this is the township from our roof at night.
The girls on the roof from left to right - Jenny, Kate, Sara & Lindsey. All but Lindsey are my roommates and all but Kate are American. I'll miss my room, we have great talks at night and none of them are on my outreach team.
This is Ren playing worship mustic on the roof. Jenny likes to pretend she's a Tsotsi (gangster) in the background. Actually I found a good word for her- Scoli (baby gangster).
So today we went to Khutala's house to have lunch with her family. Khutala is one of the Beautiful Gate staff and also my leader in the youth group. We had chicken, beef, potato salad, tuna pasta and bean salad. I was ridiculously full then we ate jelly and watched a Jet Li film that was incredibly gory. Then we chatted some more while watching the cricket and eating ice-cream...what hospitality!!! We stayed till 6 when then her Dad and another guy who was semi-drunk drove us home. This is Africa.
In two weeks we leave for our outreaches. For security's sake I can't write plainly and have removed all mention of where we are going from this site. We are learning to sing in the local language, do dramas, we preach on roles in the family, reconciliation and will teach on abuse, HIV/AIDS and suffering.
Last night we had a stations of the cross chalk chase which was actually quite moving for me. You started having your feet washed, then eating communion together then we went out one by one in silence. First you went into the field to listen to some music (Gethsemane). Then in through a obstacle course of accusations, then to a crown of thorns, whip and red cloth. Then they had to carry a cross from one point to another, which was actually really heavy and awkward. Then into the chapel where Lindsey had painted a picture and there was also a set-up of a cross, dice, cloth e.t.c Finally into a dark tent we made with curtains and mattresses (tomb). Finally we drew pictures. After all this we stayed up late eating peanut choc fudge and watching Hitch.
