Big Fun Day was a day of abundance. In Swaziland a piece of land and a few morsels of maze to feed your family is something to rejoice over. What the children received on Big Fun Day was more than they get any other day of the year.
The day started with each child receiving six cookies each. Their eyes lit up as we counted out the cookies. Their excited voices counted with us as we counted six cookies in each hand. Then they would steal away to the end of the line to devour their sweet delights. After cookies was a morning filled with playing games, building with blocks, jumping in an air filled castle, singing, relay races, getting their pictures made and nails painted. Laughter could be heard ringing through out the care point as the children took turns at each play area. For lunch each child got half of a chicken, salad and pap (much like very thick grits). This is the only day all year many of them get meat to eat. From smallest to largest everyone got the same meal. They ate the meat down to the bone and some children were seen eating the bones. With huge smiles on their faces they expressed great appreciation and satisfaction. Some even closed their Styrofoam boxes to take meager left overs home.
After the meal the children sang praises to God and thanked Him for His bounty to them. They ended the day lining up to receive a bag with a cabbage and an orange in it to take home to their family. The cabbages were so big they almost out weighed the small children. The small children dragged their bags to an older brother or sister who carried it home for them. Everyone left with a smile on their face, filled with food and many happy memories.
Oh that we could see in America the true bounty we have received and rejoice as these children did.