7/16 Lukulu

 Today we attended Sunday Mass which lasted 2 1/2 hours.  There was plenty of singing and dancing.  Those of you that have witnessed it firsthand know what a spiritual experience masses are here.  Father Christian participated in the mass including handing out communion.

After mass we decided to introduce the concept of donuts and coffee.  We purchased rolls from the bakery at the Trade Center and bottles of juice from the village.  We passed these out along with crosses as the 700 parishioners exited the church.  They very much appreciated the after church treat.

In the afternoon we interacted with the church youth group.  They taught us 2 games which we played with them.  I think they were looking for us to mess up but we managed to hold our own.  We also taught them a few games of our own.

Another new concept that we introduced this year was to have a pig roast.  We designed and built a somewhat functional pig roaster using sheet metal and a steel bed frame for the pig to lay on.

Unfortunately, the concept of low and slow is foreign here and the pig got pretty burned because the heat was too high.  We have another pig to roast and we hope to have better results.  We did manage to salvage some of the meat which is being passed out at a bonfire tonight for the youths.