The children from Cajueiro Claro helped prepare for our Easter party, including cleaning up the church area and getting our “eggs” for the Easter egg hunt.
Plastic Easter eggs seem to be impossible to find in Brazil, and using hard boiled eggs was not an option in the very rural (including tarantulas, scorpions, snakes, cats, dogs, chickens, goats, donkeys, and above all, ANTS) area.
So…the kids gathered 200 egg-looking rocks and we painted them.
The children from Mussurepe were so excited, filling out paperwork and learning new songs to sing at the Easter program: this was their first “real” activity with Living Stones, involving getting to go somewhere new.
The children from the International school have been working all month, gathering chocolate candy and chocolate Easter eggs to bring to the Easter party. Every day we have been talking about the character qualities of generosity, concern for others, and love. When asked how they can show those qualities, their first answer is normally “Give Teacher Rachel chocolate eggs for Cajueiro Claro.” (yessssssss)
While the younger kids had a special celebration at the school, the 7-9th graders prepared and ran the Easter egg hunt in Cajueiro Claro. They were fantastic in every way—taking charge of their responsibilities and going out of their way to make the Living Stones children feel loved and special. It was amazing to see them step outside of their comfort zones and give. One of the girls remarked “Where are his shoes?” because one of the boys didn’t have any. These children, mostly from upper-middle class background, are opening their eyes to the needs around them and learning a new culture: one that serves.
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