As said before, I´ve had the privilege to work with teenage boys this month in Bolivia. Three escaped on Sunday after church. I was worried about them. Thankfully, one came back Sunday night. Pray for the other 2. They´re still somewhere on the street probably consuming drugs. It just breaks my heart. It hurts to see them keep running away. What are they running from? We´re trying to help… Something that I´ve noticed though is the possible lack of relationship with their parents. I put on a song by Funky & Redimi2, Christian Spanish artists, and they all love it. It´s called ¨Me Falta Tu Amistad¨ or in English ¨I lack your friendship¨ It´s a song about how their parents were never there for them. Everytime the song comes on I can see them singing it straight from the bottom of their hearts. They ALWAYS ask me to repeat it when it comes on. I translated the lyrics so you´d be able to understand them. Just imagine 15-18 year olds sing these lyrics straight from their heart:
Mama I want to talk to you.
Mommy
Papa I remain waiting for you
Mom I have a lot to know
It’s a long road ahead of me
Help me
I lack your friendship
Dad I have a lot to know
It’s a long road ahead of me
Help me
I lack your friendship
Mom give me a minute
I want to talk to you about some things that are happening to me
Dad you promised you would come to the game
To see me but you left me waiting
Mom the life on the street is really hard
The doubt traps me. I need your help
Love, friends, sex, all is a mess
There are things that I don’t understand and I need your support
Dad it’s that I have men who interrogate me
what you think about me is really important
Dad take some minutes and pay attention to me
Speak to me, listen to me, rescue me
I want you to look me in the eyes
I want to rob just an instant of your attention
There are many paths on the map of this life
Show me which is the right direction
Mom I have a lot to know
It’s a long road ahead of me
Help me
I lack your friendship
Dad I have a lot to know
It’s a long road ahead of me
Help me
I lack your friendship
Mom I am growing and have difficulties
I have thousands of questions, I have needs
I don’t want to be part of your possibilities
I want to be part of your priorities
I know that you love me you don’t have to repeat it
What I want is for you to demonstrate it to me
For me love is not what you can gift me
For me love is the time you can give me
Dad, excuse me, I know that it’s a lot to ask
What happens is that you are my role model that I follow
I have things in my mind that want to confuse me
It’s urgent that I hear what you have to say
Believe it, dad, I don’t want to bother you
All I search for is your affection and to hug you
I don’t want to wait until Saturday to see you
Speak to me dad, allow me to know you
It’s that I want to speak to you
I want you to hear me
I don’t want to bother you
I need you
Give me a little time
It could be just for a moment
I want your friendship
I need you.
Here´s the actual song if you want to hear it:
