Sunday June 21, 2009

HAPPY FATHER'S DAY TO ALL. We had a wonderful day.

The day began with our driver, Luis, having an opportunity to speak with the guard at the hotel. The guard asked him if he had a New Testament. Being a pastor, Luis of course had one. He gave it to the guard and told him to keep it. The guard was pleased and it was just such a fun start to the day.

Church service at CCI (Christian Church International) was very fun. We arrived just before service was to start and just as most churches, there were not many people there. But after a few praise songs, the place filled up. Some of us wore headsets and got a translation of what was going on and some of us didn't. It was a great experience. Ann J said it made her think about how it must feel for the deaf children at the school because she had the headset on, then took it off and listened in spanish for a while. It was interesting to her to think about the kids seeing all that was going on and not necessarily "knowing"what was going on because of the deafness. Very interesting observation.

We then drove out to Suchitoto and had a wonderful lunch. The drive out there takes about an hour. Such a beautiful country. We got to see many different faces of El Salvador - driving through small villages and the countryside. We walked around the town square and shopped a little at their artisan market. You might want to go out and google Suchitoto and take a look! We got really silly on the way back into town. Taking pictures of all the animals we saw on the side of the road. Luis even started pulling over to the side so we could get better pictures. It was very fun: ) The horse didn't want his picture taken and tried to hide in the trees. He was smart.

We had dinner at one of my favorite typical Salvadoran Pupusarias. We had pupusas and sampled many of goodies that we don't usually eat, like yucca, platanos and things I can not spell.

Our "God Hunt" time after dinner was such a great end to the day. Relaying stories about where we found God today. From the Bible exchange with Luis and the Hotel Guard, to the love shown us at the church we visited to the people we saw in Suchitoto. We even got to meet Josue's family as they came to the hotel to spend some quality time. It was Sophie's birthday and we got to sing to her in English. She liked that. (She''s 6)

We are truly looking forward to getting to work tomorrow, meeting the teachers at the school and sharing God's love. Keep in tune to this blog for more info tomorrow.

Thank you for your prayers.