Maybe you call it something different – tureen dinner, carry-in, fellowship meal, potluck… Whatever you call it, we think of a church potluck as a time to get together with friends and share food and fellowship.
On our last Sunday in the Simbari tribe, we got to participate in a church potluck that was WAY different than anything we had ever experienced before. As with our previous post about the mumu, the best way for you to experience this is through pictures (besides being there, of course)!
Early that Sunday morning before church, a bunch of people got the mumu going. (If you’re not sure about what a mumu even is, click here to read our previous post.) Everyone had contributed greens and vegetables – several kind of sweet potatoes, taro, pumpkin – to be cooked and shared. Our family and the other missionary family contributed bags of rice and noodles (which are a real treat for the people).
After church, everyone went home to get their plates and then we met for lunch. It was a big crowd because believers from the church plant about an hour’s hike away had joined us for the day.
In case you didn’t get a good look at the food, here are a few close-ups!
Next time you have a potluck at your church, remember the believers in the mountains of PNG who love to fellowship with each other. Their fellowship just looks (and tastes) a little different!!
nj and lj allen says
DEAR ONES: What lovely pictures and story about the potluck in PNG. Great interest story. That’s a good picture of our boy with his friend. What did Lj and Tj think of the food?? Emily, did you like it? Bart?
Love, Mom and Dad A.