Development of Seventh-day Adventist Work
Seventh-day Adventist work in Lesotho began in the year 1896 when a Mosotho, David Kalaka, on a visit to Kimberley, became the first Mosotho SDA convert. He learned SDA teachings while serving as a guide for S. N. Haskell on a trip to Basotoland. In 1899 J. M. Freeman, in company with David Kalaka, established the first Seventh-day Adventist Basotoland mission at Kolo. This site was personally allocated to them by Lerothli, the paramount chief of Basotoland. The second mission, Emmanuel Station, was established in 1910 by H. C. Olmstead and has continued ever since.
Institutions
Emmanuel Mission School; Maluti Adventist Hospital.
