ok, so it wasn't really damien's party. it was andrew's. he turned 13 friday. so, we had yet another birthday party. picture if you can: ryan's christian street kid rap music blaring in the background, a game of musical chairs come and gone, and 15 intoxicated street boys clearing the space for a dance party. minus the intoxicated part, it was really amazing to watch them take turns being michael jackson.
but soon after this fun ended, the party got out of control. they are getting used to this whole party idea. so, we had to use wooden sticks to keep them in line. literally. at one point russell whacked me on the back with a wooden stick (the same stick mentioned in the previous sentence, before it was confiscated by myself), while neil slapped me on the arm and brian hit me with some piece of tree limb. did i mention they were street kids?
and it doesn't help when they are all stoned and drunk. what better way to celebrate a 13th birthday? it was ridiculous. but that's the truth of these kids lives. they were unruly and violent and disrespectul and it all culminated in a fist fight between carl and melvin out in the street. i've never seen 2 kids beat the tar out of each other. the other kids physically held me back from stopping it. doubt i could have stopped it, and they probably knew that better than i.
so, when you think of street kids or alcohol or marijuana or crystal meth or rap music or dance parties or wooden sticks or birthday, pray for us please.
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4 comments:
Wow- I just thanked God for my bus ministry kids and the highly distractable kids at my apartment complex. You're a trooper. I guess it's all part of loving people where they are. We can't change that to make ourselves more comfortable. But it sure would be nice. Yikes!
Wow! My occasionally somewhat, but not really all that much, intractable six year old does not seem like all that bad a deal now. She cant even spell meth let alone marijuana. And pray we will....Bless You
3 out of 4 of you had the initial response of "wow". that makes me laugh. most days, it's all i can say too.
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