It´s already my last week here in El Salvador. I just wanted to write really quick before turning in. Thank you to everyone who has supported me and prayed for me and the group down here. I would ask that you continue to keep me in your prayers this last week. I leave Wednesday, July 1st. Please pray for continued opportunites to minister to the people of El Salvador. There is so much work yet to be done at these centers and in El Salvador. The amount of brokenness brings tears. Despite the poverty and economic status I believe that things would change for the better if Christ was the center and the focus in the lives of the staff, directors and teachers in these places.
One constant theme I have been learning down here is the idea of storing up treasures in heaven. It all comes down to what really lasts. The little decisions have some of the most impact. We are His hands, his feet, and his voice wherever we go. That is my prayer for us as the body of Christ.
To God be all of the glory.
(1 Corinthians 14-18)
¨So we do not lose heart. Though our outer self is wasting away, out inner self is being renewed day by day. For this light momentary affliction is preparing for us an eternal weight of glory beyond all comparison, as we look not to the things that are unseen. For the things that are seen are temporal, but the things that are unseen are ETERNAL.¨
Friday, June 26, 2009
Monday, June 22, 2009
Too much for a title...
OOPS!
It´s been a minute or two since I last updated. I´ll give a quick run down of what I have been up to.
Two weekends ago all of us interns, hermano Jorge and a few boys from the faith house went on a ´´hike´´. It turned out to be a 4 hour hike down a thousand some stairs, up a volcano, rest for 10-15 minutes, back down(most dangerous thing I´ve done here if you don´t count the insane driving) and back up. My running shoes and I were not prepared for it, but I am glad I did it. (never again)
I ran into a Nurse Practitioner from the states when I was helping out in the clinic. She is from Hannah´s Hands and lives here in El Salvador. She mentioned a group with doctors were coming this week and invited me to tag along. I helped out with intake and history of all the boys in the orphanage the first day. The second day we went to a local church. I spent the majority of the time helping out in the pharmacy, double checking prescriptions, making sure the meds were correct and explaining to the people what they were getting. I really enjoyed the time with this group and was happy to help them out! I was impressed with their desire to keep the Lord first and really minister to the people there, not just put a band-aid on and send them away.
Lastly, I want to comment on the GREAT group of interns that are here. Each and every one of them has been a blessing here in El Salvador and to me. I did not know a single intern before I came and have experienced awesome fellowship with my brothers and sisters. I am truly going to miss having them around every day. I feel like I have known them all much longer than 4 weeks. We are having devotions tonight (in english phew!) so I have to go!
Thanks for reading!
It´s been a minute or two since I last updated. I´ll give a quick run down of what I have been up to.
Two weekends ago all of us interns, hermano Jorge and a few boys from the faith house went on a ´´hike´´. It turned out to be a 4 hour hike down a thousand some stairs, up a volcano, rest for 10-15 minutes, back down(most dangerous thing I´ve done here if you don´t count the insane driving) and back up. My running shoes and I were not prepared for it, but I am glad I did it. (never again)
I ran into a Nurse Practitioner from the states when I was helping out in the clinic. She is from Hannah´s Hands and lives here in El Salvador. She mentioned a group with doctors were coming this week and invited me to tag along. I helped out with intake and history of all the boys in the orphanage the first day. The second day we went to a local church. I spent the majority of the time helping out in the pharmacy, double checking prescriptions, making sure the meds were correct and explaining to the people what they were getting. I really enjoyed the time with this group and was happy to help them out! I was impressed with their desire to keep the Lord first and really minister to the people there, not just put a band-aid on and send them away.
Lastly, I want to comment on the GREAT group of interns that are here. Each and every one of them has been a blessing here in El Salvador and to me. I did not know a single intern before I came and have experienced awesome fellowship with my brothers and sisters. I am truly going to miss having them around every day. I feel like I have known them all much longer than 4 weeks. We are having devotions tonight (in english phew!) so I have to go!
Thanks for reading!
Sunday, June 7, 2009
We´re all here!
Hey All!
My week changed a bit these past couple days. All of the other interns arrived on Monday. There are 4 boys and 3 girls including myself. Kramer and I have been working in the boys orphanage in the clinic. The director of the orphanage asked us to go around to their school, bathrooms, cafeteria and living spaces and ´´inspect´´ them basically. They wanted us to note any problems we saw as outsiders that they may have overlooked. There is a lot of work that needs to be done to the orphange in order to make it more safer and more sanitary. A lot of the problems can be fixed simply by cleaning with bleach and eliminating standing water. The director is very receptive and they have already started cleaning out thier pool. On Monday and for the rest of the week Kramer, Teddy and I will first be talking to the educators and then the kids about why these things need to be taken care of, how to go about it and making up a schedule of how often chores need to be done.
People have been asking how specifically they can be praying for me so here ya go.... Please pray for the teachers and kids to be receptive to what needs to get done at the orphanage. This will definitely decease sickness and the spread of disease among the boys. Also, pray for all of us interns to remain united, healthy and energetic! Most of all that we would keep Christ at the center of everything we do. It is easy especially for me to go throughout my days checking things off of a to do list. God is good!
Blessings!!!
My week changed a bit these past couple days. All of the other interns arrived on Monday. There are 4 boys and 3 girls including myself. Kramer and I have been working in the boys orphanage in the clinic. The director of the orphanage asked us to go around to their school, bathrooms, cafeteria and living spaces and ´´inspect´´ them basically. They wanted us to note any problems we saw as outsiders that they may have overlooked. There is a lot of work that needs to be done to the orphange in order to make it more safer and more sanitary. A lot of the problems can be fixed simply by cleaning with bleach and eliminating standing water. The director is very receptive and they have already started cleaning out thier pool. On Monday and for the rest of the week Kramer, Teddy and I will first be talking to the educators and then the kids about why these things need to be taken care of, how to go about it and making up a schedule of how often chores need to be done.
People have been asking how specifically they can be praying for me so here ya go.... Please pray for the teachers and kids to be receptive to what needs to get done at the orphanage. This will definitely decease sickness and the spread of disease among the boys. Also, pray for all of us interns to remain united, healthy and energetic! Most of all that we would keep Christ at the center of everything we do. It is easy especially for me to go throughout my days checking things off of a to do list. God is good!
Blessings!!!
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