Your Service Trip to Swaziland

Travel Dates•June 23rd: You will leave the United States on June 23rd arrive in Johannesburg, South Africa on June 24th.  You will depart South Africa July 2nd and arrive in the United States on July 3rd. 

•July 14th: You will leave the United States on July 14th arrive in Johannesburg, South Africa on July 15th.  You will depart South Africa July 23rd and arrive in the United States on July 24th.

•July 28th: You will leave the United States on July 28th arrive in Johannesburg, South Africa on July 29th.  You will depart South Africa August 6th and arrive in the United States on August 7th. 

•Please wear your travel T-shirt.

Meeting in Johannesburg

• You will get off the plane.• Walk to pick up your luggage.• Go through customs.• Once you enter the International Arrival Lobby, you

will see a Heart for Africa Banner and a staff person in a black polo.

• Check in with them and they will give you luggage tags and walk with you to the City Lodge where you will stay for the night.

Baggage• 2 bags 50 pounds.• If you have extra room, then we have items that

need your help to travel to Swaziland.• Lost Baggage: Fill out the form as fast as possible -

you need to have the Lugogo Sun address (Old Mbabane/Manzini, Main Road, Ezulwini Valley, Mbabane, Swaziland) and nearest airport is Matsapha. They have to be out by 6pm. Only one/two person should stay behind NOT the whole family if it's family luggage. 

Trip Packs

• Your trip pack includes your T-shirt to wear on travel day, your name tag, your itinerary, your airplane ticket, and some important information to prepare you for your trip.

• June’s trip packs were mailed at the beginning of May.

• July’s trip packs will be mailed at the end of May.

Traveling to the Community

•Heart for Africa is going to the communities in greatest need.

•The travel time will be anywhere from 2 to 2 hours. ½

•Ideas: Bring snacks, waters, games, cards, iPods, wave at the kids walking, and admire the countryside.

Bring out to the community

• Leave bag in car• Please bring Toilet paper.• Antibacterial wipes• No Electricity for ipods, etc.• Sunscreen• Wear DEET bug spray• Packing list is online.

Travel FoodCliff bars

Peanut ButterNilla Waffers

PringlesGranolla bars

Distribution Days• Project Canaan Family Distribution on

Wednesday: You will find out clothing sizes the day before.

• Community Distribution on Saturday: Adult and child clothing.

Day in the Community

• Relational• Teams: You will find out when you check into the

Lugogo Sun.• Team Leader: Guide you to the garden, cooking

shelters, and other needed items for the community.

• Waves• Songs for the kids: Seth Condry, Get Down, Oh

Happy Day, Link in the last email for dance moves, Bring Speakers (no electricity)

• Example of Activities: Gardens, fencing,

fruit trees

Songs for Kids

If you are musically inclined, have a guitar, or iPod with speakers, then you can go to the following link for wonderful songs to worship with the kids: http://www.heartforafrica.org/WorshipSongs.aspx

Community Gift Ideas

• Bubbles• Warm Clothes• Soccer balls with a pump.• Stickers• Songs• Beach balls

Items to Purchase there for church:

• plates• kettle/pots • spoons

Leave ClothesYou will have the opportunity to leave clothes

in Swaziland that you have worn throughout your time. We will have someone wash them and distribute them after you have travelled home. We will collect these clothes the day you check out of the Lugogo.

Dress Code• Modesty is the best policy.• Ladies: Shirts with sleeves, wraps, no shorts• Men: Pants are best.

WrapsHere are examples of wraps for the ladies.  Wraps should be worn out to the community everyday over pants.  It is a simple piece of fabric wrapped around the waist and pinned that goes below your knees. 

Passport•Your passport MUST have 4 blank VISA pages• VISA has to be at the top of the blank page. • Boarding will be denied if you don’t meet this

requirement. •Expiration date is 6 months AFTER you arrive

back in the United States.

Converters vs. Adapters

•Converters change Voltage •Adapters allow plug-in•Hair dryer in drawer in the Lugogo.

Immunizations

• Go to www.cdc.gov to know what vaccinations are recommended for Swaziland.

• Malaria

Communicate back home…

Heart for Africa would like to encourage you to be fully present in Swaziland and disconnect, but we do realize you might need to communicate back home.  The Royal Swazi Sun located behind the Lugogo Sun does have a business center where wireless internet access is available to you for a fee. 

Currency Information

• Please exchange your money before you travel.

• When we arrive in Africa, we will not have time for you to go to an ATM.

• You want small bills.• When you receive change back do not accept

R200.

Travelers Under 18Your child must travel with a legal guardian. 

To ensure streamlined travel for your child while traveling through immigrations during their upcoming international flight, it is very important to provide both the child and their guardian with a letter crafted by you, their legal parent/guardian.

 Download document by CLICKING HERE.  

Action Steps• Check your passport and your

itinerary

• Contract.

• Be on the look out for your trip pack.