Mother's Day

Happy Mother's Day to all the moms in this world.  I have been blessed with a great mom who does so much for me to help me follow God's call.  I couldn't do it without you mom!

Beautiful Gate has a lot of moms.  The house mothers care for these children as their own.  When I was at BG in 2010, my roommates and I made homemade cards and brownies for the care staff.  I really wanted to do something special for the ladies again this year, especially because of all the hard times we have faced, but I wasn't sure what to do.  One night Anita and I were talking about how the women here love to sing and when they love and appreciate you some of them show it by putting your name in a song.  So that night Anita and I wrote our own version of the song "Hallelujah" (otherwise known as the "Shrek song") for the house mothers and care staff.  We have two ladies from Michigan here with us this week, so they along with Kristen (our operations manager) made homemade cards with the lyrics of the song on the inside. 

Since we have so many house staff that work at different times, we started celebrating on Friday.  It was so much fun going into the houses with the guitar and singing the song.  The ladies were a little scared at first, seeing all of us walk in with silly grins on our faces, but once we started to sing, they all loved it.  It was great to see them dance around, and even start singing the song.  The ladies then all got their cards and some sweets.  I was blown away by how grateful they were for a simple candy bar.  They were all dancing around celebrating with their Africa trills echoing throughout the walls.

I am so blessed to be a part of the BG family and watch these beautiful women love and care for God's children.

Here are the lyrics of the song...

Happy Mother’s Day

We know you change 50 nappies in a day

And wipe all the tears away

But you don’t really complain about it do you
You cook the food and you clean the clothes

Wipe the snot off of their nose

And you keep on singing Hallelujah

Hallelujah, Hallelujah, Hallelujah, Hallelujah

 
You took the job despite the pay

And the blue stick means you stay

But you don’t really complain about it do you

You deal with hardships that make you cry

Fall in love and say good bye

But you trust in God singing Hallelujah

Hallelujah, Hallelujah, Hallelujah, Hallelujah

 

We are grateful for you each and everyday

We’re so glad you choose stay

Your dedication makes us sing Hallelujah

We see your love and your faithfulness

Open arms, a hug and a kiss

And for you we tell God Hallelujah

Hallelujah, Hallelujah, Hallelujah, Hallelujah

 

Friday night, the Geurink's went to a friend's house and while they were gone, Sara, Caitlin, Kristen and myself wrote our own song for Anita.  We couldn't leave her out with everything she does at BG.