The Art of Getting Africans to Smile

there's an art to getting africans to smile for a photo. of all the wedding photos i've seen, none have had smiles. so this photo, even tho it's not infocus makes me smile. just to see these african have a great time. and the view of the mountain was so incredible. click to photo to see more of my photos.

How beautiful on the mountains are the feet of those who bring good news, who proclaim peace, who bring good tidings, who proclaim salvation, who say to Zion, "Your God reigns!" - Isaiah 52.7 this is the view i had of the mountain yesterday. it was really amazing. now you see why i had to grap my camera!

so there is a wedding here for one of the staff. his name is solomon and the bride's name is anna. this place is buzzing with excitement and expectation. it's fun to be a part of it. i had the opportunity to serve in the kitchen for awhile this morning - gotta love cleaning the rice! 'papeta' - to sift/separate/winnow the rice. it's crazy how much work goes into perparing food on an open fire for 200 guests. it takes everyone on the base to make it happen! i'm excited to see if there will be any different foods. i helped breifly to peel green bananas - wonder what that will be? may have to take some more photos!