What do you feed 50 hungry kids for lunch? Hot dogs of course! Teboho and I went shopping early Saturday morning for our feast which consisted of 150 hot dogs and buns, 10 loaves of bread, juice, chips, and ice cream and cones. There were smiles all around and the food was devoured!
Africa
Balloons
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.
Saying Good Bye
The team heads home on Friday. I have a couple of days off, then head back to Lesotho for the week.
It was a tearful farewell to some of the children on Wednesday. But before the good byes, there was lots of laughter, singing…and of course, games! The team has gotten the closest to these children. Our short visit was filled with singing, laughter, and games. The relay races were a huge hit with even the women participating.
Check out my Facebook page to see more pictures. The children are adorable.
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!
