Lunch with the teachers

Today Pastor Julio and his wife, Patti, asked us to join them and the teachers at New Life Christian School for lunch. We took a taxi to church and they provided a ride to the restaurant, "Clavo & Canela" (Cloves & Cinnamon.) The 13 of us had a private room upstairs. It is getting easier to order as we learn more Spanish words for food. Not surprisingly, Stephen ordered a pizza; I had pasta with chicken and spinach. Desert was a small piece of caramel cake along with coffee. It was a very leisurely lunch with lots of conversations going on at the same time.

New Life Christian School opened four years ago with 6 students. They are adding a grade each year; this fall they will have pre-K to 3rd grade and are expecting more than 80 students. Class size is 15 or less. School starts on August 23 (reminds me of my past life) and classes start at 7:00 a.m. Primary grades finish their day at 2:30 p.m. We will be working with Roxanna Mendoza to set our teaching schedule so that we are still able to take Spanish classes and be available to help with the mission trips this fall.

It's so exciting to see how God has provided a place for us to serve here in El Salvador and we are looking forward to serving Him and the children of New Life Christian School.