We hadn’t flown in almost a week. The entire country of Lesotho was hit with a powerful snow storm that left most of our airstrips covered in deep snow, making landing (with wheels anyway!) impossible. Except for Manamaneng. Pamela, one of the nurses there, wanted to get out of the mountains and home to Zimbabwe. She was willing to hire some workers to clear the airstrip of snow.

View of the Manamaneng airstrip from the air.

The airstrip was wet and sloppy with mud. The airplane pulled a bit to one side as the main wheel touched down in a small puddle that sent the dark goop flying. Braking was surprisingly good, however, and the airplane was back on centerline and to a stop easily. There was quite a crowd awaiting my arrival.

The people in the village wanted to see the airplane land on the newly shoveled, muddy airstrip. All of the clinic staff came out to greet me as well. After a few minutes of visiting, we piled into our trusty 206 and headed back to Maseru.

Justin and some of the crowd that gathered.

Often in our ministry we don’t really know how God uses us to impact His Kingdom. That day, however, I saw how God used Pamela’s determination to get out as a way for me to get in … so I could help two mothers who desperately needed a ready airstrip.