Captains Jorge and Patricia lead this site in which we were fortunate enough to get an extensive tour of the senior citizen's home they run. This is the first rest home we have seen that belongs to The Salvation Army and so it was very interesting for us. There are 40 elderly people that live here with numerous staff working hard and buzzing around the place.
Roland spent some time with Captain Jorge cruising 'Valpos' streets picking up food donations for the centre. Otherwise, we spent the better part of the day delving through big bins of vegetables donated by local businesses in the community. It was surprising that even though the bean's shells looked terrible on the outside the majority of them where quite fine on the inside. It's great to see things not going to waste and also learning the surrounding communities are supporting The Salvation Army and their projects.
We would like to thank the Captains and their children for making us welcome and sharing some meals together. This was our first experience of 'onces' which for us is like a formal afternoon tea. Quite delightful!