Most of you have questions concerning your trip, and I’d like to be as informative as possible!
Q. Will you have electricity in Swaziland?
A. Yes, your housing will have electricity!
A. Swaziland Address:
Adventures In Missions
Attn: your name
Swaziland, Africa
It costs money to RECEIVE packages from the USA, no matter what the person paid to send it.
The best way to receive care packages is for the people in the USA to send things in padded envelopes. Care packages sent in boxes however can be very costly to pick up, depending on the size, weight, and contents of the package. Letters and post cards cost nothing to receive, thus these are best! Packages typically take 1-2 weeks to get to Swaziland from the Unites States Postal Service…****However, once they arrive to Swaziland they need to be cleared by customs…This can take anywhere from a week, to a month, to more than 2 months…or even “never arrive.” Just so everyone knows. We’ve had a package sent in February, however it only arrived in December of that year. Set expectations low, and hope for the best 🙂
Q. Money?
A. We do not reccomend bringing more then. ~$50 extra spending cash. We do suggest you bring a ATM card to withdraw money.
Q. Mosquito Nets?
A. They are not required to have but if you wish to bring them that is your choice, there are lots of mosquitoes. For some of the time you will be in bunks, so hanging nets won’t always work, wrap-around ones are better. It is hot and the mosquito nets do make it hotter.
Q. Can family and friends go to the team blog page?
A. YES! You will be posting updates while you are out on the field. We highly suggest family and friends subscribe to this blog so they can be part of your ministry while your gone!
You might be sleeping outside here at training camp. You need to come prepared for cold weather here as well.
Hey guys…
great questions and answers!!!
I have a couple of other things that I’m not sure if I mentioned to you or not…
-we’ll be cooking our own meals, so seasoning packages like tacos, marinades, chili, etc are always a good idea. It’ll make our meals a lot more interesting and you can’t always get these things in swazi!!
-we will also not be buying juice or anything other than water, so i like to bring the crystal light packages to add to my water bottle. This is also a great idea if you’re not very good at drinking a lot of water, cuz you’ll have to in Swazi!!
-hummmm…what else can’t you get in swazi??? chocolate chips (although the do have great chocolate), ranch dressing (you can always bring with you the powdered stuff), sugar-free chocolate pudding (my fav!!), splenda….hummm…there’re really random, but that’s all i can think of right now!!
-girls, it’s also a good idea to bring either leggings or spandex to wear under your skirts!!
Um…i think that’s everything..if you have any other questions, feel free to e-mail Matt or I!!
Thank you so much! That answered alot of my questions! hahah I just want to be as prepared as possible for this trip and these questions helped out alot!
Thankyou!
As far as the electricity go, do we need to buy adapters or anything? Or will we just not need them… And how much does it cost to do things there? I assume it can’t be much since you’re only suggesting $50.00. My parents are shooting questions at me right now as we speak. So, I’m sure I will be back with more! Thanks!! See you soon!
Andrea
You should go to radio shack or any electronics store and pick up a converter and adapter. They say on the package what countries it converts for… if swaziland and south africa are the same.
They are suggesting 50$ in cash to bring, but you will definitely want to spend more than that. (you dont have to spend more than that, it is totally a personal thing, but there is a lot of fun extra stuff to do)….. your atm cards will work… so you will have access to money in your accounts.
Awesome! Thanks so much… yeh I was reading this entry and my mom and dad were yelling questions at me and I’m sitting here like, I DON’T KNNOOOOWW!! So, thanks for answering all of our questions… I can’t wait to meet everyone and I hope you and your wife have a safe flight!! Thanks again!
Andrea Jacoby
I am currently only bringing one bag… but I am mostly concerned about all the shampoo and stuff being heavy and I can’t take it in a carry-on cause blah blah blah… so I am going to start out with one but if I can’t manage it then I guess I will do two… I don’t haha! Good luck Kevin!
Omigosh, I can’t believe it’s only 3 days away!!! Can’t wait to meet you all! Thanks for answering all the questions that we’ve had. And Kevin – I’m just bringing a carry on and a regular sized suite case.
hey guys… Naomi and I are currently sitting in the Amsterdam airport waiting to connect to our flight to India. We are so excited to meet you guys in swazi!!
On the bag’s… try as hard as you can to bring one, trust me you will thank me, bc it is such a hassle carrying them around.. but if you bring two thats cool.. no prob… also, you are able to buy decent brand shampoo, and deodorant in swazi… but you might not find your special brand you use…hahaha.. if your picky!!!
anyway guys… you are all in our prayers, and cant wait to meet you.
Hey everyone! I don’t know if anyone else is driving to Gainseville but my mom and I are driving… I managed to get it all in one bag plus my carry-on and my personal bag… so I think I should be all set to go!! I pray everyone has safe flights tomorrow and I am praying for all of you and I can’t wait to meet everyone! Woot!
~Andrea
just a quick question…is anyone going to bring to bags? my mom is trying to talk me into bringing two bags but I think it will be too much of a hassle…what do you guys think?
thanks guys for awnsering my quetsion…I cannot believe it…truly i am like freaking out!!!! I am so excited! Praise God for getting us all here…all the glory to you Papa G! Blessings on all of you as we head out to Georgia…See you soon!