Easter here is quite an event, bigger, huger than Christmas. For me, I have very fond memories of Easter always. The day started with going to a Methodist church in Gaborone that was lead by Jonathan Larsen. It was a lovely service with a great mixture of Batswana, Ex-Pats, and Indian/Pakistani. The music once again was beautiful and Jonathan's message was clear and perfect. He talked about being on unfamiliar ground. He talked about the women at the Tomb and their frightened reaction to seeing it empty. I took it to heart when Jonathan talked about finding yourself on unfamiliar ground in God's kingdom. There are many things that appear at first to be no different than back in the States here. But make no mistake-EVERYTHING is different. It is always funny when we find things like Heinz ketchup in the stores but then we drive home and see a herd of goats walking down the middle of the highway.
On Sunday afternoon we drove to the Mogabi Game Reserve for a braai, or barbeque with a couple of families. During our drives we saw various animals. I was thrilled. We saw huge ostriches, impala, kudus, wonderful warthogs, and many beautiful birds. There is a herd of zebra but we did not see them. Thats okay, I have plenty of time. Next weekend we are going on retreat to a bigger reserve and we should see more critters.
There are so many things to get used to....I am learning slowly. For instance, the SPIDERS!!! Yes, they are rather huge. But when I walked into my kitchen last night and saw three of them, i actually shrugged them off......it IS africa after all.
I have never seen such blue skies and wide wide expanses. I am a bit sad, but maybe its just jetlag and the time.
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