Update 6/3/12 - 6/9/12

(Note: This update was supposed to be posted on 6/10/12 but due to technical difficulties, I couldn't post it until now. Sorry for the late update.)

     This week we had a missionary group of 27 people come and stay with us in San Martin. They’re from a Christian School in Palm Springs, California. It was cool getting to know these guys and serve with them. On Sunday, we spent the day at La Casa spending time with the boys at the orphanage playing soccer, coloring, and just hanging out. On Monday, we did some work projects around La Casa in the morning; and in the afternoon, we split up. Half of us stayed at San Martin and did games and crafts with the kids in the after school kids program and the other half of us went to the hospital where we got to minister to kids who were in the hospital due to heart or kidney problems. I had gone to the hospital with the group and had gotten to meet a couple kids. On Tuesday we went to a church in Zacatecaluca which also served as a Christian school. In the morning and afternoon, we ministered to the kids in the school and around the community as we did dramas, games, songs, and crafts. Wednesday we went to La Angostura to do some work at the church there and minister to the kids and families of the community. Thursday, the team went to the Cental Church and did a program for the kids in the school which included dramas and songs. On Friday, again we did some work projects at La Casa, did games, crafts, and songs with the kids in the after school program, and visited the hospital. Saturday, the team went to Apopa to help the church there with painting and cleaning up trash and then played soccer and ministered to the people in the church’s soccer ministry.

     All throughout the week, the team blessed many people as they served, performed many skits, songs, and testimonies. The missionary team will still be here in El Salvador until Wednesday, but with another team coming to San Martin on Sunday night, they will be leaving San Martin and Jesse, Shaquanah, and I will be staying here to help the next team coming in.

     So please be praying that this team from California has a good remaining few days in El Salvador as they continue ministering and that they will leave here having grown closer to God. Also pray for the new team that will be arriving and staying here in San Martin for the next week.