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THE PLEASURE OF SERVING

Gabriela Mistral

All of nature is a yearning for service:
The cloud serves, and the wind, and the furrow.

Where there is a tree to plant, you be the one.
Where there is a mistake to undo, let it be you.

You be the one to remove the rock from the field,
The hate from human hearts,
And the difficulties from the problem.

There is joy in being wise and just,
But above all there is the beautiful,
The immense happiness of serving.

How sad the world would be if all was already done.
If there was no rosebush to plant,
No enterprise to undertake.

Do not limit yourself to easy tasks.
It's so beautiful to do what others dodge.

But don't fall prey to the error that only
Great tasks done can be counted as accomplishments.
There are small acts of service that are good ones:
Decoratively setting a table,
Putting some books in order,
Combing a little girl's hair.

That one over there is the one that criticizes,
This other one is the one that destroys.
You be the one that serves.

Serving is not a labor just for inferior beings.

God, who gives fruit and light, serves.
His name could be rendered thus: He Who Serves.

And he has his eyes on our hands,
And he asks us at the close of day:
"Did you render service today? To whom?
To a tree, to your friend, to your mother?"

DIFFERENT WORLDS?

Margarita MuÑoz M.

Do we have arms? Do we have legs? Do we have eyes to see? A brain that works properly? Do our children and grandchildren jump and run happily? Do they hug us and we can enjoy them, and they enjoy us? When it's time to eat: Is there safe bread on our table? Will our relatives sit next to us and be able to satiate their hunger without any problem? How privileged we are... and how grateful we must be!

But... (there is always “a but” in this world) there are families so different from ours, where children cannot run, some... don't even walk! Is there anything sadder than a child in a wheelchair? Others, who are born with another chromosome have to live fighting against exclusion; however, even in these grim situations, if we want, we can make a difference. It is in our hands, to be the hands of God, to experience the joy of giving. Let us test the words of Jesus "It is more blessed to give than to receive"

I assure you that these words will be fulfilled and we will feel the intimate satisfaction of doing good to others, we said it because we have felt it for all the time, we have fought during these 32 years.

We are asking you to contribute with our cause so that children, adolescents and young people at the AVINNFA REHABILITATION AND SPECIALIZED EDUCATION CENTER (90% of whom are very under-resourced), can have the opportunity to improve their quality of life.

We thank you in advance for your kind attention to this S.O.S. call.

TENDER CHILD (Full Video)

The lyrics and music of this song were created by Víctor Hugo Moncayo Santos, from the INTI-CHASQUI Music Atelier, in the city of Milagro-Ecuador; the musical arrangements were made by the talented musicians Carlos Parra (piano and choirs); and Manuel Vera on the solo guitar. Copyright was transferred to the INNFA Volunteers Association, AVINNFA-MILAGRO.

The album contains inspiring videos that clarify the concept that God does not "test" our social or spiritual behavior, but teaches us to be better human beings when we care for a child with a disability. The cost of the video is $ 1.50 and can be purchased directly from the Secretary's office of the Center.