"Sgt. York"

Ever seen the old movie Sgt. York?? We showed the David Family that movie two years ago. They loved it and thought it was hilarious. . . and apparently they still fondly remember it.

Recently the kids were slashing bush behind our house in the ever present need to expand their garden area. (A note of utter pride here -- our family group has put tremendous effort into their gardens and have produced the best harvest consistently over the past few years of the seven family groups we have on site.) Usually Uncle Mulu (father of David Family) is in the garden with them, but on the day I snapped these shots, he was offsite visiting a nearby village. Jennifer (one of the girls I have Bible study with each Sunday afternoon) took it upon herself to be "Sgt. York" and direct her David Family siblings in their digging. They were singing and digging in rhythm while laughing, dancing and giggling the whole time. What a blessing to see them enjoying each other and their time of work.

Jennifer (far right) "gives orders" to the others, while they sing, dance and laugh.

After they finished their work, they MARCHED in rhythm through our compound and back to theirs. Note: you only see the girls here because the boys were on the other side digging up tree trunks.