Okay, so the title of this post was just to get your attention. :) I was going to title it "Overdue update", which it is, but it sounded a little boring. Instead, you now know 3 very distinct smells of El Salvador!
I know everyone has been wondering about how things are going down here. I procrastinated last weekend and now a whole extra week has gone by. For starters: Thank you! Thank you for your prayers, especially during our staff training last week. It was very intense and physically and emotionally challenging, but we came out of it as a bonded team! Praise the Lord! I am so thankful to have each of these people by my side as we head into the busy summer. Also, I think it was very good for Richard to see us working together and learning to function as a team, as he and his family prepare to head State-side in about a month for home-assignment and we are all left in charge of Wired. During that week, God answered my prayers and revealed to me the love and support, the family, that He has surrounded me with. He knows our every need!
*I didn't want to overload this update, but if you would like more details about the Wonder Games (aka Staff training), shoot me an email.*
This past week mainly consisted of office work and prep for the 2 groups that got here yesterday. They were scheduled to arrive on Friday, but had several flight cancellations and didn't make it until midday yesterday! This reinforced the constant need for flexibility... Elijah is running this group and he did a great job maneuvering the schedule. You can be praying for the group's ministry to HIV kids at Esperanza y Vida.
Praises:
- I am almost completely back to health now! My cold was pretty bad the whole week of training and it won me the "Snottiest... literally" Award, but after antibiotics I finally started feeling better. God used being sick to teach me a lot!
- Liz, one of the interns, and I moved out of the girls dorm and into our room upstairs.
Other prayer requests:
- Nathan Hare, who is on staff here, heard a few days ago that his brother had been admitted to the ICU after collapsing. They are waiting on tests to determine what is the matter, but the doctors think it is either viral meningitis or lyme disease. He had surgery yesterday to insert a tube to relieve the pressure on his brain. Please pray for healing and pray for Nate. It's really hard for him being away from his family during this time.
- Wisdom and courage as I plan for my first group that is coming in July.
- That more teams could come down to help us finish construction on the Wired building.
- Continued, total trust in the Lord, and a quiet spirit and open eyes to see where He is leading in all circumstances.
- The fiancee of Stef, one of the Salvadoran staff, had a horrible motorcycle accident and has been in critical condition for almost 2 weeks. Pray for healing.
I love you and miss you all! Thank you for your faithfulness in prayer.
Below I've added some photos for your viewing pleasure.
Dios te bendiga (God bless you),
Melissa
**Coming Soon: Introductions of all my co-workers, so that when I name them in updates you'll know who I'm talking about!
**Coming Soon: A video tour of the Wired building!
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