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Village
Life Is Not So Romantic ...
When Seen From the Other Side of the Door
Life
for the majority is extremely hard.The
farming season is only about four months long and for the rest of
the year the soil is as hard as concrete.That’s not to say that
folks are without chores.There is always firewood to collect, water to be carried and
in the dry season that might mean a 20km walk, then it has to be
cooked over an open fire; but then of course there are myriads of
children to help out.Food is stored at harvest and gradually consumed over the
year till the next harvest
Few
have any creature comforts.To own a table is a luxury (the communion table often doubles
up as the pastors dining table and is carried across to his house as
soon as the service ends) and one’s home made bed is often
upturned after death (and covered with all purpose cloths called
Kangas) to become a makeshift coffin!Note the typical cock making himself at home!He will compete all too willingly with the Mullah at 4.30am
to give everyone the call to prayer.
The
local houses are basically wattle and daubwith a flat roof of
logs, twigs, mud and finally grass turfs.Hardly the best way to keep out mosquitoes even if such
construction was highly successful at dousing fiery arrows from
raiding tribes in centuries past.
Even the drums
being
played by the passing school band are made out of pig or goat
skin and recycled cooking oil tins
only about four months long and for the rest of
the year the soil is as hard as concrete.
folks are without chores.
doubles
up as the pastors dining table and is carried across to his house as
soon as the service ends) and one’s home made bed is often
upturned after death (and covered with all purpose cloths called
Kangas) to 
