Do you know how much mileage you can get out of balloons? You can fill them with water…fill them with air…toss them to one another…bat them in the air…or of course, pop them and giggle! The kids had days and days of fun with these!
Lesotho
A Day of Surprises and Blessings
Although it poured rain most of the day, I was able to follow 2 brothers through their day. They rise at 6AM and take turns bathing in the red bucket. Sometimes they eat a light breakfast. Other times they have to wait until they receive the school lunch. 
We walked down muddy roads about 3/4 of a mile to the school. My jeans were caked with mud and soaked half way up to my knees. These kids are tough!
I was able to visit the boys’ classrooms.
Then the fun really started!
We made a special connection with the principal and to my surprise I knew many of the teachers from a visit 2 years ago. 319 of 678 children are orphans at this school. After walking in mud and seeing the children’s shoes, we headed to the store. We were able to help with 65 pairs of shoes. We would have done more but they ran out of sizes.
Then their award winning choir treated us to a 45 minute concert! (When I get home I’ll upload the video. Their voices were incredible! It was such a special day.
Adorable Little Ones
We visited a pre-school yesterday. The children were precious. We were greeted with warm smiles, hugs, and a few confused faces.
They sang for us. We played games with them. Then received their new jackets.
Volunteers run the pre-school giving back to the community by caring for the ones who otherwise would have no where else to go.
Stealing Some Sleep
The Marvel of Technology
Thanks to a satellite card and patient children, we were able to skype with kids in the US from Lesotho. I couldn’t see, but could hear, the reactions from the US kids as they saw in real time, their Lesotho friends. Hopefully it is the beginning of a long friendship between the next generation of Lesotho and the USA!
What Do You Do When There Are No Video Games?
Great Day in Mafeteng
We had a great day today in Mafeteng, a village in the foothills where we began a ministry during the last visit to Lesotho. We started the day early and travelled 2 hours. We went through the lowlands enjoying the beautiful landscape.
We were greeted by the women of the village followed by a steady stream of children. When the bubbles came out, I think the women enjoyed it the most. I got a real kick out of watching adult women chase after bubbles trying to catch them. Adults becoming children and forgetting the cares of the world for a short while!
The neediest children received shoes and blankets. Others received clothing that was donated from Sarasota. Families received seeds for gardens from Hope Seeds (Bradenton, FL). But, the most treasured gifts were the Sesotho Bibles. Some traded their seeds for a Bible. What a joy it is to see such hunger for the Word of God!
Thank you for your prayers,
Mike
Pictures from Mafeteng…
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Never Too Far Away
As for how we spend our time 
after a long day…well, we’re never too far away from laptops. Everyone has been great with pitching in to get pictures ready…deleting, sorting, editing, and printing. The people love having copies of their own picture. So we are working hard to get pictures to the children…resize pictures for the blog…and facebook photos uploaded. We should have more up tomorrow.
