It is fruit season here: bananas, papayas, mangostein, and
rambutan are all ripe. It is also renovation season at my church: they have big
plans to expand and dress up the building, with arches, stained glass windows,
the whole works.
These two seasons are untited in a novel way – each week at
the close of the Sunday service, there is a fruit auction. Various people
donate papayas, bunches of bananas, and boxes of fruit, which are then
auctioned off to the highest bidder. The proceeds from the auction go into the
building fund.
I mentioned that people donate fruit to the auction, and
that is mostly what I’ve seen, but in recent weeks I’ve also seen a couple
cakes, fruit salads, and live chickens being auctioned off!
I have yet to take an active role in one of these auctions,
but I enjoy watching the event. :)
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