Despite the rain today, I made my way to Gaba Community Church's outdoor Easter service.
There were three large, white tents to sit under, but the musicians stuck it out in the rain...Yep, electrical equipment, wires, speakers, and microphones were all left out in the rain! (Ok, some of the speakers were covered with blue tarps, as you can see in the picture, and the cameramen had umbrellas, but still!?) Even the tents began to leak. The picture below is of the church choir. Note the white skirts...these Ugandans just don't think about rain!
The service was filled with special music and dance performances. I think it lasted the first hour and a half of the service. All the while, in true African style, people showed up as much as an hour late. Then, Pastor Peter gave a short Easter message, to be followed by what?...yep, more special musical performances. They did have prayers and offering somewhere in there, but there was always a song being sung at the same time. Africans love their music!
In all, it took about two and a half hours, and that was cutting off the last few performances. People were shouting for the last ones, but they decided to wrap it up anyway. Thank goodness!
This picture is of the Mwangaza children's choir...they were definitely the best performance of the morning!
1 comment:
well tents are an improvement from last year! they hung tarps above us iwth huge gaps between them and yes it was the hardest i have ever seen it rain EVER!!! did you enjoy it?
Post a Comment