Peg’s Letters from Lesotho 2017
Since her first trip to Lesotho in 2004, Peg Herbert, Help Lesotho’s Founder and Executive Director, has written letters to her family, friends and supporters about her experiences and the progress of the organization. The following links tell the story of Peg’s current experiences in 2017!
Peg’s Letters from Lesotho 2017: #6
Greetings, As I take the long, long journey home again, I am reflecting on what has been the most memorable during this trip. I have to say, other than the remarkable lovely people on the donor trip, the part that impacted me most this time was the depth of love our...
Peg’s Letters from Lesotho 2017: #5
Dear Friends, As I write, I can hear the children playing at the centre. Some of them are deaf but still make noises of happiness. There are students in the library poised with concentration and students in the computer lab trying so hard to learn this electronic...
Peg’s Letters from Lesotho 2017: #4
Lumelang, There is so much going on here that I hardly know where to start. Our Canadian trip guests and I have been up in the mountains of Thaba Tseka since Thursday and came down on Sunday afternoon. It was a spectacular trip – the scenery is breathtaking and the...
Peg’s Letters from Lesotho 2017: #3
Lumelang, It is my custom when I arrive to meet individually with each staff. This is their time to use however they wish. They too are a product of the challenges our beneficiaries face. When I first came to Lesotho in the early 2000’s, the life expectancy was 35....
Peg’s Letters from Lesotho 2017: #2
Greetings, As I write, I am looking out the window as a group of children are, yet again, surreptitiously sneaking through the vertical bars in the gate beside the playground at our Seotlong Centre. They are deaf children who live at a residential school across the...
2017: Letters from Lesotho #1
Lumelang, I have been in Lesotho for over a week. It is wonderful to be back and to see all the progress which has been made and lives which continue to be changed thanks to all of you. All is well with me, although one of my suitcases took six days longer to arrive...