Okay, so first, I'd like to apologize for not keeping you guys up to date but man, everyone has just been so exhausted coming back to the hotel late at night for the past days. We have been in heat so much and it just doesn't help the exhaustion but we are still VERY thankful for every place that we have had the opportunity to visit :) and the opportunity to pinch so many cute cheeks.
Day 12: Wednesday August 22, 2012
It was really really awesome to go back to the private bilingual Christian church on Wednesday morning and we just felt quite blessed and privileged to have the opportunity to be there again and lead their devotional. Like Tuesday morning, we had some people share personal testimonies. This time, we got to hear Natalia, Tuti (one of the fellow workers of YFC El Salvador) and Carla share their testimonies, struggles that they've gone through and how God helped them get through it. After the devotional, we got to spend time getting to know the students during recess and Joel (another fellow workers) got to show off his electric guitar skills. Allan and Karen got to give a girl some coins since she collects coins :) Afterward, we went to have some brunch and we also got to walk around the mall for a bit. In the afternoon, we went to a cute little tiny school close to Aguilares with only about 6 classrooms in total. The heat was extreme and the classrooms did not help at all but we had a great time sharing with the students. During the talks, most of them were really shy and quiet but when they got out for recess, they were a lot more relaxed and open with us. As for the night, some went out to eat and some stayed back at the hotel. It was a relaxing night for me, at least.
Day 13: Thursday August 23, 2012
Before going to the town that we had planned for that day, the team was a little nervous about the groups of students that we were gonna see. Sometimes, there is some miscommunication between us and the El Salvador team because of the language. So, to our understanding, we were gonna be facing students/teens that were being watched by the police because they have already been in trouble and the mayor just had this program for them, in order to keep them out of trouble. When we got there, the students were totally relaxed, kind and participated in everything we asked them to. We later found out that it's just a program to keep teens out of trouble but doesn't necessarily mean they were in trouble. We were able to see 4 groups of like 15-20 of them. Allan and Vanessa were the ones talking that day. Afterward, we went to have dinner at this yummy restaurant. The waiters were so kind. In the afternoon, we headed off to a tiny school in San Diegito, which is a school that we visited last year. Many of the kids remembered some of us and they were so cute. The talks went really well and the heat was terrible but since it was such a tiny school, it gave us the opportunity to connect with the kids better. At night, we just hung out at the hotel and made some piñatas for our big day today! :D Also, Thursday was our official last day of doing talks at schools.
Day 14: Friday August 24, 2012
All rightie! I apologize that it's just a sum up of what we've been doing but yeah, exhaustion has defeated us all and yeah, we just wanna appreciate the time that we have left. Okay, so today, we got to sleep in :D then we got to meet Natasha's sponsor child, the sister and the grandma :D which was quite exciting!!! Then we went to the mall for a while and every one did their own thing. At the mall, we met up for lunch and most people weren't hungry since we had just had breakfast like a few hours before. Then we went off to a place called Puerta del Diablo which is a place were you can climb hills and see the beautiful country of El Salvador and it's gorgeous hills, greenery, mountains and volcanoes. But unfortunately, it was waaaay too cloudy when we got up there :( but either way, there were some souvenir stuff hehe. Then we drove back, picked up Natasha at the hotel and picked up Miguel, our awesome driver. At night, we were off to a church again, because there was a kid's service and we had piñatas for them! I didn't get to see the kids hitting them and getting the candy but I did get to see a boy named Nelson, who I met last year. I spent a lot of time talking to his mom and it was just a blessing that they were there :D Everyone at that church is always so welcoming and they love us so much. It's a huge blessing! By the time we finished, it was already about 8-9 PM and we didn't get back to San Salvador until about 10 PM. We went off to a late dinner and then came back to the hotel, EXHAUSTED. But it was a blessed day and the Lord just continues to unite us and bless us and work in and through us :)
In Christ,
Laura and the Team!
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