Thursday was our big day of ministry. We started at 8 am and loaded the 150 bags of food, sound equipment,
ministry supplies, and the entire team on to the pick up truck. As we traveled up to the mountain top "brannnccccchhh" was not shouted out as much as in last year's trip, the tree trimmer must have been hard at work prior to our arrival.
At our arrival, we came to a field were the school boys were playing soccer, so of course we had to join in. It did not go so well for us. We lost 3-0 and I am not going to tell you the age of the boys we played, but I will say that most of our team are up there in age. Next year we want a rematch. If you have any soccer skills we need you!
After the loss we set up for the program. It was one of the largest one we have done all week. We had people from age 1- 90 there. The program was great and we had a great prayer time with them afterwards. We just loved on them with every thing we had.
The food distribution was such a blessing. People we so grateful. An old man 88 who was starving walked himself down the mountain and received his bag of food. Women with health issues received the gift of food and love from the Kingsway Church - Thank you to all of you who supported the missions trip.
After the morning was over we had lunch in Pastor Alfonso's Church, there we all shared about the week so far and what it has meant to us all. This was a great time to hear how God is impacting the lives of our team and the people we were serving with. Pastor Alfonso spoke of when our team we there last year. He was discouraged and not seeing much happening on this mountain with the hearts of the people there. Then 2 weeks after we left last year a girl and her family showed up at church. They shared with him that one of our team members had a fruit and put the fruit to their daughter's nose and told her to smell the fruit. She had never been able to smell and was healed instantly. Our team member did not know of this and the impact it had on the girl, family, mountain top and Pastor Alfonso. With our return this year he stated that it is a comfirmation of what God is doing in Purterillos.
Also, Diana, a woman who loves to embrace the people of El Salvador, even without know the language had a special story this day. Don Triplett , shared that Diana really touched the heart of a woman there. She stated that these people (our team) come here and love on us, embracing us, we have alot to learn from them.
The rest of the day we did more programs, seeing God working through out the day. Dinner time was spent at Pizza Hut with 45 of us - every year this is a great time to spent with the nationals and the kids always enjoy this time.
Love has been the theme of this week - In so many ways we see His love being poured out, through us and on us. What a blessing it has been.
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