Life on the base is a little more relaxed on Sundays - soldiers get to sleep in, breakfast goes on a little longer (actually it’s technically brunch… and it’s pretty good!), there’s an Afghan market on the base, and there’s even a service in the chapel.
I spoke to the priest about what it’s like talking about spirituality and the bible in a place where death and killing are, if not frequent occurrences, certainly more normal than back in Holland. You can listen to the whole interview here.
Major Alfred, Padre at the Tarin Kowt chapel
Even the bibles come in camouflage!
Candles lit in the chapel on Kamp Holland after the Sunday service.
After church, Michel and I took a trip to the Afghan market - you can watch the video below.
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on May 11th, 2009 at 1:54 pm
[...] For more on the Afghan bakery, watch the video on this earlier post. If you prefer a visit to the Afghan market, check out the video here. You can also hear more from the salsa-dancing soldiers and see pictures of them in action here, listen to our taste-test of a portable meal (and see the enticing plastic presentation) here, and hear the interview with the church priest here. [...]