Eating with Families
Our team had a special night last night when we had dinner at various student’s homes.
We discovered that each group went to homes from different countries.- Nigeria
- Malawi
- Uganda
- Madagascar
- Kenya
We learned about their cultures, purpose for being at NEGST, and what foods they eat. Many of the families had children, LOTS of children. Deb and Matthew’ family had seven kids ages 10 through 6mo. Both the father and mother are in school so they have a housekeeper, and she also lives with them in their two bedroom apartment.
The father had the children sing and quote Bible scripture, which according to Matthew went on for some time. The children were fascinated with Deb’s hair and fingernails. The girls started braiding her hair, so Deb came back with her hair braided. Each team reported that the host father, in typical African culture, walked us all home.
posted by Jeff Pope @ 11:34 AM
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I know that Jd wishes he was there with you guys!! It sounds like it has been a very blessed trip!
Having dinner with the students and their families was very interesting and educational. This was a great time to interact and learn about people who are very different but share the same love for Jesus.
Culture differences can sometimes be obvious especially when it comes to greetings (where bowing is involved) and hand washing ceremonies. One of my favorite parts was probably when all seven of my host's children were made to line up to sing songs and quote Bible verses.
We were blessed with generosity by Wilson and Beatrice (our hosts) who cooked an elaborate traditional Ugandan meal.
As the pictures show the kids were very excited to interact with us. I can't imagine living in a two bedroom apartment with 10 people but it was refreshing to see people content with what God has given them.
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