Beat the Drum Follow-Up: Abstinence Clubs

When the Beat the Drum outreach concluded on 9th August, the team had to say goodbye to the students they had so quickly come to know and love. Some of the students feared that with the departure of the volunteers, the journey of hope and purity they had begun would also come to an end. … Continue reading

An “Out of the Box” Experience: October Camp Report

From 2-5 October we took 84 kids and youth to camp; their ages ranged from 7 to 23 years, and their experience level ranged from first time campers to those who were attending their ninth camp to date with LXP Lesotho.  The theme of camp was “Out of the Box”; sometimes we live our live … Continue reading

October Camp 2013

The first time we took our youth from the Saturday Program to camp was in June 2009. We talked about laying the firm foundation of Christ in your life. It was a foundational time in many, many ways. It’s time for camp again, and almost every child pictured above will be going with us this … Continue reading

Beat the Drum in Butha-Buthe, Lesotho

During the first two weeks of August a team from Holland, Michigan, USA and our LXP family from Jeffreys Bay, South Africa joined us in Butha-Buthe, Lesotho for a Beat the Drum outreach. With our team of 70 volunteers we were able to share with 1,275 high school students God’s message of hope and purity … Continue reading

Activities Leaders Retreat

As our name explains, The Leadership Experience Lesotho exists to identify, develop, and send out godly leaders who will serve those in their sphere of influence instead of use their position for selfish gain. We have been working with our Small Group leaders for a few years now, but there are many other youth in … Continue reading

Leader’s Retreat June 2013

Two weekends ago was our bi-annual leader’s retreat. It was a short weekend away to connect with the Small Group Leaders, to challenge them in their faith and their leadership. We walked away from that weekend feeling like it was a great success. The four LXP Staff plus 10 Small Group Leaders were whisked away … Continue reading

New Team Members

The Bakers  Piet and Leah Bakers are a married couple most recently from Johannesburg, South Africa. Leah grew up in the US and came to Africa (Mozambique and Swaziland) in 2005 for a mission trip and later returned to South Africa in 2008. She received her Bachelor’s degree in Cross-Cultural Studies from Simpson University and … Continue reading

The Walls of the House are Complete!

On Monday, May 20th, the walls of the house were completed! We are so thrilled we’ve reached this huge milestone in the building project. It’s a testimony of God’s faithfulness in provision and to the love and generosity of all our wonderful supporters. The next step is to fund raise the money to start roofing … Continue reading

LXP’s Student Program is Officially Open!

                    This past week we’ve had the privilege of joining the LXP staff in Jeffreys Bay, South Africa for the opening week of the 2013 LXP Student Program. We drove from Butha-Buthe to JBay last Sunday, April 28th. We came with one of our youth leaders … Continue reading

Our almost-a-house

Here’s a quick series of photos to show the house building progress so far. With so many walls nearing their final height, and windows and doorways taking shape, it’s really starting to look like a house! Work has currently halted indefinitely due to rain, but as soon as the walls are totally complete, you’ll be … Continue reading