Last night at dinner, Scott said his favourite meal was lasagna. And then the door opened and we were served lasagna!! During that same conversation, Abby said she really like breakfast sandwiches. When we arrived at Hamo Cafe this morning we were welcomed by double decker breakfast sandwiches! Now Karen says she likes steak…stay tuned…because no one said that pupusas were their favourite meal but that’s what we had for dinner. They are the most famous dish in El Salvador. And…they were really good. We learned how to make them and then we were treated to a fun dinner with some of the Shelter staff.
We had a big appetite because we played a football (soccer for you people reading in Canada) match with some of the staff, some of the community families and some of the children. Under the hot hot sun, we ran, we we walked, we stumbled and we had a great time. While some frolicked on the field, others played with children: doing their hair, colouring, or getting artistic drawings of their names. One of the Shelter staff commented about how great an experience that it was for them to have a playful time with everyone involved, young and old, Salvadoran and Canadian!
We started the day with two more houses being built. This time the homeowners were single women. Both possessed a strong determination to make the best of the difficult circumstances of their lives. Our teams lean in to listen and learn, and we come away humbled and sharing in gratitude to God for His faithful provision that seems so timely for these families.
Tomorrow, two more families will receive homes because of the prayer and generosity of many, including some of you reading this. Would you ask Jesus to help us to finish well, to be an encouragement to those we’ve been working with and to be open to see what He would have us learn?
Thanks for sharing the journey with us.
Loving all these blog posts! Thanks so much to everyone for painting a beautiful picture of all that is going on so we can experience a little with you! Sounds like a really great day of building and especially connecting! From building, safety, good food, soccer and push up competitions, it sounds like relationships are being created and strengthened. Praying for your build day today!
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ReplyDeleteThank you so much for these posts. I enjoy getting a "look" into your day in El Salvador and also getting to know in a small way what life is like for the people you are ministering to. God is indeed blessing you and using you to bless others. Thank you for being God's hands and feet for us there in El Salvador.
ReplyDeleteI have found these blogs so much more meaningful after participating in the Nexus one last year. It seems that rhe team is not just an encouragement to the future owners/workers but also the translators and coordinators who prepared and made it happen. As they are left behind may your encouragement And prayers Keep them serving the Lord wholeheartedly after as well.
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