Comments on: Christmas at a Mexican Orphanage http://www.moneymissions.com/Aaron/missionary-life/christmas-mexico-orphanage/ Candid Talk from Christian Missionaries Thu, 28 Aug 2008 09:07:37 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6 By: Barb http://www.moneymissions.com/Aaron/missionary-life/christmas-mexico-orphanage/#comment-2374 Barb Fri, 11 Apr 2008 19:58:58 +0000 http://www.moneymissions.com/Aaron/missionary-life/christmas-mexico-orphanage/#comment-2374 Maybe next Christmas take 10 or 11 of those 15 gifts per child and distribute them among the neighborhood children in need. Maybe next Christmas take 10 or 11 of those 15 gifts per child and distribute them among the neighborhood children in need.

]]> By: Michelle in Mx http://www.moneymissions.com/Aaron/missionary-life/christmas-mexico-orphanage/#comment-1671 Michelle in Mx Wed, 02 Jan 2008 17:37:52 +0000 http://www.moneymissions.com/Aaron/missionary-life/christmas-mexico-orphanage/#comment-1671 When I was working at Rancho Sordo Mudo, school for the deaf, we would have the same problem, and not just at Christmas time, they really are a blessed place . . . the kids get so much, all the time. They still do . . . and now that I am working with the deaf adults we are finding the lifetime problems the abundant blessing can lead . . . . to a spoiled adult. Just like a child reared in wealth state side, we have the same problem here. How do we teach work ethics? How do you teach delayed gratification? To treasure the people who give, not the gift? I really haven't found a solution yet - Gift giving is a love language, these blessings and things are by God's hand and God does bless abundantly - *giggle* God spoils US! There is nothing wrong being done here . . . hmmmm I like the idea of being able to keep only a few selected items and then the kids going and giving away the rest . . . In fact I think they do that at Rancho Sordo Mudo as well . . . . When I was working at Rancho Sordo Mudo, school for the deaf, we would have the same problem, and not just at Christmas time, they really are a blessed place . . . the kids get so much, all the time. They still do . . . and now that I am working with the deaf adults we are finding the lifetime problems the abundant blessing can lead . . . . to a spoiled adult.
Just like a child reared in wealth state side, we have the same problem here. How do we teach work ethics? How do you teach delayed gratification? To treasure the people who give, not the gift?
I really haven’t found a solution yet - Gift giving is a love language, these blessings and things are by God’s hand and God does bless abundantly - *giggle* God spoils US! There is nothing wrong being done here . . . hmmmm
I like the idea of being able to keep only a few selected items and then the kids going and giving away the rest . . .
In fact I think they do that at Rancho Sordo Mudo as well . . . .

]]> By: Ceci http://www.moneymissions.com/Aaron/missionary-life/christmas-mexico-orphanage/#comment-1664 Ceci Wed, 02 Jan 2008 03:28:59 +0000 http://www.moneymissions.com/Aaron/missionary-life/christmas-mexico-orphanage/#comment-1664 I just went down to visit an orphanage in Tijuana last week. I think the impulse to buy toys is because we remember what it was like to get a new toy at Christmas and we think that getting a new sweater or shirt is boring -- something that "Aunt Hilda" gave us. Most people can't really appreciate the profound poverty of the area and the needs not only of the orphans but of the families at large. We want to do something special so a toy seems right. Maybe you can send specific requests-- a pair of new sneakers for everyone, a new shirt for everyone, pants, etc. Or even school bags with notebooks and pens? Or what about those new super durable laptops? That said, I have a group of motivated donors who would like to organize something to send down to the kids. From your perspective, what would be most helpful? Blessings for all the work you do. I just went down to visit an orphanage in Tijuana last week. I think the impulse to buy toys is because we remember what it was like to get a new toy at Christmas and we think that getting a new sweater or shirt is boring — something that “Aunt Hilda” gave us. Most people can’t really appreciate the profound poverty of the area and the needs not only of the orphans but of the families at large. We want to do something special so a toy seems right. Maybe you can send specific requests– a pair of new sneakers for everyone, a new shirt for everyone, pants, etc. Or even school bags with notebooks and pens? Or what about those new super durable laptops?

That said, I have a group of motivated donors who would like to organize something to send down to the kids. From your perspective, what would be most helpful?

Blessings for all the work you do.

]]> By: John http://www.moneymissions.com/Aaron/missionary-life/christmas-mexico-orphanage/#comment-1643 John Sat, 29 Dec 2007 04:38:18 +0000 http://www.moneymissions.com/Aaron/missionary-life/christmas-mexico-orphanage/#comment-1643 The kids in our orphanage in Kyrgyzstan go out to, and have parties for all the children in the village. It is great for the kids, they have an oppertunity to bless others, and at the same time it is a real blessing to the community. We explain to the teams that come in that we are not only caring for the kids in the rphanage, but for the kids in the community, and that anything brought to the orphanage could be used in the community. We also have an open door policy and many of the town kids will come to the orphanage for meals. This works very well at intigrating the orphans into the community. Blessings John The kids in our orphanage in Kyrgyzstan go out to, and have parties for all the children in the village. It is great for the kids, they have an oppertunity to bless others, and at the same time it is a real blessing to the community. We explain to the teams that come in that we are not only caring for the kids in the rphanage, but for the kids in the community, and that anything brought to the orphanage could be used in the community. We also have an open door policy and many of the town kids will come to the orphanage for meals. This works very well at intigrating the orphans into the community.
Blessings John

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