Yesterday Molly and I sat down and figured out the details of our Mother's Day Event. If we limit it to be as small as possible, we think we are still going to serve about 100 mothers and children in Los Pinos.
The plan is to invite 16 mothers we already know and work with. They can each bring a friend. They will love to invite a friend, and it helps us to increase our outreach. If you do the math that is 16 mothers plus 16 friends at an average of 3 kids per woman - that could be 130 people!
We were thinking of doing it on the Friday before Mother's Day, but all of the schools will celebrate that day, so none of the moms could come. Mother's Day in Honduras is THE biggest holiday of the year. It tops Christmas, birthdays, and Easter. (The second biggest holiday is The Day of the Child.) Schools have parties and invite all of the mothers to attend.
Our party will be basic, but fun. First our friend Carol, who is a very dynamic speaker, is going to share a biblically based message for the moms. Then we are going to ask the moms to participate by sharing what "Being a Mom" means to them. Afterward we have a few games we are going to play with the moms while the kids make Mother's Day cards in a different room.
The games are really just a way for us to give out baskets of food to people who otherwise don't have food at home. We would like to raise enough money to give out at least 10 baskets. For example, the "Mother of the Year" will find a piece of paper taped under her chair, which entitles her to a basket and the prestigious title of "Mother of the Year". The mother with the youngest baby will win a basket. The mom who walked the farthest to come to the party will win a basket. (We are going to set aside a couple of these in case next door neighbors walk together.)
After a time of fun, we are asking the pastor who offered us the space for the party to say a blessing. Then we are going to serve a cake and jamaica juice which we can make very cheaply from jamaica leaves. During that time we will walk around, meet the new people and pray with the families. Each mother is going to get a small gift, like a coffee mug that says "Feliz Dia de la Madre" if we have enough money in the budget.
And then, they will all leave feeling honored and blessed. That is our plan anyway. We'll see what God has in store.
If you would like to help, it's easy!
Click on the link: www.WorldOutreach.org/
Select my name "Fager, Mary Lynn"
Click "Donations"
Next to my name, type in the amount that you would like to donate.
Easy! And tax deductible.
Our budget is as follows:
Baskets of food: $100 for 10 baskets
Art supplies for kids to make Mother's Day cards: $20
Food/drink/disposable cups and plates:$55
Mother's Day Mug for every mother: $64
Any money above the $239 will go for more food baskets.
Thank you for your help!
