These five letters were written to friends, family, orphan sponsors, schools and interested others

These five letters were written to friends, family, orphan sponsors, schools and interested others during my two months in Lesotho from November 23, 2005 to January 26, 2006. Please forgive redundancies and other indicators of letters written in haste. Thank you for your interest. Letters from previous trips can also be found on the website (www.helplesotho.ca). Peg Herbert Executive Director Help Lesotho Letter #1: December 15, 2005......................................................................................................1 Letter #2: December 18, 20054 Letter #3: January 1, 2006............................................................................................................9 Letter #4: January 4, 2006..........................................................................................................13 Letter #5: January 12, 2006........................................................................................................17 Letter #1: December 15, 2005 My greetings to you all and a Merry Christmas from Lesotho. It does not seem like Christmas week here. The weather hovers around 27-29 degrees and sunny. Other than a few Christmas decorations in Maseru, there are no signs of commercialism or actually of the season. The town square in Maseru and the main street have a few lights. It is a far cry from the excessive commercialism and bustle of Canada. I hear from many of you that there is lots of snow and ...