Olivia requested cassava pudding for her SITAG farewell and recognition of her graduation. So Thursday afternoon, we began the preparations. To include our entire SITAG family, we planned to host the festivities during the lunch hour so nobody's work would be interrupted.
We were delighted by how many people took time to come help us dig, peel, and scrape cassava. Our sweet employees stayed late after work and thoughtful colleagues gave up the hours when they could have been working on their own food prep.
This morning, we set the alarms for 4:30 so we could get the fire started in time. Because of the rain, the night was cool for the Solomon Islands, and we found the guard asleep in the outdoor kitchen. He willingly helped us build the fire in record time.
Another one of our friends woke up early to help cut banana leaves and to assemble the trays with us. We had everything cooking in plenty of time!
Our lunch celebration of Olivia included notes from SITAG family past and present, a slideshow of her 12 1/2 years in the Solomon Islands, lots of delicious food, and a brief time of blessing and prayer for her.
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