we have had a wonderful easter weekend spending time with our little family here at the village of hope, enjoying some great times at our local church, elgin unitied, with powerful thoughts around the easter story from thursday evenings tenebrae service, visiting the stations of the cross on good friday and our easter sunday celebration and taking time out with some of our volunteers. we also had a last visit from the students from stuttgart.
yesterday we had a braai with the children and moms in our children's unit, katia, jess, grace and heather had arranged an easter egg hunt which tool place in a downpour, we need the rain as we have had such a dry summer but for it to happen on easter weekend was a bit of a pain.
we were joined by some of our visiting volunteers, tony and hazel from winslow, pauline from aylesbury vineyard, jess's parents from huddesfield (yorkshire)....my sister and niece (vicki and faith) and friend liz from northampton, along with my mum and dad, trondar and his family from norway, it really was a big party with easter cake and eggs all round.
the younger children were in bed by early afternoon but the older girls lead us in some songs, both in xhosa, afrikaans and performed an amazing rendition of the south african national anthem, they are really growing up quickly and its such a privilege to be part of their little lives.
trusting your easter weekends were also a blessing to you
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