- I had a great experience with the baby because it represents to me a big responsibility.
- The baby was difficult, knowing it’s needs came before me.
- The difficult part was trying to discover what she wanted in the middle of the night. I tried everything.
- My family liked that I had the baby and they all laughed at me. My mom held it for 5 minutes then gave it back telling me, “that’s your work, son.”
- The worst time was when she wanted a bottle, because she eats for 15 minutes. I had to be awake too. I think I am not ready to be a mother because babies take a lot of your time. They eat a lot too.
- I am very patient and I know I will be able to take care of a real baby when I need to but I don’t want to now. It is like washing clothes. I can do it but I don’t want to.
- I was seven years old when my sister was born so I helped a lot. This was different because I didn’t have to sleep with my sister. Also I know how hard it has been for my parents to give me an education so it would be too bad if I got pregnant.
- I am not ready to be a mother because having the baby with me makes me realize that to be a mother requires a lot of time and effort from the mother. You have to stop what your doing because the baby might be hungry or have an illness and also you have to change it’s diaper not once, not twice but a lot of times.
- It showed me I am not ready to be a mother because I am not prepared emotionally.
- I have learned a lot and having the baby was a great experience. It was a big responsibility. I think the best way to prevent [having a baby] is by not having sex. We are not prepared to have babies.
- A baby is not a one day game and then your done. I learned that when you decide to have a baby, you have to give up on so many things that you like to do.
- At the beginning, I was very scared because I was frightened that when the baby cried, I wouldn’t know what to do. In the end, I wasn’t scared but tired.
- What I did not like is that she cried a lot and I was the only one who could make her stop. I’m not emotionally or economically prepared; I still depend on my parents.
- The baby taught me that I am not ready to be a father and that important role.
- To prevent all these problems [the baby makes], it is a good idea to abstain from sexual activity.
- I understood how hard it is when someone depends completely on you.
- I really want a daughter but not right now.
- I am certain that the easiest part of the the day was when I had to name her because everything else was hearing her crying and weeping and yelling. The quick laughter [she makes] became one of the greatest signs of relief in my week.
- I didn’t sleep that night. I thought if a fake baby requires this much special care, I don’t want to imagine the care that will be needed with a real baby. A babies needs are big so it is better that I keep my pants on so nothing can happen.
- I think every girl and boy should have this experience because this will help them to understand that having a baby is not an easy thing. In our country the girls of the public schools and of the villages are mostly single moms.
Plane Down
I come to you tonight asking for prayers for our community. We just inaugurated an airport in Gracias yesterday. As part of the ceremony people could pay to take a short flight around Gracias. Lots of people payed to do this and all of our students were distracted though out the day watching the low-flying planes. However early afternoon, one plane had engine trouble, crashing near our school. Many of our young students saw the plane go down but thankfully due to trees did not see the actually crash nor understand the extent of it. Quickly though, word got out who was on the plane and the fact that there were no survivors. Along with the young pilot there were three others from Gracias killed. One lady had 2 children who attend our school- 4th and 9th grade. Another mother and adult son were also in the plane. They and their family are originally from Gracias so they have many relatives- grandchildren, nieces, nephews and cousins all go to our school. These sudden and tragic deaths have rocked our little school and city. Please be in prayer for the families of these victims as well as the pilot, especially remember the young children who are now left without their mom. Pray for wisdom for Shannon and our teachers as they comfort the students and point them to God’s arms. Thank you for continually being willing to pray for those you do not know. We can always tell when we are covered in prayer.
Sometimes I wonder
No Water= One Cranky Lady
I would say that normally I handle living here pretty well, even when the third-worldliness of it comes out. This week not so much. Let me begin by explaining that it is the dry season here. By that I mean, DRY. The roads are dusty, the air is dusty and there is little water coming down the mountain that we use for our city water. It is a horrible time of year for those with allergies as well as anyone who wants to breathe without inhaling dust. Also because of the lack of water our electricity goes out frequently because we use a damn to generate electricity. And it is hot. So so hot. To put it mildly, this is my least favorite time of year. I reached a low point this week though. Our water is being rationed to prevent the city from totally running dry. By rationing, I mean they turn it off for several hours a day and when it is on then they turn the pressure down so you don’t get as much water. This is problem when you want to take a shower because our “water heater” needs pressure in order to turn on. No pressure, no hot water. In addition to this problem, our house isn’t even getting water when the rest of the city has it. We are going on 5 days now with only 2 half days of water. I have been showering at a friends house and we can buy drinking water so no worries there BUT I would REALLY like to wash my dishes correctly and flush my toilets on a regular biases. I am trying to be thankful that we can buy drinking water because I know some people can’t do that. I am trying to be thankful that I have great friends with working showers. And I am trying to be thankful that our landlord has sent over three men to try to fix our water. But to be honest, my heart isn’t feeling very thankful right now. I can deal with no electricity for 36 hours, I can deal with my house flooding like it did last month, and I can deal with the dusty season even though I hate it. I am not dealing well with no water. And as if that wasn’t enough complaining that I just did, I saw a mouse run into my house this week, which I also do not deal with well. I would rather live with a boa constrictor than have a mouse. I also saw it run back out when I screamed but I have no doubt it made it’s way right back in. So there you have it. My complaining and griping.
On a better note, we went to Lordin’s son’s first birthday party yesterday. This is the child that Shannon almost delivered in his truck. He is healthy, happy and beautiful. Lordin has returned to school this month (very unusual for here) and is a great mom. Thanks to those of you who prayed for her and donated money to help take care of her son when he was born.
Elsi
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