On Tuesday that week, we arrived to stay with some friends in Arandis. Our travel plans were a bit complicated, because the national presidential elections were taking place on Friday and Saturday. It had the potential to be a challenging situation, so our unit director did not want us traveling for a few days before or after. In the end, praise God, everything was fine.
Our first “main event” was traveling to Swakopmund (about half an hour away) to stay in the Finnish Guesthouse, a really cheap, nice place that gives discounts to missionaries (YAY!!!). Together, under Karrie’s leadership, everyone was able to prepare a dinner very closely resembling those from home. Our one downfall? Cranberries- there didn’t seem to be even one in Namibia. Shame. Here are a few pics from our day:
The beautiful turkey. I have know idea where they found it, as it is not common here.
Josh carving the turkey. He did a terrific job.
A candid, timed shot of our dinner. Other friends came over from Arandis for the meal itself, and it was a full house.
Traditional? No. But, we were still able to celebrate God’s graciousness, even from a continent away. He is good, all the time.
1 comments:
You are reminding me of a Thanksgiving I spent in London. We found some turkey breast from somewhere. I went to visit a friend who was studying in London a couple years later and she had to buy a turkey from Harrod's and spent a FORTUNE on it. I guess Americans are the only ones who eat turkey regularly??
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