We were truly overwhelmed with the love and joy that surrounded Anchor Your Life’s Christmas party in Lesotho on December 8th. Mike recently traveled to Lesotho, along with two students from Up with Down’s, their parents and a grandparent to put together a Christmas braai for the children in Lesotho.
For the last several months, the students from Up with Down’s have been working with Anchor Your Life to package Christmas bags consisting of toiletry items which were distributed during the Christmas braai. The children grinned from ear to ear as they pulled out each of their toiletry items. It was such a joy to see the smiles on the faces of the Up with Down’s students as they were witnessing first hand the delight in giving back to those less fortunate.
It was such a beautiful time as the students from Up with Down’s sang songs to the kids, played games with them, and just loved on them. What a reflection to all of us of Christ’s sacrificial love!
The parents worked together to fire up the grill and put together a Christmas braai for all of the children. The kids were able to enjoy a delicious meal, which was then followed by a traditional dance performed by some of the teenage girls in the Bible Study.
The trip truly exceeded our wildest expectations as we were overwhelmed by the amount of joy and love filling the entire place. Our hope is that the children would walk away from this time knowing that they are deeply loved and cared for not just by us, but even more so by the Son of God who came to earth to redeem each and every one of them. That’s the reason to celebrate this Christmas.