Lesotho

Missionaries: David & Alice Kline
The first resident UPCI missionaries, Mack and Bobbie Carpenter, arrived in Lesotho in October, 1996.  The church is officially registered with the government.  Currently there are 1,315 constituents, seven ministers, and fourteen churches and preaching points.

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Location:
Southern Africa, an enclave of South Africa
Size:
 30,355 sq. km. (slightly smaller than Maryland)
Elevation varies from 1,400 to 3,482 meters
Population:
1,865,000 (approximately)
   * 0-14 years: 37.3%
   * 15-64 years: 57.2%
   * 65+ years: 5.5%
Average age: 20 years
Life expectancy: 37 years
HIV / AIDS: 28.9%
Religion:
Christian 80%
Indigenous beliefs 20%
Language:
English (official)
Sesotho (southern Sotho)
Zulu
Xhosa
Government:
Parliamentary Constitutional Monarchy
Capital:
Maseru
Independence:
4 October 1966 (from UK)