Right, I am late, but blame our signals.
Can only work in spurts and 5 minutes per picture to upload.
A great day etched into my heart forever. Hosting a Christmas party for 150 little orphans.
Everything went like a dream. The 3 buses donated by the bus company to transfer the children to the school sports field arrived on time. The donated pancake truck with it's kitchen trailer was ready and the huge jumping castles were erected as if by magic. The volunteer child minders were excellent and the day concluded with full stomachs, happy smiles and even some traditional dancing (not me) lol.
Of course we had new presents for each child that Papillon bought from a detailed list of the children's names, ages and wants.
Here I led the little ones onto the field after the arrival of the fist bus.
I regard bad days as lesson days and I have had more than most, as I find it very difficult to learn and so many lessons have to be repeated hahaha.
Blessings to all here!
Hi Zac, I'm sorry for your internet issues but glad you were able to get your image uploaded. I figured one of your best days would involve family or charity work and you didn't disappoint.
Something like this would take some organising and with so much riding on it, the happiness of 150 little tackers, it may have been a nervous time but it came out well by the sound of it and I bet they all had a good time. In truth this is 150 best days as I'm sure that many of those orphans will remember that's day fondly...Presents and pancakes and a day spent with people who care...Seems pretty good to me.
Nice work as always mate, and way to show some true humanity
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Good morning Galen,
Should be about 6 or 7am in your neck of the woods now.
Thank you and I am glad that you liked the good day. I could have mentioned that before the good day, we had a few very bad days with the same 150 orphans.
We took them to a circus and you know that children cannot sit still.
We figured that we wouldn't need many child minders as a block of seats was allocated for the kids and all was hunky dory. Until some of the kids started disappearing and we had to start running around searching for little urchins. Nightmares.
But did we learn? NO.
On another occasion we took them to a Casino's playground filled with spinning things, slides, roller coasters and what not. Biggest mistake my friend.
But like I said, my focus is always only on the good days!
2022 here, a warm night of 33C at the moment, down from the 40C we had earlier. I'm in the AC though so it's all good. Faith is out watering.
You're gluttons for punishment it seems...Those kids running you ragged! 😂
It's good for them though and the work you do is probably very much needed. ✅
2022 Wow you guys are not only ahead of us in time, but also in years as it is still 2021 here 🤣
Come to think about yes, they did run us ragged, but it was a good ragged that relieved the tension of keeping things going at Papillon. Looking back it was that consistent tension that caused our two burnouts and there was no need for any tension, as everything worked itself out.
So, this time we are doing things differently with NO tension and you are right, as the work is very much needed.
Hope that your Sunday is good!
2022 = 8:22pm
Got ya!!!
I am taking Marian for her birthday lunch now my friend and will try to catch you out again a bit later 🤣
Ah that's a lot of work but with a group that large, there will always be the little trouble makers who fidget and wander lol
Hahaha, yes and yes again, those little ones are indeed ten hands full of trouble, but we are very lenient, as I know what it is to sit alone in a room every day as a child.
Blessings to you mate!
ENGAGEtokens.😲 My surprised face, that you might have a good day to share and no bad ones. I'm not the brightest bulb in the chandelier but I can spot a gang of kids getting ready to have a great day in a heart beat, and there they are!
I'm glad I never considered many whole days bad-I would hate to have to repeat some of the dandies that I've wandered through. That would be way more lessons than I believe I could take!
Hahaha, good to see a comment from you again Sir Tom and this means that you are well.
Yes, the brevity of the bad days that you and I have endured can indeed fill books, but then again so can the good days.
I would also hate te repeat many of the bad parts, but think that we have at last learned what there was to be learned lol.
Oh you know, just 150 orphans, that's all.
You're the only person I know to have shared a story about the time you fed, gifted, etc 150 orphan children.
One person at a time, @papilloncharity. I've served that many people before at various shelters but I'm certain I've never been around that many orphan children at one time. Thank you for sharing that picture dude, you're a good person.
Thank you for the kind words @dandays your are pretty special yourself my man.
We have seen many wonders and miracles in our years at Papillon and the only requirement is being prepared to serve.
If the heart is right, then everything else will be added.
I bet that you say that you are also just an ordinary guy like myself, as the honor does not belong to us.
Blessings and !BEER
You two have given birth to my heart, I think I've fallen in love.....
With your service. 😅😉 @papilloncharity and @dandays
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hehehehehe how beautiful, plus points for the gifs.
thank you @dandays , they both look like they are not real.
I like the way the unicorn stings my eye. if love is in the air, I am full of love, take a deep breath and fly on the unicorn.
I just stopped by your page, thanks for reblogging those BDCommunity writing challenges. I wish I'd known a little sooner, I got'em on my follow list now though.
The more I see that unicorn farting gif, the funnier it gets. Still unsure what unicorn farts have to do with love in the air.
I only saw that it poked me in the eye hehehehe.
I'm a fan of contests, if you want to know which one is active, check my blog to find out.
that's a love fart 🤣
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Hahaha, nice one and thank you kindly milady!
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BEER.Christmas party for 150 orphans! And you made their day filling them with lots of food, care and love. I say that's a great day. No wonder you regard it as one of your best days.
Helping others, putting smiles on their faces especially at Christmas fills us too with joy in return. Most times, it's not all about what we can get but about what we can give.
About repeating mistakes, lol, I thought I was the only one. Indeed we learn from bad days. Thanks for sharing your story with us 🙂
The mistakes that we make my friend is that we think that the world revolves around us.
It doesn't and in the Gestalt, we are smaller than a grain of sand.
Now, a grain of sand does not know the word pide or greed, as it simply blends in with all of the other grains of sand.
Greed should be replaced by the blessing of giving and pride should be replaced with humility. Add love to this and we will have a potent mixture that can heal many problems in this strife torn life.
Thank you and my pleasure to share.
I'm sure that day was better for the children than it was for you.
I like what you say here
Receive my blessings @papilloncharity
Oh yeah, we were rewarded with many happy tears and ecstatic little faces and you are right about them enjoying it way more than us.
But at such an occasion it is the heart that counts and nobody could have a happier heart than my own my friend.
Thank you and I simply continue to repeat the lessons until they fade away, to be replaced with new ones hahaha.
Blessings also to you and have some !WINE
What a wonderful story here! You definitely generated 150 swelling hearts for these children, I'm very glad that there are people like this who do this!
Bad days are definitely learning days. We learn from them and reflect but we don't dwell. Dwelling is unhealthy!
The saying here goes that if you can help one then it's great, but if you can help ten then it's even better.
When a difficult task ends successfully one can sleep so much better.
To dwell is a very unhealthy habit, as it brings with it regret and negativity. Someone sang; "yesterday is dead and gone and tomorrow is out of sight"
A good reminder to focus on the present.
💗 This is amazing. Being able to help so many young souls and bring happiness to them can be something extraordinary.
Outstanding activity that brought happiness for everyone 👌✅
Thank you and I think that it shows what can be done if we really put our hearts into helping others.
Everyone, or anyone can do this and even much more.
Glad that you appreciated the post.
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