Hello all!
Thank you so very much for
your continued prayers this year for the work in El Salvador. God has continued
to bless the work at the church and the school in Cojutepeque. Many have gotten
saved and baptized this year in the church. The students in the school (K-4
through 9th grade) are excited to finish their studies for the 2014 school
year. (The school year there runs from late January to late November).
Students from my former 9th grade-graduates in 2013 |
I have heard from my
students, church members, and friends in El Salvador almost daily since
returning to the US. I am so excited to be able to return for a 10 day visit.
My goal will be to see my former students, help in the church, encourage the
missionaries there, go soulwinning, and serve wherever needed during my time
there. It will be a joy to see my former students again, and even more so at
graduation. I can't help but be proud of my students, knowing that those who
were in classes last year have completed this school year and are graduating
9th grade this year.
Teachers and staff on graduation day, 2013 |
Sonia, the favorite staff member of the school, as she runs the school snack shop. |
Carlos and Steven, two members of my 3rd grade class, 2013, and two faithful attenders in the children's ministry in the church. |
Although the school in
Cojutepeque currently does not extend beyond 9th grade, many of the former
students attend the church and youth group functions regularly, receiving
encouragement from other teens. It thrills my soul to see young people serving
the Lord, even more so because of my invested interest in them. Praise God for
changed lives and answered prayers regarding these young men and women.
I am so excited to see how
the church body has changed. Towards the end of my year there many new visitors
that were coming to the church. Some for the first time, and some returning
after being away for quite a while. I've been praying faithfully for the girls
in my Sunday school class there, and for those new visitors, of few of whom
were saved before my departure.