Missions

When looking up information on missions in Swaziland I will be honest not much popped up which was frustrating to say the least, but what I did find was the earliest reported missionaries were in 1844. The missionaries that came to Swaziland were the Wesleyans who though they had a late start became the most dominant missionary group in Swaziland. Their churches started out small but continued to grow and expand over the years, and later in the 1920's we see the Catholics show up in Swaziland. There was a gentlemen's agreement among the missionaries since there were so many that they would take away any converts from each other.

With Swaziland a predominately Christian nation we continue to see missionaries in the small nation, but more medical missions. One of the biggest reasons for this is because of HIV/Aids this small nation has the highest levels of HIV cases in the world. So you see medical missions popping up to help combat this by treating those with HIV and teaching them ways to prevent getting Aids by changing their lifestyles from a spiritual perspective. These medical missions treat other problems as well since affordable medical care is hard to come by. One medical missions I follow is the Luke Commission because a friend of mine works for them. The miracles I been able to read about and the smiles they bring to those people is amazing and I hope God continues to bless them and help them grow to help save more people for his kingdom.

Bibliography

Swaziland Digital Archives. n.d. http://sntc.org.sz/sdphotos/photo.asp?pid=626 (accessed February 26, 2017).

The Luke Commision Compassionate Medicine. n.d. http://lukecommission.org/ (accessed February 26, 2017).