Thursday, February 21, 2013

Jesus IS MY...

So ONE thing with the African kids that I learned when I first started going over there was that NOBODY'S got a DAD, buuuuuuuuuuut EVERYONE'S got an uncle!!! Rarely do ANY of these kids ever have a father around... Sad, buuuut its TRUE!!! I used to question them when i would see a man around, Oh is that your Dad? They would say, oh no! I'm like, Oh is he your step-dad? The would say, no! I'm like, your mom's BOYFRIEND??? They would say, oh NO! Thats my UNCLE!!! I'm like, UNCLE??? I'm like, oh so its your mom's brother? Oh so then how exactley is he related to you all? Oh, Weeeellll...he's not...he's just MY UNCLE!!! Okaaaay WHATEVERRR!!!  
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So yeah, seven years later...I'm just sooooo used to hearing, Thats my uncle I don't even blink about it anymore!!! BuT its the closest some of these kids have for a father figure so they still grasp for it...For Father's day everyone just wants to make something for their "Uncle" soooooo...
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So this past Sunday I'm driving home from church and I'm like, sooooo what did you girls learn about in class today?! They're like, ummmmm... JESUS!!! I'm like, AWWWW do you girls LOVE JESUS?! They're like, YES we LOVE HIM! So then one of the girls says, Jesus is MY DADDY!!! I'm like AWWWWW...cuz my heart just goes out to them not havin a daddy in their life so i'm like, You know what, JESUS IS MY DADDY TOO!!! So then another one says, WELL Jesus is MY daddy TOO!!! Sooooooooo THEN the other girls says, OH YEAH...
WELL JESUS IS MY DADDY annnnnnd...
My UNCLE!!! 
LOLOLOL!!! OMW!!! I started laughing soooooooo HARD!!! I was like, NO TRUST ME, JESUS IS WAAAAAAY BETTER THAN any old uncle that comes around!!! He is a FATHER that will NEVER leave you or FORSAKE you...AND he ain't ashamed to claim you...he wants you to call him DADDY!!! Buuuut I was STILL laughing!!! AHAHAHAHAHA!!! Aaaaahhhh I LOVE them soooo MUCH!!! 
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Only a TRUE African child would say...
 "Jesus IS my Uncle!" 
♥Mary Frances :)