Rosy and I at the dedication
Rosy and Marc coloring at Chili's while we waited for our food
Rosy devouring her sandwichWhen Karen and I first visited Manos Felices, we were told once in a while Rosy would need to attend the church for the deaf. The church meets in the same building as the school and is called Iglesia de Sordos Nueva Vida. Church of Deaf New Life. This morning was one of those times. Marc and I took her.
It was a special day at this church. They were having a dedication for the students. Each child went up on the stage, introduced themselves and their parent. Rosy chose me to go with her. She signed her name and introduced me as her mama. I was beaming with pride. It got really hot on that stage with that many people up there. It was really sweet as the children and the teachers were prayed for.
Church was interesting. I never thought about this before, but deaf people do not bow their heads when someone prays. The only way they could possibly know what is being said is to watch what is being signed. There was no sound during the singing, but it was beautiful to watch and they were just as passionate about the words they sung as anyone I have ever seen. The sermon was about Noah and the ark. How only eight people were invited onto the ark, but now God invites everyone in. Latin Americans are very expressive anyway, but with that much hand motion going on, everything was expressive. Everyone was friendly and welcomed us warmly.
After church, we took Rosy to Chili's. Imagine a child who has lived on the streets and fought to survive, going into Chili's that has eight big screen tv's. And hanging lamps. And all sorts of pretty things. It was like taking a child to Disneyland. It was overstimulation. She wanted to touch and explore, but was really good about not doing those things. Of course, the minute we got there, Rosy had to go to the bathroom. Not going into the kitchen was almost too big a temptation. We ordered food, but she wanted hers right now. Marc got some chips and that satisfied. Rosy had a chicken sandwich and french fries. She salted them, licked the salt off and then ate the fries, with a lot of catchup. She ate some of her sandwich as well.
It was an exciting day and Rosy took a short nap on the way home.
Terri
3 comments:
I am interested to learn how Rosie is doing learning the sign language and if she knew any before she begun school and how she is doing in that setting. I would imagine her behavior would better there. It sounds like she might be fitting in quiet well and learning very fast. I bet her behavior will be much better as she is more able to communicate well. linda
I'm so glad that Marc took the picture of you on stage with Rosie. I'm sure your heart was beaming with pride as she signed mama! It was a sweet picture of Marc as they colored their beautiful picture together. Thank you for capturing Rosie's special day with your pictures and your words of hope for a brighter future for sweet Rosie!
Memories, Precious Memories for Rosy. I bet you won't soon forget either Terri! Marc is so sweet coloring with Rosy. Terri I hardly ever get to see a photo posted of you. You look great! Ginger
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