by Reins Mosqueda
One
time, when I stayed in the central house and was about to leave for work
the second day, I said goodbye to some fellow members and said that I will go
ahead because I still have to go to work. I work at the Holy
Family for Special Education (HFHC), a center for mentally-challenged
students. One fellow member said to me that I will not go to the center
to work but I will go there to play. I was so struck by what he said,
“to play and not to work.” This phrase keeps ringing to my
ears while traveling going to the center. To play and not to work? Hmm…how
about that?

When the
students started to include me in their playtime, I can say that they are
enjoying calling my name. Just imagine that many students keep on calling
your name many times aloud. Mo Rui Na Lao Shi! That is my Chinese
name. Yes, so loud that even the people inside the center’s office could
hear. One time, our directress was so curious about the students’ game.
She asked me if it is alright that the students are bullying me. I
explained to her that they are not bullying me. We are playing and we are
having fun.
I just realized
that it is true – I go to the center not to work but to play. The
students are teaching me to be more simple and humble…a beautiful
understanding why I have deep joy here in my heart as a missionary.
“…And as we
grow with age, may we never lose that child-like simplicity and humility which
draws us ever deeper into your loving presence.”
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