Peg’s Letters from Lesotho 2019
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 2019! To read the Letters from other years, please click here.
Peg’s Letters from Lesotho 2019: #6
Lumelang, Fall is closing in upon us here (remember, Lesotho is in the southern hemisphere!). Nights grow colder; mornings and evenings are fresh. Anticipation of the bitterness of winter peppers conversations. In this final letter from my season in Lesotho, there is...
Peg’s Letters from Lesotho 2019: #5
Lumelang, The roosters are creating a racket. Cow bells on the sheep clang as the flock grazes the field. Staff sing as they enter the Centre – absently, lovely. A new day dawns. The fruit from the peach trees we planted nine years ago have ripened and been...
Peg’s Letters from Lesotho 2019: #4
Lumelang, Out my window I see three shepherds watching their flocks in torrents of rain, their heads covered with what we call balaclavas; their bodies by the traditional Basotho blanket. My heart goes out to them. I spent a morning with some of the herd boys in our...
Peg’s Letters from Lesotho 2019: #3
Dear Friends of Help Lesotho, Dawn is breaking as I write. The chorus of birds outside in the massive eucalyptus tree are particularly keen to announce the day! I got up especially early today to wash my hair while hot water was available. We got a notice that the...
Peg’s Letters from Lesotho 2019: #2
Greetings, While many of you deal with unusual amounts of snow and cold, it is gloriously sunny here about 25-28 degrees C with occasional, fierce storms. The rain in the past three or four weeks has replenished the soul and encouraged the farmers that their crops may...
Peg’s Letters from Lesotho 2019: #1
Greetings to you all, Another year begins and another sojourn in Lesotho. You might be surprised to know that this is Letter #119 from Lesotho! I find that incredible. For those who are new to these, I write letters only when in Lesotho to share my experiences and...