Sunday, March 6

Sunday, March 5

I am way behind on this. Today I figured out how to get pictures on and then forgot to caption them. I’ll try to do better today.

On Sunday we, Linda, Brittany and I, went to Gada to church. It was a special women’s Sunday so all the women in the District were each dressed in the fabric of their own church. It was a Sunday for the women to vow the work they would do for mission for the year (probably like the Pledge Service we do in the US). They have another one similar toward the end of the year as a celebration of meeting their vow. During this service there was also a renewal of their wedding vows by a couple, Edward and Christina, who had been married for 20 years. Their first wedding was a traditional one, not a Christian one, so it was very special. The service lasted for about three hours, but it really didn’t seem that long. Much of it was singing, dancing in the aisles and praising God. Rev. Hannatu and Rev. Liatu did the service because it was a women’s service. Two offerings were taken, one for the women and one for the church. In the evening there was a reception for the couple who had been married, we didn’t stay for this. Weddings are a great time of celebration, even an anniversary like this one.