Sorry we've been unable to update the blog lately. We had a thunderstorm that knocked out power to the hotel and it's only been tonight that the internet came back.
Let's start off with last Friday. Friday was our day of rest after a long week of energetic schoolkids. We took a ride to a hotel resort which was supposedly close to the ocean. It was, but unfortunately it was under construction and there was no sand on the beaches. Seeing that it was too rocky, we headed back to the van and drove off to a different beach. When we arrived, we saw a beautiful resort that had 3 swimming pools and a restaurant. The weather was perfect and super sunny. It felt as though God smiled for us on that day. As I looked out into the ocean, it was awe-inspiring to think that God had made such a huge body of water. We ordered our food and switched into ocean-playing time. Playing in the waves was nothing short of amazing. The sheer force of the waves knocked us off our feet and caused us to perform underwater cartwheels and acrobatics! Four of us lost sunglasses and 2 cameras got splashed! How powerful is the Lord.
The rest of the day was spent bonding with our fellow team members by having lunch, enjoying the pools, sharing about our lives with one another, talking about the week, things that went great and things that could improve and just spending some time praying together. It was absolutely beautiful to sit by the ocean, hear the waves hit the shore and the warm breeze brush our faces.
We ended the day by going to another cell group that David leads in Tuti's (another fellow helper from the YFC El Salvador team) house but this time, another family opened up their home for us. It was a short time for prayer and a little bit of sharing since every one was so tired and we didn't have that much time left. Afterward, we have a time for refreshments and to get to know the people that were there.
It was a lovely day and we are so thankful that we got to spend so much time together, resting, that day.
In Christ,
Laura and Winston
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