Friday 11th April - Rev David's Son

Friday the 11th of April
Today we planned to go to another Synod to look for more money for Amaudo. However we were stopped as we received the news that Rev David the Project Comfort Coordinator had lost his youngest son to a fever in the night. Everyone from Amaudo 1 all jumped into a vehicle and drove over to help out the family. Rev David was actually away from home so it took some time before was even able to hear the news. I did not think it my place to go so I stayed in and worked on the computer. I spent most of the day in hiding on the computer trying to give everyone space and not get in the way. The body had to be put in the ground that day because he was too small to put in the mortuary and spend big money on carrying the body back to the family village and giving him a proper burial. Instead Amaudo 1 and Project Comfort workers all came to support the family and have a small service. I decided to come and see the child off. He was a very beautiful little boy. When I came they had just finished washing the body. Then they wrapped it in a cloth and we sang hymns and prayed. Then the body was placed in a large cardboard boy and buried 6 foot under ground in the corner of the farmland.