HOME Celebrates Mother's Day with Migrant Mothers

What a wonderful day of celebration, full of laughter, fun, enjoyment and a pinch of pain.

It’s HOME Mother’s Day celebration and everyone’s excited! Can’t wait to see what these talented migrant mothers are going to present.

Everyone gets a flower and a gift and a number for the lucky draw, isn’t that a cool way to start the celebration? Today's celebration is dedicated to Migrant Mothers working hard away from home, from their families, just like me. We migrant mothers asked our children to send video greetings to be played during the program . Of course, I got mine too. And, I won’t deny that upon watching and hearing their messages, I got emotional and cried, and thought, Mother’s Day is not all about joy, it is a hard day for me as well.

But let me make it clear, I don’t regret being a mom, I embrace motherhood with all my heart . It’s just that, I am missing my children and I miss being a mom to them.

It’s a delight to watch that we - Filipinos, Indonesians, Burmese - are all gifted with talents that we can be proud of. Take note of how our HOME staffs are full of energy too as they join us in dancing and singing.

One of the highlights of the programme were the lucky draws where we crossed fingers for our good luck and it worked for me in the final draw. And, 10 Best Dressed for the day were chosen also. If you get a star, you are IN !

We acknowledge the presence of Ms Marivic C. Clarin, Welfare Officer of Overseas Workers Welfare Administration and Ibu Tantri from the Indonesian Embassy who graced the event.

The words Love, Protect and Support summed up into one word, Sacrifice - and that’s us, Mothers.

Happy Mother’s Day!

Jo Ann A. Dumlao