Barbecue

Last Sunday afternoon we went out for a MAF barbecue. It's quite a strange experience roaring into the bush in a convoy of MAF 4x4s and unpacking plastic chairs, tables, barbecues, kites, footballs etc.. Most of the local people who came to watch probably don't have any chairs or tables, never mind ones they just use for picnics. The local kids just hover around the barbecues waiting to be fed. It's really an uncomfortable feeling tucking into a hamburger whilst being watched by hungry children. If you do start giving out food, they go a bit wild, and it almost gets out of control. It really is like feeding time at the zoo. In the end they all got something to eat, played football with us and joined the singing. . It was very emotional seeing the boys scrabbling around on the floor for bits of pasta that had been dropped. However, they were especially pleased to have an opportunity to try out the chairs and they loved singing the choruses. We sang a couple in Kiswahili for their benefit. Here are a few images of the afternoon.