SPRING AND BENITO JUAREZ
The coming of spring is celebrated here in Mexico by remembering a special hero's birthday, Benito Juarez. He was of indigenous origins, born in a poor community in the mountains of Oaxaca. He was an orphaned at the age of three and at twelve left the mountain community to live with his sister in Mexico city. He taught himself to read and write and to speak Spanish. Eventually he made his way into government becoming a much loved and respected president who brought many reforms to Mexico. His motto was, "El respecto ajeno es el camino de la paz" (respect for others in the way of peace). The school children perform typical dances and give speeches about this amazing man.
In the library we had our own celebration of Spring, a puppet show for the whole neighborhood with life sized puppetts, music, games, food and of course, lots of fun!
The puppets sang and danced and talked to the kids about loving God and forgiving others. Even the littlest ones had fun!
About 90 children and adults attended. Pray for God's grace on all and that the message will bring godly fruit in their lives.
A puppet show about the rebellious sheep who wandered away from the flock taught us about the dangers of disobedience and the great love of our Shepherd (Jesus) who loves us and came to look for and save us.
[this is good] Great blog, Rebe! I haven't had a computer for a month so it was good to sit down today and see what you've been writing. You're doing a great job. I would suggest making your photos different sizes and using different placement to vary the design of the entries. You can easily go back and "edit" any given entry. Got to go glaze a ham. Look forward to seeing you soon.
Posted by: DonnaDear | 03/21/2008 at 12:59 PM