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I realized sitting in church that Jesus and Mary are symbols of sacrifice and healing respectively. I also noticed that the church inside is painted a very dirty and faded blue and gold and that the windows are blue and gold glass, some broken but none the less I bet, the only glass windows in town. So my comments focused on that ...the church is meant to be like the cloak (local word Katanga) to shelter and heal. So who in the congregation wanted to make a sacrifice..maybe the cost of a beer? to fund the repainting of the church before Easter ? within 5 minutes the entire needed funds had been pledged by the local congregation. whooo-hoo. We have visitors from the US in the AM and I will report on that if I can get online. I know my comments have been breif, partly limited internet time and partly I am speechless by this experience.