Welcome to our Blog! What are the goals of "Africonnection"? To further the Kingdom. To help North American friends make a connection with the lives and experiences of their brothers and sisters in Africa. And to give North American friends an opportunity to partner with Africa Nazarene University as it supports the Kingdom through the Church of the Nazarene in Africa.

Mark and Nancy

Sunday, February 25, 2007

Pretend Zulu's at a Wedding Reception

Today we were invited to the wedding of a young ANU man as guest of the ANU Vice Chancellor. The wedding was held in a local church. The pastor gave stern warnings to the groom about the manly responsibility to respect and care for his wife. At the outdoor reception, the young women "ululated" (the high-pitched, high-low celebration sound made by African and Middle Eastern Women) to welcome the bridal couple as they moved to the head table. The groom's father is the founder and director of an orphanage that serves 800 children--many victims of the AIDS deaths of their parents. As entertainment, several groups of children from the orphanage sang and recited and performed martial arts. The hit of the afternoon was a group of high-school aged boys who did a Zulu war dance in costume. If you look carefully on the far right of the group you can see the groom, still in his wedding clothes, dancing with the group!

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