Easter

I didn’t blog about Easter because I didn’t know what to say. A few people have asked about what we did, so I thought I should write a quick blog about it.

For some reason, Easter is not a big deal here. I am not talking about big family dinners and the Easter bunny. I wouldn’t expect that here, just as I don’t expect Christmas trees and presents at Christmas here. However, I do expect it to be a big deal at church. But, it’s not. I know we need to be thankful for the resurrection everyday and not take it for granted ever, but I love that we have Easter, a special day to celebrate it and reflect on it. Unfortunately, it doesn’t seem to be the case here. If George didn’t mention it while preaching, it would have been normal for everyone… just another Sunday. I don’t know why it’s that way. I have thought about it a lot and really don’t have any answers. So, for me, it was a day of internal reflection and meditation on the resurrection, but it was a little sad too. I miss the big celebration at church. I was hoping to hear “He is risen…. He is risen indeed” (or the Kiswahili equivalent), but I didn’t. It made me realize that I need to help make it a big deal. So I have plans for next year and am looking forward to it. Maybe we’ll do an all church tea where we invite the neighbors. I don’t know, but we can do something to celebrate this special day together.

Many people go home (to their rural home, or for our Kenyan friends, to Kenya) during the long Easter holiday so many of our friends were gone or on vacation. George and I wanted to do something to make Sunday a special day, but no one was around. So, we had dinner at a restaurant that we had never been to. It was a special treat for the three of us.

So, that was our Easter. :)

He is Risen!