October 31, 2009
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“Wake up, Marcus”
“Is it the party yet?”
“No, just time for school.”
“Oh.”
This is Marcus Vinicius. He has been waiting for the Children´s day party for a long time now. a year. Last year Living Stones put on a party–the works–for the kids. October 12 is Childrenś Day in Brasil, but only for those with money to spend. This year, with the money YOU GUYS provided (all of you lovely people who donated for the jewelry I brought back from Brasil), we had the second Childrenś Day party. and, like so many other things in life, it isn’t just about the party. It is about being cared for. Loved. Noticed. Belonging. And maybe a little picture of Godś hands on earth.
Bounce house
Ball pool
“Pula-Pula” trampoline
Clown
Limitless cotton candy, popcorn, cake, and hot dogs. the whole week i was joking with the kids to leave four spaces in their belly. we talked about the fluffy sugar. we drooled over it. build up is everything. Even Patricia and Cacau couldn’t sleep the night before the party…
It was beautiful.
Wonderful.
Wish you could have been there.
