Father’s Day!
This post is about two weeks late – I had it all typed up
and ready to go, but my computer charger died, and this blog was tucked away
until I had time to go buy a charger.
Father’s day in Bolivia is always the 19th of
March. This year that happened to fall on a Thursday. On Wednesday afternoon. I
was at the girls house ironing uniforms, and one of the girls, S, asked me if I
could come to a special program at her school as her dad. All of the kids go to
the same school this year, so all of the volunteers and staff were invited to
go as “honorary dads”.
It worked out that I had a three hour break in-between teaching
classes at Carachipampa, so in between substituting for 2nd grade
and teaching PE I got on a trufi (bus), and went to the school. All of the
littlest kids were dressed up in their father’s oversized clothes, and did a
little dance performance. Two of our youngest kids were in this class, and had
rented men’s clothes from a costume shop down the street.
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| K is one of the youngest boys in the black suit jacket. |
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| Waiting for a snack after their performance! |
After the dances, all of the volunteers and staff split up
to have lunch with the kids. Each class had prepared something different! S’
class had made delicious chicken, salad, fried banana, and of course… potatoes.
Each child also made a card for their father – so I received my first father’s
day card!!
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| The potatoes are hidden, but I promise they're there! |
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| S with her cute card! |
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| Translation: Mom, you are so pretty. (This might not have originally been intended for me since she has NEVER seen me in a dress or heels. hahahah( |
It was a fun, but also emotional afternoon. As honored as I
was to be able to attend, I am not a father. Although Casa de Amor took the
time to find “honorary fathers” for the children, there were other children that
were left to eat lunch alone. In S’ class there was one little girl that had
brought two plates from home, but no one ever came to eat the extra plate of
food. On the way home from the event, one of the girls told me that she still
had her Father’s Day card, because she didn’t know who to give it to.
We started to talk about how God has promised to be our
Father, and how He is always with us. I am so thankful for God’s promises to
us, and the fact that He has shown us what it means to be a good father. Please
continue to pray for the children of Casa de Amor – that they would not only
know the love of their Father God, but they would also be able to see and
experience the love of a father here on earth.
Thank you guys! Happy late Father’s Day! Feliz dia del
padre! J
It will probably be your last Father's Day card too!! You make a very cute father!! Thanks for being there for S. It looks like you scored on the food!
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