As I reflect back on my first month of the race, I realize that so many things happened it is hard to even describe or tell stories. I laugh when people ask, “So how was your first month?” I think I could use every emotion to describe it. It was amazing. It was hard. It was life changing. It was one of the most beautiful months of my life. It was a struggle. But most of all it was remarkable to see God working in that place.
So I was thinking I needed a blog that would be consistent at the end of every month. It would be a way for me to document and look back at my months. So here it is. If you have anything you think I should add or are just curious post it at the bottom.
Location: El Tunco, El Salvador
Currency: USD including gold dollars
Weather: Hot, Sunny 80-90 degrees
Ministry: La Red
Contact: Andrea
11 truths about the month
- My favorite meal throughout the month was cena tipica for which I ordered about once a day. It included beans, eggs, avocado and plantains.
- Trashcan by day….means washing machine by night. I guess you could call my clothes clean.
- The children at REMAR orphanage will forever hold a part of my heart. I loved hanging out with them, laughing, taking them to the beach and discipleship.
- My contact Andrea was amazing. She took us in as her own family and loved us.
- I got to surf in one of the top 10 surf spots in the world. It was exhausting but I did stand up.
- I traveled to an orphanage in a rural part of El Salvador and they hadn’t had a visitor in 2 years.
- Going to the movies to see a movie in a language that you can barely understand is just as fun as going to the movies in the states.
- If you walk slowly through El Tunco you can update your Facebook, check emails, read a blog and put up an Instagram before you get caught.
- If your sick at dinner you might as well throw up off the 2-story building than try to make it to the bathroom in time. And the 6-hour stomach bug is much worse than the 24 hour.
- Sometimes your team uses all the water in the well or the well pump breaks (we will never know) and you don’t have water for 2 days.
- Finally, often you sit back and look at your life and realize it must be a dream because it is that good!
I promise to have a blog about what I am doing in Guatemala soon. I have limited access to Internet so I am working on one now. Just know that I am enjoying this month and it is so vastly different from last month.
As for fundraising, I am 85% funded. Thank you all so much for your support. I have a little over $2,000 to go. If you feel called to give feel free to click either at the top of the page where it says “support me” or on the left side where it says the same thing. I am so blessed to have you all as my supporters.
All my love,
Mols
