I've had a rather joyous Easter celebration, albeit different from a lot of Easters I've had in the past! We actually had our main "Easter" meal last night - and what a meal it was!
It started out with this:
It's a bit hard to tell, but those are three little chickens, all rubbed with some lovely spices (all compliments of our South African neighbour!).
Next, he, um, well, traumatized the poor chickies (good thing they were already good and dead!) by shoving a tin cup full of either beer or Coke up their, um, well... you can see from the picture:
After the little guys are all, um, stuffed, then you set them on the BBQ (or, perhaps I should be more culturally appropriate and call it a "braai"?)
Cover the wee ones with a few tin buckets...
And wait for about 45 minutes.
And voila:
Add some friends:
A starlit night, a glass of wine... and you have the makings of a very successful dinner party!
One of the things I LOVE about living in this town is the fact that we get to rub shoulders with folks from so many different places. Last night, we shared our meal with 2 South Africans, 2 Americans, 1 Sri Lankan, 1 local chap, and me. We had good food, even better conversation, and just an all around stellar evening.
This Easter morning found me at church, dressed in my Easter fancy dress :) The service was quite nice, and we sang some good old Easter favourites, which always makes it "feel" more like Easter. What a celebration this day is! There are so many things to celebrate - not the least of which is the fact that we will be raised with Christ in Glory. Don't quite know what Rob Bell fans are saying today, but anyway, I'm rather happy for the grace of God which allows me to know Him and have the assurance that I will also be with him in Glory (which is what the focus of the very good sermon was this morning).
Following church, a few of us got invited over to some friends' place for coffee. I wished I had time to make some hot cross buns, or had a local bakery that I could run to on the way to coffee... but, alas, I had to go empty handed. But we had lovely coffee, and once again, great conversation!
But by the time I came from the church and coffee, my belly was growling, so I whipped up what is now becoming my favourite Sunday brunch - mini-quichies!
So delicious, especially when made with bits from the garden!
After a bit of a watering round for the garden, as well as a few naps, I started preparing for the next round of good eatin'! Our International Fellowship group planned a little BBQ for this evening! I made up some burgers (and thankfully, they stayed together - it's SO embarrassing when you go to a BBQ and your burgers fall apart on the shared grill!), and some salad, and loaded up the truck. Jackie and I had also put together a few readings and songs, so we had a short Easter sort of service while the charcoal was heating up on the BBQ. Once again, it was a great time of good food and good conversation with friends.
I am so thankful for all the good folks who are around me here. It's hard to see most friends on a regular basis, so I really love and appreciate these special weekends that are full of friends and celebrations - especially when we can all get together and celebrate something as amazing as Easter!
Oh, and, I almost forgot to mention that while I was in Nairobi last month, I bought myself a Cadbury Cream Egg! It was about 3 times the price as what they are at home, but it certainly wouldn't be Easter without tucking into a cream egg! So I had a little chocolate Easter egg to enjoy with myself today, too :)
It started out with this:
Next, he, um, well, traumatized the poor chickies (good thing they were already good and dead!) by shoving a tin cup full of either beer or Coke up their, um, well... you can see from the picture:
After the little guys are all, um, stuffed, then you set them on the BBQ (or, perhaps I should be more culturally appropriate and call it a "braai"?)
Cover the wee ones with a few tin buckets...
And voila:
One of the things I LOVE about living in this town is the fact that we get to rub shoulders with folks from so many different places. Last night, we shared our meal with 2 South Africans, 2 Americans, 1 Sri Lankan, 1 local chap, and me. We had good food, even better conversation, and just an all around stellar evening.
This Easter morning found me at church, dressed in my Easter fancy dress :) The service was quite nice, and we sang some good old Easter favourites, which always makes it "feel" more like Easter. What a celebration this day is! There are so many things to celebrate - not the least of which is the fact that we will be raised with Christ in Glory. Don't quite know what Rob Bell fans are saying today, but anyway, I'm rather happy for the grace of God which allows me to know Him and have the assurance that I will also be with him in Glory (which is what the focus of the very good sermon was this morning).
Following church, a few of us got invited over to some friends' place for coffee. I wished I had time to make some hot cross buns, or had a local bakery that I could run to on the way to coffee... but, alas, I had to go empty handed. But we had lovely coffee, and once again, great conversation!
But by the time I came from the church and coffee, my belly was growling, so I whipped up what is now becoming my favourite Sunday brunch - mini-quichies!
After a bit of a watering round for the garden, as well as a few naps, I started preparing for the next round of good eatin'! Our International Fellowship group planned a little BBQ for this evening! I made up some burgers (and thankfully, they stayed together - it's SO embarrassing when you go to a BBQ and your burgers fall apart on the shared grill!), and some salad, and loaded up the truck. Jackie and I had also put together a few readings and songs, so we had a short Easter sort of service while the charcoal was heating up on the BBQ. Once again, it was a great time of good food and good conversation with friends.
I am so thankful for all the good folks who are around me here. It's hard to see most friends on a regular basis, so I really love and appreciate these special weekends that are full of friends and celebrations - especially when we can all get together and celebrate something as amazing as Easter!
Oh, and, I almost forgot to mention that while I was in Nairobi last month, I bought myself a Cadbury Cream Egg! It was about 3 times the price as what they are at home, but it certainly wouldn't be Easter without tucking into a cream egg! So I had a little chocolate Easter egg to enjoy with myself today, too :)
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