A Full Day

Q: What does a day look like on a global mission team?

A: 

1. 7:00am meet for breakfast, team devotion and prayer

2. 8:00am we get into the vans and trucks with our drivers and translators and head out a one hour drive to the community. 

3. Then we meet with families, play with families, listen to families, laugh with families, cry with families, are blessed by families and be a blessing to families. It's here where houses are raised and bonds are forged. Our team of 25 is split into 3 teams for this part. 

4. We all come back together for a delightful lunch of PB&J sandwiches, fruit and something to drink - undoubtedly accompanied by the hilarious active antics of our 5 teenage boys. 

5. We head off in our teams to build again. See #3 above. 

6. Somewhere in the 4ish area we assemble again for the long drive home, amid the sweaty smells, and dirt covered arms and legs, which are mostly ignored, as stories get told back and forth.  Our transportation involves 13-15 of us in a micro van (that's a lot of people), and three trucks.  The ride home is longer as there is more traffic on the way back to San Vicente.  

7. After a short pit stop at our hotel we head off for dinner (so far, we've had to push dinner time to 6:15 or  6:30pm. Tonight was Taco Tuesday at the Shelter offices!  And they were awesome!

8. After dinner we try and get out into the city for a short visit. Last night was a grocery store (Super Selectos) and tonight was an ice cream treat (Boston ice cream). 

9. Then back to the hotel around 8:30ish for a time to debrief - This is a special, sacred even, time. We take time to listen to one another's experiences of the day. 

And then bed...because the next day God has already prepared good things to experience and good people to meet. 

All of this, takes a toll...the sun is HOT...some of the work is hard...but the experiences take a significant emotional, spiritual, psychological toll, as God breaks up some comfortable places in our lives and challenges is us with His faithfulness and provision to the beautiful people we meet in El Salvador. 

All this to say, thanks for following, for praying and for your encouragement.  

Deve