He gets around with crutches because a virus crippled him during his 20 years of missionary work in Central America. Judge Jack Singbush said that Casado isn't just helping the kids, he's helping the judges. What he is is the eyes and ears of the child. He tells me what the child sees and hears and how it impacts the child. Casado has helped 23 children, and he has a caseload of 14 children now.
Most cases last two to three years.
He said that the abuse and the children's pain gets to him, but their smiles and gratitude keep him going. Just doing it and knowing that I'm doing something right is payment enough. He's become a mentor and a friend. Somebody that they can look to and count on in a chaotic world. Casado also teaches people who want to take the GED high school equivalency test, and he also helps with a program that teaches English as a second language.