Easter Weekend....

Good Friday we went to church in the morning. After we came home Y came and told us that he was being baptized right then. So Hugo, Brynne and I hopped on Hugo's motorbike and headed up to the river where the baptisms were going to happen. The night before Y and a bunch of guys had laid a tarp in the river and put a dam of rocks behind it to creat a spot deep enough for immersion.

The kids gathered on the opposite bank to watch. Many of them are wearing clothes that we've donated...

Then we sang a song led by a guitarist and a guy on the tamborine. (having issues with putting photos in the proper order and not "losing" them on blogger... ugghh...) Anyways, then then pastor went in to the water and prayed and then Y went in and he had to say why he wanted to be baptized. Poor guy was very nervous and talked really softly so we couldn't hear what he said. Then he was baptized. We're happy for him as he is obviously choosing to live his life for God. Following the baptisms, the kids were told they could play in the water, so they did! Of course, some of them were "baptizing" eachother...

Easter Sunday we had the church service at our house and afterwards the kids formed teams. They had to name themselves as one of the disciples of Jesus. Then as a team they had to search for plastic eggs that Hugo had hidden that morning. Once all had been found the kids could exchange them for hard boiled eggs. Which all the local kids immediately ate and our kids put theirs in the fridge... Except Brynne... Each team also received a prize box containing snacks and little toys. Then we all ate lunch together. We grilled chicken as per usual and there was rice, fish, a green leafy vegetable dish, fried noodles, krupuk, an Indonesian salad, and fruit. Yum! It's so nice to get together as a church and fellowship!