Spring at last

We've been blessed with refreshing rains here in lesotho - actually a bit on the early side - but it's got all the poppies and roses out. We've begun planting veges at a feverish pace, the orphan kids too - they all received a set of gardening tools and their gardens are sprouting all sorts of luscious veges (Pics to follow). There are a number of saints in the surrounding villages who have taken these kids under their wing, supported by a group here at the hospital which provides clothing, seeds, they organised the tools, and they just keep an eye on the little ones together with the 'village mothers' who are cooking meals for them. We also employ them after school in our own gardens so they can get a little cash and extra food for their labour, as well some 'parental guidance' - my hubby loves to share life skills with them...

en route to camp meeting

On our way to drakensville Camp meeting last weekend, our hopes of being on time for the morning meetings were dashed when we met with an 18 wheeler lying on its back across the road. It had been hit really hard by a run away truck from behind. The runaway's cab wasn't recognisable... two people were dead, and the police were every where. photo's were forbidden until he forensic dept had done their thing..(hours later...) the runway truck landed half way down the mountain side.

Well at least we made it for the afternoon meetings and lunch with some friends. may be this was a divine appointment, as we had a nice visit with some other folks also on their way to camp meeting while waiting at the accident site. on our way back that evening, we road past the two tow trucks which had finally managed to disentangle the wreckages and get them off to the police depots.