Lunch Time

Lunch is for everyone at the Center for Christian Education in Slovakia. The  kids, the staff, the teachers and aids. All of us gather in the dining room between 11:30 and 1:00 for a delicious meal.

Today was just another wonderful example. It begins with soup. A large bowl  is carried to the table. There's enough for four people. It's hot and steamy, fresh from the stove. Each person fills his or her bowl.  The bowl is about 7 inches in diameter and 2 inches deep. Then the meal begins. With warm bread and hot soup in front of you it's easy to pray "come Lord Jesus be our guest."

Next course is hot meat. Each day is different. Some days we have  beef,  other days chicken  and some days pork. But we always have gravy to go with  our potatoes or rice or spaetzel type noodle. All this fills the plate pushing over the vegetables and vinegar cabbage.  Warm sweet tea or coffee is served, too. It's delicious, and the cooks are so proud!  They stand in the kitchen like three great-grandma's beaming with their smiles. I think this is what "blessing" feels like.

The meal is so large it serves as the main meal of the day for my diet. In the morning I have coffee and roll and fruit. In the evening I slice a fresh baguette and fill it with ham and cheese, and drink some milk. I'm eating light tonight because I know lunch time is coming tomorrow!