Offering

Last Sunday, we attended a 3 hour church service here. (As mentioned in a post below.) But I skimmed over the process of offering.

In this church, there are many members who do not have shillings to donate to the church. When this is the case, they bring a gift to be auctioned off and then the proceeds will go to the church.

The offering is collected in baskets, not plates and things that are placed in there may be jewelry, a live chicken or fresh produce.

The first item they held up was a pink necklace. Amy, (one of the girls who has been going to the school) bid 100 shillings. After seeing the bright color, I called out that I would pay 200 shillings and the necklace was mine. Don't worry, Amy got a nice red necklace and Cindy (our advisor) purchased a purple necklace.

Giving offering this way made church such a fun experience and the congregation loved that we participated. It was a wonderful way to bond with the people of Chogoria Complex.

The church tower of the brand new church that should be finished in January.