Sunday Funday!

Sunday, June 27th

Allelulia, Allelulia! This was the beginning of many church songs we heard at the Roma Catholic Church Service Sunday morning. Many people made the two mile walk to attend a mass. It was a beautiful service, and the music was fantastic. As we walked back, we heard many more services and such uplifting, energetic music.

We shopped til we dropped in the afternoon. Arcades, the local shopping mall, has a huge craft market on Sundays. The whole group (minus Dick) went shopping, and tons of things were bought and another SHOW AND TELL happened on the van! We end up being very proud about how much we were able to barter and talk down the prices of different things. The locals make such interesting crafts out of different materials, and it is incredible how talented they are.
Going out to eat for Ethiopian was definitely another highlight of today. It was a great meal and was a nice variation to our dinners at the guest house. Coffee had been ordered at the beginning of the meal, and we were anticipating we would drink it during the meal. What we did not understanding is that when Ethiopian Coffee is ordered, it is specially brewed, and a ritual is served after dinner that involves incense and a beautiful pot. It was great coffee! It was just enough caffeine for many people to get an extra kick and finish their preparation for another day of teaching on Monday. We are all very excited to get back to our schools!