007 00:00:00 GMT http://aubreyvincent.myadventures.org/?filename=doctor-visit-today http://aubreyvincent.myadventures.org/?filename=doctor-visit-today So for all you who didn't know why I came back from AFRICA a month earlier than everyone else it because...... I had injured my knee in August . Then I left for Africa within weeks of hurting my knee, I was walking for 4 hours a day about 4 days a week, at the time I thought that I would be fine and I could just hang in there and that it wouldn't bother me. I was wrong because the lack of rest after hurting my knee it just seemed to get worse and worse so I saw the doctor in SOUTH AFRICA and the Wed, 19 Dec 2007 00:00:00 GMT http://aubreyvincent.myadventures.org/?filename=background-colors http://aubreyvincent.myadventures.org/?filename=background-colors DUDE I LOVE THE BROWN ON MY PAGE!!!! one of my favorite colors to wear. so thanks for putting that color on my blog page. love aubs Wed, 5 Dec 2007 00:00:00 GMT http://aubreyvincent.myadventures.org/?filename=thoughts-from-aubs-for-team-africa http://aubreyvincent.myadventures.org/?filename=thoughts-from-aubs-for-team-africa Hello Team Africa, I have been reading your blogs as often as I can, and I really enjoy hearing the amazing, sad, and funny times that you guys are all having while you are in South Africa. I pray for you guys all. LOVE YA AND MISS YA!!!!!!!!!    Time is coming soon when you will be returning home for Christmas, where you will be thrown into a world that is not only familiar too you but also very hard to except when you get back. It is just a little over 3 weeks since I have been Sun, 2 Dec 2007 00:00:00 GMT http://aubreyvincent.myadventures.org/?filename=update-from-teamates-in-swazi-also-things-that-i-experienced-while-i-was-there-in-africa http://aubreyvincent.myadventures.org/?filename=update-from-teamates-in-swazi-also-things-that-i-experienced-while-i-was-there-in-africa FROM OLD TEAMATE JB WHO IS ON THE KENYA TEAM ( JB IS FROM ALASKA) when you read his blog you can get a glimpse of what ministry time was like when I was there in SOUTH AFRICA and at ESKOM my favorite place to go. love aubs Well, it seems like it has been a long week, and I'm not sure why. The last few weeks have gone by pretty fast, which is good and bad in its own way. This week however, I am going to have to start with Saturday. We had our day off, and started off at the cruddy internet Sat, 17 Nov 2007 00:00:00 GMT http://aubreyvincent.myadventures.org/?filename=swazi-team-updates http://aubreyvincent.myadventures.org/?filename=swazi-team-updates FROM ELISA MY TEAMATE IN SWAZILAND This week I spent much of my ministry at the hospital. I was really excited the first day I went because Cindy and her baby girl, Nomeeswa, were there and I had actually met them in October the first time we came to Swazi. I spent a couple days just sitting and talking with Cindy and the 11-month old Nomeeswa. It was so cool to form a friendship with her and really get to know their life. I left the hospital Wednesday telling Cindy I would be back and I couldn Sat, 17 Nov 2007 00:00:00 GMT http://aubreyvincent.myadventures.org/?filename=reentry-to-alaska http://aubreyvincent.myadventures.org/?filename=reentry-to-alaska Since arriving back at home 3 days ago I have realized that it is definitely not what I was prepared for. Even after reading a book on re-entry, which is all about the things to expect and not expect when coming home from the mission field, so that you can prepare yourself for what is to come still didn't prepare me enough for what you walk into. A lot has happened over the past 2 months, not just in my life, but also in the lives that I am used to being surrounded by. I have realized since be Mon, 12 Nov 2007 00:00:00 GMT