Jeff, Paula, Stephen and I drove to Verapaz, San Vicente, El Salvador, this afternoon to do an event. The people who live in this community lost their homes as a result of the landslides caused by Hurricane Ida in 2009. More than 150 people died during the aftermath of the hurricane and many of the remaining family members live in this community. Over the past two years they have been relocated in the white temporary homes you see in the picture. At this point, the homes have no water or electricity.
About six weeks ago, a mission team from the states visited Verapaz. Since the team left, a couple from our church in Sal Salvador has been visiting the area every Saturday with a vision of planting a church in the neighborhood. They invited us to treat the kids in the neighborhood so we took the castle (jump house) and the slide. Last week the kids didn't know what an inflatable was . . . now they can't wait for us to bring them back.
After the inflatables, Stephen presented the gospel; Victor translated. Please pray that the new Christians will become the foundation of a church in the community.
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