About Our Trip

Where we go, what we do …

What do we do when we get there?

We work in teams to serve each other and the Niñas and Tias.

  • Breakfast
  • Painting
  • Repair/Building
  • Teaching Niñas or Tias
  • Crafts for Niñas or Tias
  • Shopping with the Niñas

Be in prayer about how God will use you in Chile to love and serve others.

Thursday afternoon:

Head to DFW and fly overnight to Santiago.

Friday:

Land in Santiago in the AM, land in Temuco in the early afternoon. Take a bus to the Hogar and get everyone oriented to the home and layout. Usually spend the evening grocery shopping , organizing work projects, and dinner that night.

Saturday:

Spend the day at Lican Ray. We’ll get on a charter bus at 8 am and drive ~2 hours to the lake. When we arrive, we’ll have morning tea with the girls, then spend time outside playing volleyball, soccer, kickball and more. We’ll eat lunch inside the cabin then head out to the lake where the girls swim and then we take a tour on a large boat around the lake. We’ll go back to the cabin for a quick dinner before heading back to the Hogar arriving around 9 pm.

Sunday:

We head to church with the girls! The counselor of the Hogar, Luis, is also the pastor of the church we attend. The girls attend this church throughout the year, so it is sweet to be able to join in on their routine. The congregation is so welcoming to us and usually has a treat prepared for us afterwards.

Monday – Wednesday:

We cook and eat breakfast together followed by a short devotion and prayer time.

Only on Monday: The girls get a day off school so we (whoever wants to go) can take them shopping for school clothes. The mall is a close walk and its a fun time to get to know the girls better.

Then we complete work projects until lunch prepared by the tias. After lunch we are back to our work projects for an hour or two before we start our lesson/craft with the tias.

After all the girls are home from school we’ll do their lesson/craft/songs and they’ll go eat their dinner and head to their cottages for the night. Our crew will head upstairs or out to the mall for dinner.

One night, usually Tuesday or Wednesday, we take the Tias out for a nice dinner. This is a time to celebrate them for their dedication to love and care for the girls, and allows them a fun night away from work. We hire a nanny (former Tia) to look after the girls while we’re all out. This time with them is really special to both us and the Tias.

Thursday:

We finish up our projects and do our usual breakfast/lunch routine. As for the evening there is no lesson because we do a big pizza party with everyone! The girls put on a performance for us and we dance and exchange some gifts with the girls. This is another night that is truly special for all involved.

Friday:

We’ll pack everything and usually go to a market to shop for any souvenirs, since we have some time to kill before we head to the airport.

Our Accommodations

We have dormitory type rooms on the second floor of the main building which also has the offices and the main dining room for the girls.

There is a washer and dryer for our use.

Some of the rooms have private bathrooms and there are large communal bathrooms for both men and women.

We have access to a small kitchen for cooking breakfast each day. There is also a large dining area to eat meals and meet for devotions each day.