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Anita Frederick
A wave of deep tiredness came over me. God's dreams, the young people had sung. God's dreams. I couldn't stand it so I went outside. I chanted a psalm of praise through my tears. Jesus has passed by here. He will come again.
July 2011
Gods Dreams
At 5:00AM the alarm sounded. Neither Jeronimo nor I moved. At 6:00 he got up and said, Let's go wife. My body got out of bed, but my head stayed on the pillow. at's how the morning began. At church a group of believers had already assembled. One of them said, My brother Manuel's body arrives tomorrow from Maputo. Can you come to the funeral?
We headed down the crowded streets children running, shouting, dusty and half-clothed, but alive and Jesus Of course, I said. happy. We stopped at has passed Madalena's house. At 2 years I thought of Regina. She had by here...He old, she weighs 11 pounds. seen a shaman for help with will come She doesn't play or talk. But her AIDS. Now she was in the again. her mother takes good care of hospital. At the church I asked her. She is well known at our Tessa Helio to take her some food. irty Grace nutrition center. Her mother minutes later, he came back, the bowl came to the door, her face full of pain. still in his handsI knew Regina was My child died, sister. ere was nothing gone. During the worship, the young I could do but pray. people sang, I will not die until the Lord has ful lled the dreams He has dreamed Back at the church Helio came up and for me. For Regina, there will be no said, Sister, the plate of food I took more dreams. Regina is gone. Someone took it. I replied, It's ok. At least they were alive When I arrived at Regina's home, her to eat it. mother was sobbing uncontrollably. Her mother has no money to buy a co n and nobody to help her with the funeral. I will help. Regina will be interred on Wednesday, a er Manuel and Madalena. Jesus has passed by here. He will come again to ful ll the dream God has dreamed for me.
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