Safely Home

Hey! Just wanted everyone to know that our team arrived last night in Philadelphia. We landed on time and were back at the church around 10:30pm. All of our flights went smoothly and we were glad to be home.

We had an amazing service today. We shared with everyone our team video, one of the dances we learned (which provided a good laugh for all), and everyone on the team shared a testimony of what they experienced.

Thanks for reading. Thanks for posting. And, most importantly - THANK YOU for your prayers. They were certainly appreciated!

Blessings, Pastor Arlena :)

A Day in the Sun

Hola!

After four straight eighteen hour days, today was our team day off. We traveled two hours by bus to a resort on the coast called Atami. There, we enjoyed a beautiful beach with black sand, three salt water pools, a huge water slide, our own private huts with hammocks, and a wonderful concession stand that made fresh fruit smoothies. We were ready to relax and boy, does this team know how to do it. Everyone played hard and some of us took a nap in our respective hammock but most important - no one was hurt and it was a special treat to end our week this way. It was a day off for the Master's Commission and National staff too; they've been working with us every day this week and I know they appreciated the time off.

We are only moments away from our farewell service. We are told this is a special time when teams have a chance to review their week and share what they've experienced. On Sunday, we'll be able to tell you what an amazing part of the week this service was.

Tomorrow, we are up at 4AM because we have to leave the campground at 5AM. We must be at the airport three hours before our 10:05AM flight - hence the reason for the early day. We'll go through customs in Dallas and land in Philadelphia around 9:35PM tomorrow night. Frank Iannuzzi and Yuni Rowe will meet us at the airport. We hope to be back to the church by 10:45PM.

Keep our travel day in your prayers. The Lord has been with us all week and we are trusting that He will bring us safely home. This will be my last post from El Salvador. Hope you've enjoyed hearing about our days; I know I've enjoyed sharing them with you.

Blessings, Pastor Arlena