For the first four weeks of March, we were busy attending Monkolé Bible School. It is held every year during dry season, since that is the time when there is no work to be done in the fields, and therefore people have more time. It's open to anyone, and this time there were on average 15 men and 5 women who turned up each morning. The teachers were our Canadian colleague Grace and Monkolé Pastor Samuel (see photos below). Another one of the elders of the church gave a few lessons too. The sessions took place in an open-sided hut with a blackboard, and people sat both inside and outside (in the shade of a mango tree).
The subjects covered this year were baptism, eternal salvation and a study of several chapters of the Gospel of Mark.
It was good for Marc and me to hear so much Monkolé, and although we didn't understand most of it, some days we were encouraged by the improvement in our listening skills. The other useful thing about Bible school was that we were able to meet and start to get to know people from the church. It will make it easier for us to go out into the village and visit!
At the end of the month, after the last class, there was a party with Kool-Aid, popcorn and prawn crackers (not traditional fare in the village!) and you might notice a small gate-crasher in one photo!
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