Tio Juan/Mi Casa Activities

Sunday, 15 April 2012 - The Call's and Johnson's skipped church to attend what we thought was an award event for the Tio Juan Girls and Mi Casa Boys Orphange.   We were invited to join them in Iztapa close to San Jose.   This wasn't an award event but a reunion on the river and was only a block away from the Pacific Ocean.  Uncle John had been given the property about 7 years ago and they upgraded the property over time.  Today was a gathering of former orphans and their families and about 150 current orphans residing at Tio Juan and Mi Casa.   The day was so hot and we were not dressed for the event.  I thought I was going to melt.  We were in our Sunday best and looked out of place.  But we had a wonderful time soicalizing with the kids we treat at the clinic.   There was approximately 500 people.  

Photos of the days activities and the adorable children and youth.  

A group at a time was taken to the beach to play for an hour or so and then another group was taken.  Everyone, no matter the age, was required to wear a lifejacket while in the water.  

Elder Johnson, Tio Juan (Uncle John), Elder Call

A light sweater and a polyester skirt was not the best outfit to be in today.

Thursday, 26 April 2012 - Invited to the Tio Juan/Mi Casa Easter Egg Hunt at their Finca (farm) in San Juan Sacalepequez.  Below are the two guides to get us there in 45 minutes after work, Olga (in our car) and Crystal from the orphange.  

Gave a car to this happy little boy as we turned around on a wrong road.   Olga had us lost.  Call's in one direction and we were heading in another direction.

We stopped these young men and Olga asked for directions, but that didn't do much good.   In the meantime, we were calling the Call's every so often to see if they had found the place.   Two and a half hours later, we finally found the place.

Wow!  What a retreat for the children.  This place was also given to the Orphange a few years back and it was situated on about 12 acres.  Not too shabby for a retreat!!!  Today was their Easter Egg Hunt for about 100 children.

The kids are in line waiting for the hunt to begin.  The older kids take charge of the others, they help with food preparation, clean up, keeping the kids taken care of.   Older ones accompany the younger ones to the clinic each week.

Tio Juan leading the kids to their designated area before the hunt begins.

Girls on one side and boys on the other.   

On your mark get set GO!!!

Lots of candy and prizes were scattered on the property.  If you found a paper with a number on it, you won a special prize.

Bethesida - a former orphan - now Resident Supervisor for the Tio Juan girls.