I have so many pictures to share with you of our time in El Salvador that I'm going to do it in a couple different posts. There were times that I didn't take pictures because we were all busy, or for their privacy. But I did get plenty of other pictures!
We flew in late Tuesday night and were welcomed by our two interpreters, Angel and Silvia, and some sweet people from a local church. By the time we made it to the hotel and figured some details out it was late and bed sounded really good! The next morning we got up early, looked out the window and instantly fell in love with this beautiful country.
After breakfast and a devotional we headed to a nearby church to do a free eyeglass clinic. We set up a couple different stations. The first one would figure out what glasses they needed and then send them to the second table where they could pick out what style they wanted, then each person would go outside and hear the gospel.
Besides a break for lunch we did had a continuous line for over five hours! We had a couple hundred people come through and about 20 people received Christ as their Savior.
Our interpreters were a huge blessing and it was fun to get to spend so much time with them over the course of the week.
And since we came from the snowy land of Nebraska, the sunshine was absolutely perfect!
We finished off the day with a church service. They led some songs of worship and then we sang a few songs and Pastor Norm, who helped set this trip up, preached the Word of God.
Day two started just as early and ended up being just as busy! We went to a large school and were able to go into each classroom and share the gospel.
Pastor Norm, Angel, Stephen, Susanna, Alaythia, Nathanael and I went to the older classes and would sing a song, share our testimony and then share the gospel.
Dad Mom, Elizabeth, Charissa and Silvia, went into the younger classes and would do a puppet show and share the gospel through that. We enjoyed getting to talk and play volleyball with the students during the lunch break and since some of them knew a good amount of English it was even easier to communicate! Although, we tried to learn as much Spanish as we could in the time that we were down there!
Then we headed to another part of town and did a special service for a group of kids!
Dad and mom did their puppet show and Elizabeth shared a Bible story using a CEF story book.
It was an incredible first two days with souls changed and more seeds planted!
"And sow fields and plant vineyards,
That they may yield a fruitful harvest."
Psalms 107:37
