Hi all! Just wanted to show some pictures so you can see what life in El Salvador is like so far! Thank-you so much for all of your encouragement, comments, and personal emails. I so appreciate them all!!
Exploring Apastepaque, the town we live in with my teammates Tabby, Nicole, and Ada.
One of our pickup rides. We tend to fit about 20 people in a small pickup most places that we go.
One of the churches we visited in a small community.
One of the houses in one of the small communities we visited. This family has 9 children in this small house.
Myself, Erika, & Catalina making faces after racing on the dirt roads. Possibly my favorite 2 people I have met so far. I LOVE Catalina’s eyes and beautiful smile!!!! I am SO hoping we are returning to visit them again!!!
Jumping photo on the beach with my squad mates on our day off.
And hitch-hiking with the police. Seemed like a good idea
I had several other photos I wanted to add to this but am having a little computer/internet trouble.:( Will try to add more at a different time.:)
A few things we could use prayer on:
1) Team unity—it is a struggle among our group right now. Pray that everyone would all be understanding of each others differences and see the good in each other.
2) About half of our group has been sick this week. I’m not feeling the greatest either. Please pray for health.
3) A woman across the street from us died last night. There will be many friends and family in our area in the next several days. Pray we make a positive impact in their lives.
4) Going to get tortillas from the tortilla lady is my favorite part of the day. She makes them in a house and we buy them every day for lunch. It is so fun to have conversation with her and the others that are there everyday. They are so sweet. I guess this really is a praise.
5) It has not been very busy so far. There has been a lot of down time which is frustrating for several of us. We want to help in anyway we can. Pray that we are patience and that we are looking for opportunities to serve and grow.
This morning it really hit me that even if I only impact one person on this race, this trip, would I still think the trip was worth it? Absolutely. So, even if there is a lot of down time, times of frustration, times of loneliness, there is a reason I am on this trip. A great reason. I want to use every opportunity I have to grow, to be used, and to allow God to work in my life. It's gonna be great:)
Thank-you so much for everything. Much love to you all!
