WTF

I've been saying WTF a lot recently in reaction to the situation here in Lesotho.

There's an 8 year old whose middle upper arm circumference registers in the "red" or "extreme" malnutrition category...for a five year old.  WTF.

A baby boy was was in the hospital for a week.  One doctor said discharge.  One said stay.  The discharging doctor won the argument, so we brought the baby to our safe home.  3 days later, the baby dies.  WTF.

The country is out of a nutrient rich peanut butter based food, in part because the nurses were eating it instead of prescribing it.  WTF.

Stealing a goat receives worse punishment than rape.  WTF.


Please friends, be thankful for what we have.  Aim to positively impact the community in which you live. Aim to make it hard for us to say WTF because we are all doing something to alleviate desperate situations, one step at a time.

Lets aim for  less of this:

And more of this:

Kruger, Mozambique, Swaziland, St. Lucia SA

That's a giraffe in the road. 

Tiger. Roar.

Zebra. They actually bark like dogs.  Aka Zeebs.

Dumbo.

Elephants and Hippos.  BFF.

Fish Market. Maputo, Mozambique. 

Fast fishing boats minus the fast.  Tofu, Mozambique.

House on the Beach. Tofu, Mozambique.  Travel note: it is hard to file a police report in Portuguese when you know no Portuguese.  (Car mirrors were stolen). 

Swaziland. 

St. Lucia Estuary, South Africa

Hippo teeth/fangs.  and Me. 

Dumbo on the Estuary. 

Fantastic trip to some cool countries.  Now I'm back in Lesotho hanging out with the tiny lives. Photos courtesy j. wheaton. 

Quotable Quote

I know it has been a while since I last posted, but soon enough I'll update you on the happenings here at TTL and my recent excursion to South Africa, Swaziland, and Mozambique.

For now, here's some food for thought:

"I am only one, but still I am one. I cannot do everything, but still I can do something; and because I cannot do everything, I will not refuse to do something that I can do."
+Helen Keller