Holy Week in the Village

 Since over the years I have played the organ in Episcopal, Lutheran, and Methodist churches, I'm very aware of the church calendar and the liturgical year.  I also believe that many of us, and often children, are touched by seeing visual reminders of things.

 To me it is important to use this time of year to remember.  So on Sunday afternoon we had a lovely time with our "Palm Sunday Service" here in the village.  We went from the Kamau's to Sylvia's house waving ribbons, shaking shakers, and singing "Hosanna" songs.

 Then today, Good Friday, we met at 1:00 and went through the Resurrection Eggs.  These are 12 plastic eggs.  In each one is a reminder of the events of that week: donkey, coins, a cup, praying hands, leather for a whip, crown of thorns, spear, cross of nails, single dice, gauze, rock, and the final one empty.  There was such intensity of expressions and responses.  They knew what everything in the eggs stood for since Teacher Bosman had been teaching about this.  We sat under the trees in front of the Kamau's house.  It was a beautiful day and very moving for me.

 On Sunday we will meet in the same place for our Easter Service.  They have just put in a new floor in the Community Center so we can't use that.   We will have singing, the older children are doing a liturgical dance to Selah's  "You Raise Me Up."   Kamau will bring the message. 

 With the beautiful weather at this time of year, it should be a lovely time.