Another experience of TICCS

One would really wonder where in earth on African takes supper in the middle of the evening. That was the situation on Wednesday 17th June, when as part of our studies at TICCS we went to the village approximately 2km away.
We began the afternoon by visiting Shekinah clinic where we had a new learning of Dr. David’s “corporal works of mercy”, starting his clinic under a mango tree where he first operated a young girl with a nose tumor, and his engagement with about 200 lepers in Tachine further north in Ghana.
From Shekinah we proceeded to the village where before supper we were taken to around the village paying homage to the sub-chiefs. You can imagine moving from one place to another and always the first thing to do in front of the chief is to squat, and answer all the questions with “naa”. No room for objecting any of the chiefs questions here. So imagine how uncomfortable I was to answer that “my wife was doing well when I set off.” By six we were welcomed for supper in one of the compounds. Kola nuts were offered at the start. The meal was purely traditional guinea fowl and Tz, no chairs, table or spoons only mats on the ground. Bowls were shared. Tradition was followed to the letter, even the lady we were with, was left alone on a mat, not to share her bowl with any male.
You can’t visit a traditional village without having a chance to taste a traditional delight, the chance to taste a pure and strong ligour “achikwetsi”, our local changaa’ or Zambian ‘kachasu’.
(Nicholas)