A Day at the Children’s Village
ByFriday was a “busy” day for the big kids at the children’s village. I had promised the kids we would go to the animal (livestock) market on Friday in Chimaltenango. Whoa, I had no idea what I had bargained for. Buying the animals was serious business, it was packed and nobody took us, a bunch of kids, a few Guatemalans and a few foreigners terribly seriously. I was grateful they did not take us seriously because I have no doubt I would have come back with some livestock of our own. The last thing we need now, as we struggle to feed the kids, is a few more mouths to feed.
After a day of livestock shopping the kids ran through the sprinklers and just had s wonderful day hanging out on land.
We have had lots of quiet days at the children’s home lately and that is a very good thing. The quiet and beauty reminds me why I have hung onto the dream of the children’s village for such a long time. Time has its own rhythm at the children’s village. Nothing is terribly hurried. It is and will be a place of dreams for many children.
2 Comments
March 29th, 2009 at 12:01 pm
I love these photos – it reminds me of going to the farm auctions when I was a kid. I think at least one of those piggies will end up in Parramos if the number of cute pictures of them are any indication!
Carol
March 29th, 2009 at 2:44 pm
Don’t let me get a pig Carol! I know it won’t end up as pork chops and I just can’t imagine trying to manage 600 pound pig. A 150 pound Tibetan Mastiff is big enough!