Learning About Lesotho Time

This morning we worked with two local groups in Maseru to distribute goods to families they knew were in need. Different members of the committee were from the respective villages so they actually knew the people we were helping. We broke into smaller groups and found our assigned houses and gave the families a blanket, petroleum jelly, a large bar of multi-purpose soap, a 5lb bag of maize, and some cabbage seeds. We also dug a hole for the fruit tree we will be delivering later and dug a new garden to plant the cabbage in. It was really cool to get to see the people we were helping firsthand and where they live. Personally, I met a set of three brothers who were all orphaned and I couldn’t even imagine the life they live; it definitely had an impact on me. I know for everyone else, walking through the villages and seeing what these people really have put a lot of things into perspective and made us all thankful for what we have at home.

One particularly notable part of the day was working with the local organizations and learning about “Lesotho time.” Dr. Rosenburg had warned us about it but we got to experience it firsthand today. Lesotho time is the concept that time isn’t nearly as big of a priority here like it is at home. It was frustrating for a few of us, but I can guarantee we all learned from it! Overall, it was quite a fulfilling, lesson-learning day!

Can you believe we will be back in just 10 days?? We sure can't!!

See you all soon!

-- Emily and Jeff

PS Jeff says hey to Eppy and misses her desperately and wants to cuddle with her and Emily can't wait to hug her puppies! Oh yeah, and we miss our families too! :)