The Swaziland Partnership

Taking knitting needles and yarn to work with during the long hours on the airplane proved to be a special part of the trip for one team member. God used a knitting hobby to connect with Swazi women and children in Ntondozi, teaching a new skill that also opened the way for real communication about families, marriage, hurts and God. Read more.

Swaziland, Africa, has the highest incidence rate of HIV/AIDS in the world. The Nazarene Church has had an influential presence in the country for more than 100 years, but the health crisis has stretched pastors and congregations to their limits. Bethany First Church of the Nazarene, in Bethany, Oklahoma, asked the four Swazi District Superintendents how the church could come beside them to help them reduce the number of HIV/AIDS cases in the country.

On August 16, 2011, one hundred and sixty pastors and spouses gathered in Manzini, Swaziland for the first-ever Nazarene Pastor’s Conference on the issues of HIV and AIDS. The small country of Swaziland in Southern Africa has the terrible distinction of having the highest HIV prevalence rate per capita in the world.  Read more.

"We are humbled by your generosity!"  These were the thrilled first words of Matron Mamba when she saw the dozens of vibrantly colored caps and wraps being carried into her office at Raleigh Fitkin Memorial Hospital in Manzini, Swaziland. Thanks to a dedicated group of ladies and men at BFC led by Eunice Robinson and Nila Murrow, many women will receive caps and wraps for their newborn babies. Read more.

Philiswa is one of thousands of children that will go to bed hungry tonight. He is one of the orphaned or vulnerable children that make up the nearly 200,000 at-risk children in Swaziland. Bethany First Church of the Nazarene is partnering with Nazarene Compassionate Ministries on our first Child Development Centre in Swaziland.

 Evan and Andrea Mosshart are our new on-site coordinators for Swaziland.  Read more.

BFC has completed the fourth Jubilee Project in Swaziland with a new roof on the Tsambokhulu Church of the Nazarene!  Read more about this exciting story.

 Saturday, February 26 was a great day to start preparations for the next container to be shipped to Swaziland.  Approximately 15 people joined Fred Evans at the Hobby Lobby warehouse for a day of unloading, sorting, cleaning and consolidating equipment.

  Would you like to purchase a gift that benefits Swaziland?  Sunni Mercer and Eric and Bridget Pipkin have produced an incredible book filled with pictures and stories from Swaziland that tells about the needs of their women and children.  You can purchase this book today through our website or at the BFC library.  Read more.

On the border of South Africa and Swaziland there is town called Bulembu. For many years this mining town had a population of 10,000. In 2001 the mine was shut down and the town’s population dropped to 100. In recent years developers and entrepreneurs have started rebuilding the city. Read how Jubilee Funds transformed the local church.

A great celebration happened in Swaziland on August 14, 2010, to commemorate the centennial founding of the Church of the Nazarene in Swaziland.  Andy and Amy Curry represented BFC on this great day.  Read more about their insights and excitement over the celebration and all that it means for Swaziland.

July/August 2010 GO Team Review

This was the largest GO Team to date. There were 64 volunteers in Swaziland who had prepared themselves for months to serve. Rev. Chris Pollock asked 18 months ago if there could ever be a team co-sponsored by BFC Students Ministries that would allow students and their families to come together in service on a GO Team. This was the team. Read more.

Embekelweni church of the nazarene will be the first jubilee project for BFC in Swaziland. Read more>

Andy and Amy Curry have accepted the position of BFC’s on-site coordinators in Swaziland

Dr. Terry Hall and Dr. Raymond Bitchong launched the new pediatric Standard Treatment Book in March 2010. The Swazi Ministry of Health has now requested 2,400 copies so that every government clinic and hospital will benefit. Read more >

Sitsatsawani received the first solar-powered water system from Fred Evans and Bethany First Church of the Nazarene. This community has been transformed. Read more >