A trip to the Orphanage.

Wednesday, December 21, 2011

Today was the day to sort all the donation bags for the orphans.  John & Jeri had just arrived a few days ago and brought many bags of goods with them to add to the ones that were already here.  Many people (Connie & Manny – Dick & Val- etc. collect goods at home to bring to Mexico.)   Some ladies from other orphanages were invited to come and take about half of the goods to distribute to other orphanages in the area including the one for children with Aids. 

Some of the clothes and shoes were new as well as gently used.  Always appreciated by children who have nothing.

 

It was now time to head off to the Hogar Para Ninos which is the orphanage that the Las Jaibas  residents support on an ongoing basis.  I didn’t have any goods with me this year so I just gave them some money as anything is a help.  When we arrived Geraldo & Lupita who run the orphanage were out shopping and their grown son as well as one of their daughter-in-laws were in charge.   

This is the interior of the main building where they eat and prepare meals.  Neat as a pin. 

The boy’s dorm.

Visiting with the children.

The courtyard.

The recently constructed little girl’s bedroom.  This was under construction when we were here last year.  See all those neatly made beds!

This is Ruthie (3) and David checking out the little box that holds the farm animals. 

The children are happily telling Val which animals they are and what they sound like.  No different than children anywhere.  Cute as bugs.  Ruthie is a real little charmer!

When Geraldo and Lupita returned they had been shopping and to the doctors with their daughter-in-law.  She is showing Val her ultrasound of the baby.

We had a short visit with Geraldo and Lupita and then it was time to head home. 

The children are happy, healthy and well fed.  A good job by Geraldo and Lupita and it gives us a good feeling to help in any way we can. 

The last two years we have donated the money from the Chile cook-off to this orphanage and if we have enough cookers this year hope to do it again.