A fet for the Bible class! Wow! Were the girls ever excited! They were knocking at the gate at 2:30 instead of 3:00. They were all dressed up in their nicest clothes, and ready and willing to do whatever it took to make that feast and get it eaten...even if it meant using a quart of oil or a huge bowl of the ripest mangos or a dozen maggies. Prepared to cook, they tromped into the Haitian cookhouse, and gathered wood for 2 fires. After getting the fires started, they began asking for cooking items. So, in between trying to figure out what they were asking for in our limited Creole vocabulary, we ran for the items and got the chance to watch as they wipped up the food in record time.
While 2 girls sliced cabbage and bits of carrots for coleslaw, the two long-time regulars for the Bible class, Jwatos and Selma, mixed up and cooked a huge Hatian kettle of rice and beans and red sauce. Once that was done, the oil was poured into another kettle, heated until very hot and then banans, patat, and lam were placed in it to deep fat fry.
The delicious smells of fruits frying and rice steaming filled the air soon after they started cooking. Finally, when everything was almost finished, a huge bowl of mangos were placed outside to be peeled, and made into juice for the drink. The comical sight of Jemson, Jwatos's child, as he stuffed a huge mango into his small mouth, made us laugh.
Finally, when all was finished, and everyone had gathered round, we sang some of the well known songs in Creole..."Li la Bib ou, prea chak jou," filled the air as we joyfully lifted our voices in song about God's Word and how we need to pray and read our Bibles to grow in Christ. Then the food was served and as we ate we discussed how at the first Bible class, Selma was asked to pray and timidly replied, "I don't know how to." Well, she was asked to pray again and we all remembered how this had marked the beginning of the first Bible class 3 years before in the month of June. It had been started by Shana and another nurse and Anita has faithfully kept it up every Wednesday afternoon until now. So, when we all had our fill, we happily followed our friends to the gate to wish them a good night and a safe walk home.
The delicious smells of fruits frying and rice steaming filled the air soon after they started cooking. Finally, when everything was almost finished, a huge bowl of mangos were placed outside to be peeled, and made into juice for the drink. The comical sight of Jemson, Jwatos's child, as he stuffed a huge mango into his small mouth, made us laugh. 
Finally, when all was finished, and everyone had gathered round, we sang some of the well known songs in Creole..."Li la Bib ou, prea chak jou," filled the air as we joyfully lifted our voices in song about God's Word and how we need to pray and read our Bibles to grow in Christ. Then the food was served and as we ate we discussed how at the first Bible class, Selma was asked to pray and timidly replied, "I don't know how to." Well, she was asked to pray again and we all remembered how this had marked the beginning of the first Bible class 3 years before in the month of June. It had been started by Shana and another nurse and Anita has faithfully kept it up every Wednesday afternoon until now. So, when we all had our fill, we happily followed our friends to the gate to wish them a good night and a safe walk home. 
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