Visiting In Homes

For the past couple of months I have also found myself in many peoples homes.  One of these times I was invited to a baby Christianing celebration.  My language teacher met me at a local taxi stop, and we went the rest of the way together.  We arrived at her friend's house while everyone was still at the ch for the Christening.  We stayed at the house and helped the grandmother and older kids clean the house, wash the coffee beans, set up chairs to sit in, and sprinkle grass on the floor.  Grass is always spread on the floor for celebrations and for coffee ceremonies.

The picture above was taken on this special day from left goes as follows:  me, my language helper, another sweet sister who often helps with language, another Helper with us here, and finally the mom of the baby who was Christened.  This picture was taken at the end of the meal and coffee, which was late in the afternoon and rain clouds were rolling in.

For this time of celebration there is the "primary" crowd of close family friends, who have been specially invited.  We eat together, talk, and drink coffee together.  While we sit there slowly the whole neighbourhood comes in the house, sits and eats, drinks some coffee, blesses the family, and then goes home.  This goes on all day long.  Once school lets out all of the kiddos in the area come into the house and yard too.  The mother of the baby, who was Christened has three other children.  The third child is a 4 year old little girl, who is very much an extrovert.  Because of the special day she didn't go to school (all four year olds here go to four year old KG), and once her friends all got out of school they came to see the "foreigners" and eat some food.  Here are some pictures of the little ones.

The picture in the middle is the little socialite.  She wanted to be in every picture when ever any camera was pulled out that day.

Pr for this family.  The father is an O prst and is giving the rest of the family a difficult time.  Pr that there would be peace in this house, and that the whole household would follow J. 

Serving Him with You (where ever I am),

Rachel