Stephan and Sekelemane have been on the road in Europe for more than three weeks now.

First they were in Ireland. They visited the OM team there and, besides some sightseeing, started with some meetings to present the work in Lesotho and to show the possibilities of how short- and long-term volunteers are needed in the work there. They also met with a young man from Ireland who will join the Lesotho team in September.

They also had the opportunity to meet a Northern Irish couple, John and Jen, again. They had visited us in Pretoria a few years ago.

What was also super nice was that our youngest daughter Read more →

Dear Friends of Lesotho Ministry,

Tomorrow Stephan and his colleague and friend, Sekelemane, will set off on a journey to and through Europe. Besides Germany, they will also report on what God is doing in Lesotho in Ireland and Switzerland, among other places. They will make new personal contacts with OM offices in Europe and recruit volunteers and outreach participants (short and long term).

In Germany they will have the following public dates.

FeG Magedburg
6 May, Lesotho Presentation 19h00 - 20h30

Berlin, Kreuzkirche Lankwitz
8 May, Service from 10h30

Parishes Aichhallden & Rötenberg
15 May, services from 9h00 and from 10h10

From 20 to 25 May, Stephan and Sekelemane will be at OM's International Leadership Meeting (ILM) in North Cyprus to report on the Ministry to many other OM representatives.

Sekelemane and Stephan on the Hillside Campus

Lots of photos on Instagram...

In case you didn't know, we post new pictures of our life and work in Lesotho at least 1-2 times a week on Instagram (@familyschmidtinafrica). If you don't have an Instagram account, you can also view the pictures on our blog at any time. Click here.
But now to an urgent matter...

We need your support.
The new school year 2022 begins and new challenges come with it.

This year, the school costs are almost twice as high as last year, as our youngest has now officially become a student of the German Distance School. In order to somehow reduce this high amount, we decided to buy only the school material for Silas. This way we don't have a teacher as a contact person (so no supervision/tutoring) and he won't get a report card either, but it saves a lot of money.
However, this was only possible because the distance learning school accommodated us with an offer that allowed us to still pay these costs half-yearly. Normally, the school fee without tutoring has to be paid immediately after signing the contract.
But in order to cover the total costs, we urgently need your help.
Please help us to raise the  Amount of 6600 Euro for this school year 2022.
The first instalment of 2190€ is due in the next 2-3 weeks. We can't afford it alone. Hence the call for help to you.
If you have any questions about this, please feel free to contact us by email or find a little more information here.
Otherwise, be with us on our mission and support us and thus the school career of our boys.

donate via Paypal (Account: stephan.schmidt@gmx.at):

You can find our account details here.

Thank you very much.
Teacher and Mum, Christiane