This morning it was my turn to teach the Bible story in our small group. I had the group act out the story of David and Goliath. The group did really well and got into it. They enjoyed being the different characters.
Later in the day, the group of women attending 40/40 walked 5 kilometers to my helper’s village. Daisy welcomed us to an initiation of a 16-year-old girl.
The girl was passing into womanhood.
Eight of us with four helpers crowded into a small hut and a group of women showed us what they’ve been doing to teach her about married life. Most of it was shocking, but also it was culturally informative.
We had more practical living teaching this afternoon. I learned how to tie knots to hold down luggage from Dan who has been a missionary in Sub-Saharan Africa for 32 years and then I went to soak my feet and scrub them.
The story of David and Goliath gets a new twist with Blake and a Zambian pastor acting out the major characters of the famous story. Africans love this story of the small winning over the large.
We're walking the 5 kilometers to the cultural ceremony of a young girl entering into womanhood.
The ladies of 40/40 experiencing a ceremony not seen by many outsiders. We all packed ourselves into a small hut to watch just a small part of the week-long ceremony.
Kristen's feet are dirty today. After walking a total of about 10 kilometers, on a dry dirt road, it's understandable.
After a couple of days walking around the bush my feet are pretty dirty. The orange, clay-like dirt turns our feet a pale orange and it can take a really hard scrubbing to get it off, after a soak in detergent filled water.
Dan helps Bert practice tying a knot, which will be useful to know to tie luggage to the roof of his 4x4.
Tessa practices driving a stick shift on the left side of the road on the right side of the car. Out in the bush there aren't many other cars, so we were safe.
Later in the day, the group of women attending 40/40 walked 5 kilometers to my helper’s village. Daisy welcomed us to an initiation of a 16-year-old girl.
The girl was passing into womanhood.
Eight of us with four helpers crowded into a small hut and a group of women showed us what they’ve been doing to teach her about married life. Most of it was shocking, but also it was culturally informative.
We had more practical living teaching this afternoon. I learned how to tie knots to hold down luggage from Dan who has been a missionary in Sub-Saharan Africa for 32 years and then I went to soak my feet and scrub them.
The story of David and Goliath gets a new twist with Blake and a Zambian pastor acting out the major characters of the famous story. Africans love this story of the small winning over the large.
We're walking the 5 kilometers to the cultural ceremony of a young girl entering into womanhood.
The ladies of 40/40 experiencing a ceremony not seen by many outsiders. We all packed ourselves into a small hut to watch just a small part of the week-long ceremony.
Kristen's feet are dirty today. After walking a total of about 10 kilometers, on a dry dirt road, it's understandable.
After a couple of days walking around the bush my feet are pretty dirty. The orange, clay-like dirt turns our feet a pale orange and it can take a really hard scrubbing to get it off, after a soak in detergent filled water.
Dan helps Bert practice tying a knot, which will be useful to know to tie luggage to the roof of his 4x4.
Tessa practices driving a stick shift on the left side of the road on the right side of the car. Out in the bush there aren't many other cars, so we were safe.
yeah I do remember40/40 and yeah it was a great time especially the home stays which was our favorite well at least for some of us.
ReplyDelete