The Easter Bunny Comes to Tabitha House!

Yesterday was a busy day at Tabitha House!  A number of years ago when the center was first opened, a missionary named Beth Albright worked with the women.  The group consisted of about eight women and they all attended the church in Sector 30. Yesterday she and her family spent the morning with us and we celebrated their presence. They spoke to the women and reminisced about the early days. We enjoyed apples, cupcakes, peanuts and bread with Nutella.

And then the Easter Bunnies debuted!  Each child was given a set of bunny ears. We originally thought it would be just for the toddlers, but moms wanted them for their infants, and the older children as well. When we finally got a pair on all the children, we gathered them in a big circle. I asked if they knew what the ears were for and one little guy proudly shouted "a rat!"  They had never heard of the Easter Bunny!  So instead of focusing on the baskets of candies and toys the Easter Bunny brings to children in the U.S., we focused on hopping around like bunny rabbits. They were all so proud of their ears, even if they didn't have a clue about the Easter Bunny. I even saw one mom nursing her infant with his little bunny ears on! 

I love the joy that the women and children get from such simple things. Their life is not complicated or filled with extravagances. They are so happy about the little things like bunny ears made out of card stock.