Visit to Moteng, Lesotho

On 12th May we visited the Moteng Village in Lesotho to lend a hand. The Basotho are a warm and friendly people however many do struggle financially resulting in many husbands and fathers working in neighbouring South Africa to feed their families. A group from our local church helped the village with painting some classrooms, providing a lunch, fixing a few things while many enjoyed just being there and meeting new people.

Arrival at Moteng Church

Furious Painting

Basotho Lady

The Children being fed

Many more children arrived than what were anticipated and soon the team dishing up fairly generous portions started doing the sums. They prayed whilst still serving and when it came to the end of the queue, nobody went hungry including some visitors who offered to sit this one out! We marvelled at God's provision and arithmetic!

We need More!

Panorama from church overlooking Lesotho Mountains (x7 shots)

After Lunch and a brief rain shower we walked down to a beautiful spot at the river. My son Jude wasn't into walking that day and so was piggybacked however there were so many photographs to be had! I had decided just to bring the Samsung TL500  for the day which is a great and underrated little compact digital camera. It has a solid build, a fast f1,8 lens starting at a wide 24mm equivalent  and shoots in RAW. Took a few photographs with a panoramic stitch in mind however not all were sharp, the trouble when you do a panoramic series. I managed to stitch these three images together in Photoshop with the spherical option giving a realistic representation. Some tweaking and playing later and a satisfying image appeared.

Photographing interesting river rocks with Jude  checking over my shoulder

Three Photos for Pano

Moteng River Pano

 We all had a great day and many new friendships were forged as we just enjoyed the time spent with endearing people and the splendor of the scenery. The mountains were soon bathed in the light of the warm afternoon sun and a rain storm was looming on the horizon. Oh thank God - He's so Good! His Love never runs out!

Moteng River Fun

Late afternoon Shower over Moteng