It all started in the back of a van on the way to church camp.

My friends and I decided to make a club that only the people of our choosing would be able to join.  Someone thought it would be funny to make our own country, and the name “Swaziland” was suggested.  The rest of the week at camp was filled with us as the leaders of our “country” coming up with laws and deciding who was worthy to be a part of our community. Fast forward to 15 years later, and a country that I had thought I had “made up”...

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I'm not just gonna throw a bible at them and run away!

First, a fundraising update:  I was able to send my first $1200 payment in, and actually was able to send in $135 more than the minimum!  Thanks for your help!  There's still time to give! But maybe you are a little confused about why you would want to send me to Swaziland. I had a facebook friend question what good I would do by going to Swaziland, and I wanted to just reply "Well, it's not like I'm gonna throw a bible at them...

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