Yesterday morning a cloud rolled through the mountains.  In the higher elevations, they received snow.  We got rain, but that’s not what amazes me.  Here is:

Isn’t God’s creation amazing?  The beauty with which He creates is truly astounding.  It makes me wonder what heaven will look like.  This picture was taken on the way to a village where Teresa told the Bible story.  She talked about Zaccheus, and then she and the girls taught all the kids the song about the “wee little man.”  There were 27 kids there, and it’s a small village!

We just got in from Maseru.  We left at 7 A.M., and it is now 10:30 P.M.  We received word that our crate has arrived in South Africa and is waiting to be cleared at Customs in Maseru (Lesotho’s captial).  Unfortunately, we can’t get it cleared until our 2 year VISA comes through.  I tried calling the immigration office in Maseru yesterday to check on the status of the VISA, but got nowhere.  My Sesotho was worse than the lady on the other end’s English.  Neither one of us could make the other understand what we were trying to say, so we took a flying trip to Maseru today.  I found out my VISA isn’t ready . . .check back next week.  We were able to pick up the paperwork to begin working on clearing the crates.  That way everything will be in order when we get the VISA.  Also, the lady at the immigration office today was extremely nice and helpful.  She even gave me a reference number so when I call next week, I can just give them the number, and they’ll give me my VISA’s status  (in theory, that’s how it’s supposed to work, assuming they can understand me and I can understand them).  All in all, a fairly productive day . . .all back in Katse safe and sound.  Let me see, that was 8-10 stops for cattle, goats, and sheep crossings, 2 border crossings, The “Alien Immigration Office,” a transportation company, 2 police stops, 8+ hours of driving on African roads, 3 snow covered mountain passes, 2 petrol stops complete with lines for fuel, and we got our grocery shopping done since we had to head down the mountain anyway!  And the bonus was that I got to practice my Sesotho just about everywhere we went.  Yep, all in all, a fairly productive day.

Until ALL have heard, Jim