Pato's Wedding - FINALLY!
Pretty much anyone who has been to Bolivia to visit the Barnabas house over the past five years knows Pato. They probably also know that since they day they met him he has been talking about getting married that year. When we first met Pato in 2003 he told us he was going to get married that December. Years have come and gone, and Pato was still single and still dating his girlfriend. This week the single chapter of Pato's life has finally come to a close, and he is now married to his girlfriend of five years, Carito.
Here in Bolivia the evangelical church has no legal right to marry a couple, so couples here often have two wedding ceremonies - a civil and religious. Pato and Carito celebrated their civil wedding on Thursday night with a small gathering and dinner at Carito's parent's house. The religious ceremony was yesterday (Sat, Feb 10th) and was both large and elegant. There were about 300 people at the wedding and reception that came from all over the country. The wedding was very elegant, and was held at Pato's church - Dios es Amor. The reception was held at our church (and where the boys go to church, La Communidad. The wedding was at 10:00 AM, and the reception lasted until about 4:00 PM. We had a great time with some of our friends there and all of the staff and boys of the homes. Ethan got to dress up in his suit, and Lola (former street girl) and her little boy also came with us.
If you want to congratulate Pato feel free to send him an e-mail or a card. If you can write in Spanish send it directly to pato@ centrobernabe.org or if you want to write a short letter in English, send it to letters@ bolivianstreetchildren.org and someone will translate it and give it to Pato. If you want send a written card you can send it to:
Luis Carlos Ruiz Carreno
Centro Bernabe
Casilla 3-34985 SM
La Paz, Bolivia
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| From Pato's Wedding |
Here in Bolivia the evangelical church has no legal right to marry a couple, so couples here often have two wedding ceremonies - a civil and religious. Pato and Carito celebrated their civil wedding on Thursday night with a small gathering and dinner at Carito's parent's house. The religious ceremony was yesterday (Sat, Feb 10th) and was both large and elegant. There were about 300 people at the wedding and reception that came from all over the country. The wedding was very elegant, and was held at Pato's church - Dios es Amor. The reception was held at our church (and where the boys go to church, La Communidad. The wedding was at 10:00 AM, and the reception lasted until about 4:00 PM. We had a great time with some of our friends there and all of the staff and boys of the homes. Ethan got to dress up in his suit, and Lola (former street girl) and her little boy also came with us.
If you want to congratulate Pato feel free to send him an e-mail or a card. If you can write in Spanish send it directly to pato@ centrobernabe.org or if you want to write a short letter in English, send it to letters@ bolivianstreetchildren.org and someone will translate it and give it to Pato. If you want send a written card you can send it to:
Luis Carlos Ruiz Carreno
Centro Bernabe
Casilla 3-34985 SM
La Paz, Bolivia
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