Beautiful Place to Be
Today (September 13, 2013) I found myself painting for
several hours in the Miriam Center’s Bird Cage. Some of the children found it
amusing as they would sit and stare or just sit outside the cage and watch me.
One little girl that I have made a connection with is Roselore.
Roselore came to the mission the mission about two years ago. She used to have
seizures all the time and as of recently she hasn’t had any in months. The left
side of her body when she first arrived did not function- and she lost the
ability to walk. Now you find Roselore running around the mission, with a sassy
attitude and giggling like crazy.
Today and like every day I have been here so far I pushed
her on the sings in the morning. She speaks some English and shouted, “Push
please, push please”. So I pushed her for almost ten minutes this morning.
After lunch as I was painting we were listening to Tyrone
Wells, my favorite artist. One thing I love about music is that it can
transcend and speak through all cultures. As one of my favorites came on, I
began singing it to Roselore and she began dancing.
One line goes:
ABC, it's as simple
as can be
123, baby you've got
me
So I don't know my
right hand from my left
Green light go, and
I'm standing still
Red light stop, I
keep going 'til
I don't know just
what I should do next
Stuck up on this
crazy ride
I'm all jumbled up
inside
As I sang “stuck up on this crazy ride”, Roselore looked at me
with an upset face and said “I not crazy”. I just laughed and said “No, no it’s
the song”.
Amidst our Tyrone Wells music hour we then began listening
to “A Beautiful Place To Be” and Roselore would sway back and forth to the
song. She then realized the song said beautiful and she caught onto the song
quickly and would slightly sing along to the chorus:
You make the world a
beautiful place to be (2xs)
And I never want to
see you go
Yours is the only
world I want to know
You make the world a
beautiful place to be
It’s amazing how music can just speak, no matter the language
or communication barrier. And it helps that she was loving my favorite artist.
Music truly does make the world a beautiful place.
If you'd like to sponsor Roselore- you can sponsor her for $30 a month or make a one time donation.
Check out Tyrone's Music Video:
1 comment:
Praying for Roselore and her seizures. So awesome that Tyrone is heard even in Haiti!!
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