Friends Forever

May 31st Soñar Despierto ("Daydreams"), an apostolate for high school students, from Puebla (México) organized its first Amigos para Siempre, Friends Forever, activity for poor children at the México City Six Flags amusement park. 150 children from the parish catechism program in the suburb of Balcanes del Sur joined fifteen of their teachers to take part in this wonderful apostolic initiative.

Just as the sun was coming up, seven buses left Balcanes del Sur, located on the outskirts of the city of Puebla, for the Mexican capital. There was a member of Daydreams for every child and together they shared the whole day´s activities: rides, games, food and fun.

The children were enthusiastically grateful for this unforgettable day but those who received the most in the end were the young apostles of Daydreams. They learned a very valuable lesson: it is so easy to make a child happy, you just need a little love and a pinch of joy and you get a smile almost immediately.

(July 10, 2003)