LIVING ON THE EDGE
This year our harvest celebrations were based around the sights, sounds and flavours of Africa. We had a weekend of activities and used the Tear Fund material as a basis for our Sunday worship.
We had a great time as we washed 25+ cars on the Saturday morning. Fortunately,
the sun shone. There was a team of about 15 people, armed with buckets, sponges,
soapy water and leather chamis. The downside was that the rain came in the
afternoon - sorry to all those whose car had a second wash!
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In the afternoon we had a variety of activities at the Family Fun event, with face painting, games, making a 3D cardboard map of Africa, listening to African music and a quiz based around African fruit and vegetables that were bought from an international shop in Brighton. The highlight of the afternoon was a performance by 3 drummers, playing on different types of African drums and the dancing of three members of Wukulu. Everyone watched and enjoyed their enthusiasm and energy as they treated us to some real African culture and customs. They then invited the audience to participate and many people were soon jigging around to the beat of the African drums. Then people were given the opportunity to try their hands out on the drums. The building reverberated to a great beat. |
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On the Sunday morning, as we sat around the lunch tables in the Church Hall, we learned about the Tuareg people in Niger. These people are nomads and are constantly on the move as they search for food and water for their families and animals. TEAR Fund, an international Christian charity, is helping these people to dig for wells so that they can stay put rather than moving around all the time.
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We tried some African recipes at lunch, including coconut soup, vegetable stew, chicken curry, fruit drinks, among other goodies. Arising from the week-end, one of the Church members started a collection of pennies - a 'Drop in a bucket'. People are asked to put their pennies in a bucket so that we can send the money to TEAR Fund to be used in Niger towards another well. From the week-end we raised over £200 and the bucket already has £60+ in it. Although the week-end is over, we cannot forget the people of Niger and we hope that our small contribution will make a huge difference to them. |