6:15 – Wake up
6:30 – Morning walk
7:00 – Quiet/Jesus Time
8:00 – Breakfast (oats or porridge)
8:45 – Walk over a mile to the village
9:15 – Village Ministry
This looked like walking house to house and meeting people. We asked questions to learn more about them and their story. Sometimes we helped them with household chores aka pulling lots of weeds, washing dishes, doing laundry, or sweeping.
12:30 – Walk back to base
1:00 – Lunch
1:15 – Team time/Feedback
2:30 – Begin chores around the base
This looked like pulling more weeds, shoveling dirt and/or sand, digging holes, moving cinder blocks, mowing the lawn, or peeling peaches for canning.
4:30 – Done with chores (unless if you’re helping with dinner)
5:30 – Dinner
6:30 – Team time/Feedback
7:00 – Sun is down, electricity is off to save the batteries charged by solar
7:30 – Can turn on a few lights in the kitchen or your bedroom only
7:30-9:00 – Movie/Game/Reading time
9:30 – Lights off, in bed. Nighty night.
This month, being in Lesotho, has been unlike any other. We have been living in the mountains with no wifi, service, and very little electricity. The closest ATM is 2 hours away via taxi. We have been washing our clothes and ourselves with buckets. Our toilet is a long drop (think port-a-potty, but it doesn’t get emptied). Our feet have been constantly orange from the dirt and mud. There have been massive thunder and lightning storms. To go most places we have had to walk or hike. We have had to be very conscientious of our water because it’s very limited.
It doesn’t sound like the easiest living, but let me tell you, it has been my favorite month so far.
Imagine being surrounded by beautiful mountains and valleys with fields of corn. The sky is blue scattered with white fluffy clouds. At night the sky is filled with stars more than you can count. You are able to go into the mountain villages every day and meet beautiful people who are the strongest and most resilient people you have ever met. They lead a simple life but are content with what they have. You get to serve them in such unique ways, which makes them so grateful. To be honest, they don’t care if you serve them because they are just so happy you came to see them. They tell you their prayer requests and you get to intercede for them. Some prayers are answered, some are not, but you just trust in the Lord’s timing. You get to keep asking questions about their life and the Holy Spirit gives you opportunities to share the love of Christ. You get to tell them what Jesus has done for you and for them. Some chose to believe and accept what He has done, but some do not. But again, you are just so thankful you get to be a part of God’s mission and you continue to choose to trust in His timing. You then come home and continue doing manual labor and are the most exhausted you have ever felt, but you are proud of a day’s hard work.
This is what almost every day has looked like for me this month and I am so thankful for it. This place and these people have changed my life and I hope the Lord leads me back to this beautiful country of Lesotho.
