Thursday, May 5, 2011

Easter Sunday Celebrations

How is Easter celebrated by Christians in Niger? I don't claim to have an authoritative answer, but here are some pictures of the Easter morning service at "Eglise Evangelique Internationale" - the French-speaking church that meets on the same compound where I live.

The service was outdoors, and began soon after 6am. I left at 6:30am to attend an English service, then returned about 9am to find the service still in full swing. After plenty of singing, a sermon and several baptisms, it concluded just before midday. A great celebration of the resurrection!