The Peace Run was visiting Maseru at the same time that the Grade 7 students were writing their exams. We were able to visit the school, Ratjomose Primary School after the students wrote their exam and this seemed to offer a welcome break. Only half our team visited Ratjomose so that the other half of the team could visit St Bernadette's at the same time.

Thabiso and Balarka introduced the run to the children with Thabiso encouraging the students to keep up with their running since, for him he said, running makes him happy and he is always able to keep a smile on his face because of it.

Balarka explained that the peace torch is symbolic of the light and peace within the hearts of each person who has ever touched the torch and that as it is carried forward to other schools and other people, it carries with it the hope to inspire and ignite the peace-light in the hearts of others, so that one day everyone of us can have peace in our heart. The headteacher was particularly inspired by this and told the children to make sure that when they hold the torch that they should make sure that they keep the flame in their heart. She went on further to say that when we can always carry a smile on our face that others will know that we carry peace in our hearts. It was moving to listen to as she also reinforced that when the students run with the torch that they should all run together as a team and that no-one should be left behind. This is just what we try to do on the Peace Run!

Ratjomose Primary seemed to fully embrace that peace begins with each one of us. Their harmonious singing and rapturous chanting of "Peace begins with me" was inspirational. We left feeling that the light of the peace torch and the light within our own hearts got even brighter having visited them.