Grace and I have talked about trying to expand our garden and growing some extra food we can share in the future. Certain garden items grew really well and got a great response from those we gave food to in the past year. Our neighbour will soon be leaving and we want to see if we can use their garden for this purpose. We will just have to hire someone to plough up the land and then plant and water until harvest. This way you employ someone and provide food in the future.
The other day we had the opportunity to take a number of locals to a Church about 15 km’s out of town. It was an exciting ride. We did have 7 adults and 7 children in the truck. Even though we were driving an old truck for these kids it was like going to Church in a limousine. It was great to see their enthusiasm in the children, most of whom were not from a Christian family.
The day was extremely hot and the service was outside, with tarps overhead to hold back the rays of the sun. The wind would not only give refreshing bursts of air but also sand. We found that we constantly had grit in our mouths. There were people going around with trays of food for the crowd – almost felt like being at a sporting event. We left at 8:30 and got home at 1:30. The service ordained a number of pastors in the local area churches. At the end of the service there was a reception line to greet the pastors in the area and the officials from the national church. In the meantime, the young people got the music going and they were dancing and praising God in the Church.
The children – well they sang and clapped going to Church and after a long day they sang and clapped even more vigorously going home. What energy. It was so good to see and hear the excitement that included non-Christian children. When we were leaving Orest went to start the truck and open up the doors. When he did we had a mass of children jump into the truck. Fortunately, Sara’s aunt was able to come and sort out which kids belonged in the vehicle.
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