A lovely graveside service was held June 14 in memory of Gershom's wife who passed away one year ago. Mary was one of our most loyal and longest serving Kafwa. She had 7 children of her own plus a heart big enough to engulf every neglected child she ever met.
Everyone wore black to the service which lasted almost 2 hours in the hot noontime Zambian sun. Mary's frail elderly mother who was among the 50 or 60 who attended the service has now buried the last of her 9 children. At the end Gershom took off his black suit jacket and replaced it with a white one. Everyone then gathered close to the grave and the white cloth covering the grave was removed revealing the new tombstone. A touching tribute to a lovely lady.
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