Sergio's 5th Birthday

Feliz cumpleanos Sergio! one of our kindergartners from Circulo Andante

On Tuesday, after our Circulo Andante ministry, I had the joy of celebrating a little Sergio's 5th birthday with him in colonia Antorcha. His mom invited me, along with the other Circulo Andante volunteers to their house to eat pozole, a traditional Mexican corn soup. Cooking it over a small grill, she had to move the pot inside where she set up a fire because the winds were too strong. She had borrowed chairs from her neighbors and set up an extra table with table cloths so we could enjoy a lovely meal together in her recently built Homes of Hope house. Her husband served us until we were full, and then asked us if we wanted more. I was fairly sure he had come back early from work that day for our gathering, as I had never seen him before in all the times I'd gone to visit this family. When we insisted we couldnt eat any more, thats when Sergio's mom brought out a small cake that Sergio's picked out himself for us to enjoy. We sang "Las Mananitas" (the traditional Mexican birthday song) and each ate a slice or two of the delicious cake while Sergio's parents shared with us their journey as a family over the last 5 years. They also told us that this celebration and food was especially for Sergio's Circulo teachers, who are only around on Tuesdays and Thursdays, and that their family gathering for him would be on Sunday.

I felt so honored by this family that they went out of their way to cook a special meal for us and cared enough to invite us to celebrate this special day with them. I felt like I was a part of their family :) May God pour out his love and blessings over Sergio and his family in this coming year!

Little Sergio with his family on his 5th Birthday