The adventures are still happening. A few weeks ago we went "up-country" about 75 kgs or 1 1/2 hours tn the side of Lake Victoria. We had some members with us to help us find our way. It's amazing when you get off a "main road" how far back you wander past small selltlments until you finally reach where you are going.
A funeral is a big event, that can last for days. The deceased has expired 10 days before the official funeral and burial. He was encased in a lovely coffin with the open part with a glass covering. There were canvas awnings set up and at least 200 chairs set up under the awnings. As usual there were children running around and coming to see the Mzunga's (that's Swahili for "white people) We were quite the oddity. I was wearing a dark dress with black knee high stockings..One little boy came up to me, looked me over and saw my white skin and black legs. I could see the look on his face saying, "what kind of Mzunga is this?" I had to smile.
I think everyone from miles around came to this event. The service and burial lasted over 6 hours, with everyone wanting to say their last regards to the deceased. He was a member of our church and had a son on a Mission.
I always take pictures, mostly of the children. One girl of about 10 years was holding her sibling on her back and gave me a longing look as if to say, "please come back." We had to leave as it was getting dark and drive home. It's so hard to see people on the road at night, especially those on bikes. But we got back safe and had another adventure to write about.
I have been teaching a Literacy class to 2 members now who want to learn English. The English language is a really hard language to learn. This course is put out by the church and a lot of the words that we take for granted like cower, loft, or knack, are words they have never heard or have a Swaheli word for it. So I invested in a dictionary and we look up the meaning for these words.
We are looking forward to going on a Couples Conference the first weekend in September and going on a Safari. We'll take lots of pictures and add them to the next blog report.
