Twinning Service and Lunch

On Sunday 28th February we were delighted to host  a visit from Elijah Obinna, his wife Favour and son Finlay.

Elijah is from Amasiri Junction and is the brother of Vincent our primary contact in Nigeria.  The service was

 conducted Jointly by Sally our Minister and Elijah, an ordained minister of the Presbyterian church of Nigeria.

Favour, Elijah's wife taught us some Nigerian Hymns, which  she sang beautifully with  infectious enthusiasm 

cajoling the 40 odd adults out of their usual Sunday reverie into a new style and language of singing.

This was not altogether successful and  I suspect  they will need to be persuaded to return many times before we

 can rival our twinning partners in the exuberance and quality of their Hymn singing.

After Elijah preached the sermon he gave an informal and interesting talk about Amasiri. Finlay meanwhile

 contributed a lively and entertaining discourse from the back.

We then sat down to a soup and sweet lunch with several choices of each. The food was delicious.

 Conversation was hearty and everyone had a good opportunity to speak to our guests about their interesting 

 experiences both abroad and in their last  three years in Edinburgh. David and Jan Wishart masterminded the 

visit impeccably and richly  deserve our thanks.