Happy Easter.
We keep having power cuts so this is a summary of the weekend while I have electricity and I will put up photos in the next bulletin.
Well an Easter weekend with not a chocolate Easter egg in sight! I'm sure very good for me. I must admit the week before when I went to the shop I did splash out a whole 10rupees (about 12p) on a small bar of Cadbury's milk chocolate to have.
Good Friday started like all other days with violin practice at 7.45 in the morning and we played through all the pieces we were likely to play over the weekend. Then I gave out travel sickness tablets to them all before they breakfasted and I had a bit of a second breakfast as we would not get lunch - a fasting day.They haven't done a lot of travelling and some were quite sick the previous trip so it was decided that they should all have tablets and be on the save side before each trip - and we did travel without sickness.
Ten o'clock saw us all getting in the minibus - Me, the driver and only 16 children as Manju was ill and unable to come with at all over the weekend and off to Asansol. Roads were good and we made it in 50 minutes so there earlier than we thought.
This gave them time to get off and stretch their legs, visit the bathroom etc before we then unloaded instruments and stands and started to set up. This was a new experience as we haven't travelled away from here and every space we had was different so they were in a different position to usual, but they all coped brilliantly. They were all sitting and ready by just after 11.30, I had also tuned my guitar and got my notes ready for my talks.
We started the service promptly at 12 noon, prayers hymns and readings took us to just before 1.00, the violinists played "The darkest hour Lord Jesus" or O sacred Head, sore wounded' both use the tune Passion Chorale. Just before we started the talks of the seven sayings of Jesus from the cross they played 'Were you there when they crucified my Lord'. Most services here are in English, so I was not translated, but three were given in Hindi with 5 different preachers and I did 2 - 'Today you will be in Paradise with me'; 5 - 'I am thirsty' and 6 'It is finished'.The song I sang was 'The power of the cross' by Stuart Townend and Keith Getty.
It was a good service but for a three hour service it ran over by 25 minutes - but the children didn't fidget at all but we were told we were good and faithful servants. At the end given mango juice and a bread bun with a cross on the top each.
The children had also spent 2 hours in church on Maunday Thrusday and would spend another 4 1/2 hours over the Saturday/Sunday at services - but no complaints - just very good behaviour.
After the service and chatter we went across to the Ministers house where we were given more food before we travelled back arriving tired but having done well about 5.00 p.m.
It's lunch time so I will try and find time - electricity supply allowing to do a bit more later.
We keep having power cuts so this is a summary of the weekend while I have electricity and I will put up photos in the next bulletin.
Well an Easter weekend with not a chocolate Easter egg in sight! I'm sure very good for me. I must admit the week before when I went to the shop I did splash out a whole 10rupees (about 12p) on a small bar of Cadbury's milk chocolate to have.
Good Friday started like all other days with violin practice at 7.45 in the morning and we played through all the pieces we were likely to play over the weekend. Then I gave out travel sickness tablets to them all before they breakfasted and I had a bit of a second breakfast as we would not get lunch - a fasting day.They haven't done a lot of travelling and some were quite sick the previous trip so it was decided that they should all have tablets and be on the save side before each trip - and we did travel without sickness.
Ten o'clock saw us all getting in the minibus - Me, the driver and only 16 children as Manju was ill and unable to come with at all over the weekend and off to Asansol. Roads were good and we made it in 50 minutes so there earlier than we thought.
This gave them time to get off and stretch their legs, visit the bathroom etc before we then unloaded instruments and stands and started to set up. This was a new experience as we haven't travelled away from here and every space we had was different so they were in a different position to usual, but they all coped brilliantly. They were all sitting and ready by just after 11.30, I had also tuned my guitar and got my notes ready for my talks.
We started the service promptly at 12 noon, prayers hymns and readings took us to just before 1.00, the violinists played "The darkest hour Lord Jesus" or O sacred Head, sore wounded' both use the tune Passion Chorale. Just before we started the talks of the seven sayings of Jesus from the cross they played 'Were you there when they crucified my Lord'. Most services here are in English, so I was not translated, but three were given in Hindi with 5 different preachers and I did 2 - 'Today you will be in Paradise with me'; 5 - 'I am thirsty' and 6 'It is finished'.The song I sang was 'The power of the cross' by Stuart Townend and Keith Getty.
It was a good service but for a three hour service it ran over by 25 minutes - but the children didn't fidget at all but we were told we were good and faithful servants. At the end given mango juice and a bread bun with a cross on the top each.
The children had also spent 2 hours in church on Maunday Thrusday and would spend another 4 1/2 hours over the Saturday/Sunday at services - but no complaints - just very good behaviour.
After the service and chatter we went across to the Ministers house where we were given more food before we travelled back arriving tired but having done well about 5.00 p.m.
It's lunch time so I will try and find time - electricity supply allowing to do a bit more later.
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