“For as the rain and snow come down from heaven and do not return there but water the earth, making it bring forth and sprout, giving seed to the sower and bread to the eater, so shall my word be that goes out from my mouth; it shall not return to me empty, but it shall accomplish that which I purpose and shall succeed in the thing for which I sent it.”
Category Archives: Students
El Salvador day 6
- Seeing a group of students huddled around Ed because they liked to hear him talk.
- Eating lunch at McDonald’s – let’s just say the Big Mac knows no cultural boundaries!
- Eating pupusas for the first time overlooking San Salvador.
- Seeing Carter rocking out his role in the skit – moon walk, electric slide, macarena, and much more. (Usually those participating in the drama stand with their backs to the crowd, but we changed it up due to the heat and then we could see the other parts.)
- Showing little Salvadorian kids pictures of the snow – Rachel Delaney, there are some kids here who think you are a professional snowboarder because I still had that pic on my phone of you sledding. #translationprobs
El Salvador Tourism Day
Yesterday was “Tourism Day”, and we were able to travel north through the beautiful Salvadorian countryside to a coffee plantation, Cafe Ataco. We saw the entire coffee production – from picking the coffee cherries from the tree to final product poured in the cup. It was an amazing experience for several reasons:
El Salvador day 4
After a few days here, I am realizing that El Salvador is very different from our American culture and lifestyle. Driving down the road and seeing a pick-up truck with 10 guys hanging out of the back is not the American way – here riding in trucks is encouraged, not prohibited. Police officers carrying machine guns. Families welcoming complete strangers into their homes – stopping all that they were doing and gathering the whole family together – to have a conversation about the gospel.
El Salvador Day 3…
El Salvador has almost 7,000,000 people. How do you reach them with the gospel and teach them to become disciples of Jesus Christ?
El Salvador day 2…
Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.
El Salvador Mission Trip Update – Day 1
We spent most of yesterday traveling to El Salvador. After many hours of flying we were graciously met in the San Salvador airport by Word of Life director Roy and two other missionaries, Rodrigo and Oscar. After grabbing a quick lunch and meeting up with the rest of the WOL team, we set our course northwest to the town of Santa Ana. Traveling through the countryside was an enlightening experience, as we were able to catch a small glimpse of the lifestyle of many who live in this country.