The children had a great opportunity to celebrate at the annual Christian Family Church and Children’s Cup Christmas Party. Almost 1000 children and a few hundred adult volunteers were on hand at the soccer stadium in Tambankulu. Children were bused in from numerous rural areas. The children participated in activities including face painting, soccer, water slide, and jumping castles. 
Pastor LaSalette gets in on the face painting.
Make shift water slide: long sheet of black plastic, sprinklers, hill....
Look out, comin' through!
mmmmm....... stew
Can you say "cole slaw"?
African woman are some of the strongest women in the world.
1 potato, 2 potato, 3 potato, 4.......
9 large pots were needed to cook the stew, pap, and rice. The fires were started at 5:00 am to ensure the pots would be hot enough to cook all the food.While Swaziland couldn’t be further away from a white Christmas, a great time was had by all.
On a side note, do you know how much food and preparation it takes to feed 1300 people?
Take a look…
230 kilograms of meat(1 of the many uses for a Rav in Swaziland)
Beet root...
...and more beet root
A small sampling of the food waiting to be prepared.
Bongi, Praise and Worship Leader at Christian Family Church International, shreds cabbage at lightning speed.
After hours of shredding, Bongi takes a well-deserved break as the food preparation the night before the party continues through the night.
Grab a knife, grab a veggie, start chopping....
Mother and daughter team Teresa and Danielle tackle the carrots.
Lori chopping and shredding, too
Are we done yet?
Beet root...
...and more beet root
A small sampling of the food waiting to be prepared.
Bongi, Praise and Worship Leader at Christian Family Church International, shreds cabbage at lightning speed.
After hours of shredding, Bongi takes a well-deserved break as the food preparation the night before the party continues through the night.
Grab a knife, grab a veggie, start chopping....
Mother and daughter team Teresa and Danielle tackle the carrots.
Lori chopping and shredding, too
Are we done yet?The final count:
230 kg's of meat (507 lbs)
50 kg's of potatoes (110 lbs)
20 kg's of carrots (44 lbs)
150 kg's of rice (330 lbs)
30 cabbages
50 kg's of potatoes (110 lbs)
20 kg's of carrots (44 lbs)
150 kg's of rice (330 lbs)
30 cabbages
30 kg's of green peppers (66 lbs)
Way too many onions to remember
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