Countrywide curfew

Since last Friday our evening plans have been extremely limited. Because of some political problems as a result of the elections in January the government imposed a statewide curfew starting last Friday for the entire country of Lesotho. From 6PM to 6AM there is to be nobody out on the streets of Lesotho. If you get caught is is a guaranteed trip to the local jail for the night. Even with the curfew there have been some shootings, carjackings and some kidnappings. These have been focused on government officials and not at the general public. Leslie and I feel extremely safe at this time, as long as we remain locked in our house during the curfew. Pray that the issues would be resolved quickly and that the violence would stop.



I have been doing a lot of flying this week. Here are a few shots of some herdboys from the mountains that I met this morning at an airstrip called Matsaile. You can see the traditional Malumo fighting sticks that most of the boys and men carry with them all the time. These boys take care of a large number of cows and donkeys while wandering around the area around Matsaile.