One day after school the school staff and I visited the Religion teacher's house. He lives with his family in an apartment. We went to celebrate the birth of his first baby-- a boy named Enoch.
They don't have baby showers here. Instead, they have parties after the baby has arrived, sometime between when the baby is born, and before the baby is 4 months old. Babies are a big deal here. I'm one of the only children I know. The students at school find it strange I don't have brothers or sisters. According to the CIA's World Factbook, the average amount of children women have here is 6! The kids at school have lots of brothers and sisters.
Enoch is 2 1/2 months old now. He's a big baby. When he was born, his mother had to have a C-section. She's still recovering, and could use your prayer.
To get to the apartment, we took the Children home's bus. I was surprised it went down the bumpy roads into the neighborhood. It was clear not many cars use the road! When we got off the bus, Hanna and two other ladies put baskets filled with potatoes on their heads and walked into the court yard by the apartment. As Hanna says that if there is a meeting with people in Burundi, there will be Fanta, and there will be speeches. That was true for our celebration. So, we had our choice of tonic water, citrus Fanta, orange Fanta, or Coke. Some meatballs were served, and there were a couple speeches. It was a good time, and may Enoch's future be blessed.
Looking at the baby:
The secretary, a coordinator for my organization, and the Headmaster of the Primary school:
The Resident Director, Jen, and one of the English teachers:
Our librarian, head cook, French teacher, and school guard:
Gathering in the courtyard:
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