Today started off with a change of plans. I was going to go to the states to pick up a family in the states and bring them to DOFO but they found a ride. I was going to purchase some gifts in the states, but since I wasn't going to go the family that I was going to pick up offered to make the purchase for me.
Later in the day, our orphanage and another orphanage were the guests at the local restaurant, La Fonda's. It's right on the beach and they served an all you can eat buffet. I was so impressed with their generosity. The economy has really effected their business and at times I wondered if they were going to have to close thier doors. Yet, today they had clowns and a buffet for 2 orphanages. It was pretty amazing. The clown played lots of games with the kids and they were rewarded with the choice of a dollar or prize for each time they won.
This evening, was our Christmas Talent Show. It ranged from 4 and 5 year old dressed up as dancing reingdeer, to different dorms singing, to dramas and finished with some wrap. The moment that was precious to me was when the little boys dorm was going to sing. One of the boys, Mickey, doesn't speak more than a few words. So, his part was to hold the microphone for the kids to sing into. It was precious. He took his job seriously and was glad to have a way to participate.
After most of the Talent Show was finished, we went to the dining room for tamales, turkey, mashed potatoes, beans and pasta salad followed with some bonuelos for desert. It was great. What a treat for us. Then it was back to the chapel to hear the rest of the Talent Show. As the kids were entering, the little boys were coming up to the mic to say something because a live mic is just hard for little boys to resist. They ranged in age from about 4 to 6 and one of the boys ran up to the mic and began to say over and over "Cristo vive! Cristo vive!" I could think of a lot of things that a little boy might say in the mic, but that caught me by surprise.
What a wonderful thought, to think, that just maybe a little boy may never had known that Christ lives had he not grown up in an orphanage. Makes me think how the scriptures declare that God's plan for us is good, not to harm us, but to give us a future and a hope.
Later in the day, our orphanage and another orphanage were the guests at the local restaurant, La Fonda's. It's right on the beach and they served an all you can eat buffet. I was so impressed with their generosity. The economy has really effected their business and at times I wondered if they were going to have to close thier doors. Yet, today they had clowns and a buffet for 2 orphanages. It was pretty amazing. The clown played lots of games with the kids and they were rewarded with the choice of a dollar or prize for each time they won.
This evening, was our Christmas Talent Show. It ranged from 4 and 5 year old dressed up as dancing reingdeer, to different dorms singing, to dramas and finished with some wrap. The moment that was precious to me was when the little boys dorm was going to sing. One of the boys, Mickey, doesn't speak more than a few words. So, his part was to hold the microphone for the kids to sing into. It was precious. He took his job seriously and was glad to have a way to participate.
After most of the Talent Show was finished, we went to the dining room for tamales, turkey, mashed potatoes, beans and pasta salad followed with some bonuelos for desert. It was great. What a treat for us. Then it was back to the chapel to hear the rest of the Talent Show. As the kids were entering, the little boys were coming up to the mic to say something because a live mic is just hard for little boys to resist. They ranged in age from about 4 to 6 and one of the boys ran up to the mic and began to say over and over "Cristo vive! Cristo vive!" I could think of a lot of things that a little boy might say in the mic, but that caught me by surprise.
What a wonderful thought, to think, that just maybe a little boy may never had known that Christ lives had he not grown up in an orphanage. Makes me think how the scriptures declare that God's plan for us is good, not to harm us, but to give us a future and a hope.
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