[h=1]Lesotho prays for Madiba[/h]
The Lesotho Royal Family says its government should consider incorporating Mandela Day as part of the King's birthday celebrations. Chief Khoabane Theko was speaking at a prayer service in Maseru for Madiba.
Mandela marked his 95th birthday the day after King Letsie the Third celebrated his 50th. Deputy Prime Minister Mothetjoa Metsing says it is fitting for Lesotho to honour Mandela as his fight for freedom benefited the entire world.
The Mountain Kingdom of Lesotho has dedicated July as a holy month to celebrate the 50th birthday anniversary of King Letsie the Third. Basotho from various religious groups gathered at the Setsoto Stadium in Maseru to pray for Madiba.
Catholic Archbishop Tlali Lerotholi says: It's a holy year not for his majesty but for the whole country. We want to join the whole country, especially our neighbours South Africa. We want to pray for Ntate Mandela where he is in hospital that the will of God be done. If it's the will of God that he be miraculously be cure, we will be happy to have him back. But if it's the will of God that we should let him go please my Lord, prepare our hearts for him to go.
Meanwhile, International Mandela Day has come and gone but many people give way more than 67minutes every year to a good cause.
In an informal settlement near Lotus River, outside Cape Town, a 68-year-old woman, Dinah van Wyk, devotes her life to helping children in need. One of them is a ten-year-old, wheelchair-bound boy.
Van Wyk's generous spirit and open heart have given the boy a new lease on life. She says it's simply the right thing to do.
I love them. Their parents dont have time for them. And I feel that I want to raise and care for them.
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