Sanga Sanga

Wednesday May 19th
Today we went to Sanga Sanga village. We had heard a lot about this village...not only was it
known for the Barabi tribe (different from the Massai) but it also was a typical place to
hear marriage offerings. The site at Sanga Sanga is still very new and complex because the people in that area like to move around and it is hard for them to stay in one area for a significant amount of time. Pastor Hafferman met with some leaders while the rest of us rested on school benches under a tree. After a couple hours some girls and I decided to show the nearby school children our bubbles and supplies that we had brought for the day. The school children weren't too fond of the bubbles at first as they ran away whenever the bubbles blew in their general direction. We showed them that they caused no harm and they eventually warmed up to the idea (and to us). We also taught them how to play London bridges and Ring around the Rosy. Someone then had the ambious idea of teaching them Duck Duck Goose. We all made a circle under the hot sun and taught them how to run (as well as we could in skirts). We changed the words to Moja Moja Mbili which means One One Two!! (the two we would emphasize so they new when to run.) They really loved that game and caught on fast! Not only did we feel like we created a bond but we felt like we eliminated a culture gap that was very evident when we arrived. We ended up not having service but we ended the visit with eating chicken and duck and watching the Barabi do their dating ritual dance.
Later we got to go back to the seminary and experience the Eucharist service which was the first service all in English!! Not only was it neat to be packed in next to seminary students who were reciting Lutheran literagy but it also made it more real to realize the worship shared all across the world. We were asked to come in front of the whole church and introduce ourselves and where we were from. It was a little nerve racking, but in the end pleasant to be a part of.