Zambia- the Land that Thunders

Faithful ladies escorting the body to church

Ecclesiastes 7:2-4
You learn more at a funeral than at a feast
Crying is better than laughter
It blotches the face but scours the heart 

Our first full day in Lusaka started with a funeral.
She was in her 30's and left behind 4 school age children.

The faithful women dressed in purple took care of the body from beginning to end. They prepared her, dressed her, escorted her body to the church and carried her within.
There are no mortuary services for the average Zambian - family and church do the job.

The service itself was an act of rejoicing for she rests in His Presence but there is no deeper earthly sorrow than the death of a loved one and especially a mother. This was reflected in the eyes of her children.

Death is universal and its pain is the same in every culture.
God choose to start out our trip with death for crying scours the heart and widens the footpath to His door.