Sat.
18/10/14- It is 5:42 in
the morning and the message I would like to share with you today comes from
these two words “Peace Image”. I just came across the thought that two days
from today is a date that has marked my life forever. Pa Nery made his
transition on the 20th October 2007. Since then, I have been
paying tribute to my Pa in different capacities. For example, while
my Pa was in his coffin, I was present at a workshop sponsored by UNESCO at
National Flags hotel in Labuga on the 20th October 2007. The
workshop was related with the safe-guarding of the Garifuna language.
It was Pa Nery, guided by his spirituality, that brought us to this
moment. It is a moment that gives birth to an image of peace. But for us to
draw this image I would like to invite you to Beluba Luba Furendei.
Beluba Luba Furendei was born out of a need that inspired a good
friend from Chile in South America by the name of Ivan. I first met Ivan on a
Sunday 24th April 2008 at the residence of Sara Martinez. The
meeting was about a library for the community of Labuga that had already
started at the home of the Garcia family. Peter Garcia participated in one of
my English classes in the month of August 2014.
Today is another celebration for Beluba; the English program will
honor eleven students that have complied with the requirements. This particular
group calls my attention due to the fact that my youngest student is the
daughter of another friend. This good friend of mine once quoted
Malcolm X about the type of education we are feeding our children. In this
case, I agreed one hundred and ten percent; we have to be careful with the type
of education we are feeding our children. I came across the idea to have an
English program for Beluba since 2008 and since then I have been going like an
energizer battery.
We also have a volunteer program that is organized in Spain and
for the entire life of the project they have gone beyond the call of duty. They
have managed to pay the bills that approximates to Q 3000.00 quetzals, more or
less $ 400.00 dollars a month. At the present moment we worried about the
future of Beluba for the year 2015.
From my point of view, the Garifuna community has fallen short of
my expectations. Around this time of the year, one can cut the
tension with a knife over which group or which person will get the twenty
thousand for the celebration of the Garifuna Day from the Muni. What calls my
attention is; the Garifuna Community is not reaping any beneficial results from
this event.
I would for you to take one minute of your valuable time to
meditate on the essence of what you just read. Beluba Luba Furendei
would like to continue serving our community and if you think that you can make
a difference let me know and I will give you the full story about how the
“Peace Image” was born.
Au-Le
Lúbara Huya
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