God provides in El Salvador

¡Hola! We arrived safely to a soft rain in San Salvador, flying through a beautiful sky full of thunderclouds. The sunset was picture worthy, but not as amazing as the hospitality we have experienced since we landed. The two veterans of the trip, Don and Caylie, bolted toward Jose, Pastor Ivo Susanna and Evelyn greeting each other like family.

We took a two hour van ride through rivers of water on the winding roads with able drivers (thank you God). In the morning the tree across the road from where we are staying reminded us of God´s hand on us for protection and provision.

All luggage made it, though most of the contents were drenched by the downpours as our luggage came by way of the back of a pick up truck. We hung everything up, and went to bed to be greeted by the roaring waves of the ocean. The word for today, therefore< is...mojado which means...wet!

As we gathered for a protein rich breakfast of huevos (eggs), beans and bread we blessed God. Here we can give back as I have been given so much was one sentiment. There´s nothing like worshipping with the crash of waves in the background. We pray that God will use us today as we canvas the neighborhoods inviting people to church tonight. Thanks for your prayers!

Adventure of Loving in El Salvador

There are many opportunities to be a part of something larger than oneself in this lifetime, but often we opt out of the uncomfortable, unfamiliar to stay close to that which requires no stretching of ones resources, intellect or sense of adventure. This, my friends, is where 17 of us now find ourselves...ready to experience the time of our lives. El Salvador, here we come!

What we have in common is simple: we are a team of folks who love God and sense we are to make a difference on His behalf. We come from many backgrounds, have many talents, work different jobs, but we all love God. We have varied abilities, different dreams and fears, and various years of experience going on trips such as this one. We are men and women, teens and elders, but we all love God. Some of us are professionals, done with formal training, others not even out of school, but did I tell you…we all love God. We will work, sleep, eat, play, pray, read and learn together all for sharing the love of God. It’s our mission for the next week.

We covet your prayers and thank you for the support we felt as we were prayed over in the service on Sunday. We go representing you and Christ's Body known as Church of the Open Door. We go to honor the One who loves us and sends us. We go to love people….

So, as you join us on this adventure to El Salvador know that it is our mission to do one thing: LOVE. Love across borders, love through language differences, love because of the One who loved us all first. We will share His love this week. We hope you will check in with us to see and read about how our Adventure of Loving is going.