Saturday 6/30
I spent the afternoon walking around the neighborhood with Filip Stankovic. It was, believe it or not, a bit of a traipse down memory lane, since we visited some of the same territory as during our first visit in 2007, except last time it was freezing and there were no mosquitoes ;)
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| Leskovac countryside |
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| The crest of the hill overlooking town |
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| Sunsets make anywhere look like a dream scape... |
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| The area of town where Else's house is (where I'm staying) and where Filip lives as well |
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| How refreshing! Small plums picked right off the tree! |
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| Perhaps my favorite sight...a farmer tending his small flock of goats while the rolling hills yawn in the distance... |
Sunday 7/1
The highlight for me was attending the Roma (Gypsy) service at the Leskovac Evangelical Church in the evening. How pure it was! What a joy to see a church body of such humble size lift their hands and voices as one to God, and to sit and listen intently to the teaching from the Scriptures. Plus, a child only 7 days old was dedicated to God...a precious sight!
I took several video recordings of the gathering from my phone, but they are too large of files to post here (not to mention all the other footage I've shot). Perhaps I will start a separate page for them...
I am sorry, but these snapshots will have to suffice for now:
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| Praise and worship with the Romas |
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| Dedicating little Manuel (I believe that is his name...? :/ ) to God at 7 days old |
Monday 7/2
This afternoon Else, David, and I were invited over to Stanko (one of the elders at LEC) and Desa's (his wife) home for a meal. Not just any Serbian meal, mind you...but THIS:
Ummmm....yes please. That would be a roasted pig. Freshly slaughtered and cooked for today! What a feast!
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| A solid 45-50lbs of swine! |
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| Come to papa! :) |
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| Now, of course, nothing must go to waste! Here is the brain of Mr. Pig....and I ate part of it. Tasted like mashed potatoes... |
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| ...and the tongue...I ate that, too. |
I also had a bit of the cheek (not the rear end...but as in mouth/cheek...so I had the tongue and cheek...and I say that tongue-in-cheek. BAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA.....lame), and the spinal cord, and an eye. Do not worry, my friends, nothing came back up! :)
Well, tomorrow is supposed to be another scorcher, but hopefully Else and I will get to the market again. I am very grateful for the little box fan in my room :)
Peace and take care!
Wow, you pigged out didn't you, Tyler? Ha! Couldn't resist! I remember eating cow's tongue sandwich when I was growing up and it was good. Sometimes we just throw away what is good for us! We are having a nice day here, cool evening then rain in the morning, again. Sigh! Take care and God's blessings to ya!
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