Wow, I haven't wrote in a while - 2 months actually. A lot has happened. The rainy season is over so its a little cooler, the election has come and passed, God has brought us closer as a family, and many other things.
This past week was parents week and Thomas' and Mitch's moms came, and Allison parents came. It was such an awesome week we were able to do a lot of things and take a break (somewhat) from our regular schedule).
In fact, this past Tuesday when we were at Metamorphosis a person got saved. (I was wrong when I thought everyone at the prison ministry was already saved. Apparently they just have to have really good behaviour to work there). Hector had been told about Jesus many times, but this past Tuesday Mario (our pastor) talked to him and Hector decided to commit his life to Jesus. How awesome. However, there are a couple others there who still haven't made this decision. So please pray for Hector as he is a new believer, and any others at that need to trust Jesus as their only way.
The other week we had the opportunity to help set up for an organization called Johnny and Friends (Founded by my hero Johhny Erikson Tada) We helped decorate and stuff like that. We also blew up a lot of pool inflatables. That was exhausting. The cool thing was we were at the beach though -Costa de Sol. The beach soccer team for El Salvador was there and we asked if we could practice with them and they let us. This was awesome! This team got 2nd place in the World Cup.
My favorite part here is at night. I usually go up on the roof and just stare at the stars, praying and listening to what God has to say. Our team has a lot of conversations about Jesus and we pray on the roof and all the good stuff like that happens on the roof at night. I love it. Something we have all learned recently is too ask God to tell us ways we can grow closer to Him. God wants us to come to Him and seek Him, and when we do He will seek us (Verse somewhere in James). If you are continually seeking God then you need to be asking Him ways you can grow closer to Him. What if there is a sin in our lives that we are blind to? What if God has been waiting for us to come to Him asking how we can grow closer to Him? What if He has been waiting to reveal something to us that is hindering our walk with Him? Remember that God wants ALL of you, and that you are as close to God as you choose to be (I learned this in my devotion I didn't make it up). You have control over the things that you chose to do each day, and when we chose to do something that either doesn't honor God, or something distracting that takes away from your quiet time, that is you not choosing to be as close to God as you can be.
December is coming up soon, and that means all of our our team is going back home for a month except for Me, Parker, Holly, and Lane. During December the four of us will be staying at the same house and Mario and his family will move in for the month with us. On Christmas we are planning on going down to the city to serve the homeless and people who don't have any gifts. I can't wait.
So - for all the people that think El Salvador is "so dangerous," it's not. Although they have riot police here almost everywhere, the trouble you find here you can find anywhere. "The safest place to be is the center of God's will." I have no idea who that quote is from.
Love you guys!
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