The plane ride to El Salvador was a bumpy ride! We finally made it after 3 hours and met our nationals. Their names are Oyen, Kenji, Oscar, Josue, Sara, and Carolina. They are very friendly and really awesome. We were picked up outside of the airport by a white King's Castle bus.
The poverty here is very real. Just driving through San Salvador, we saw shacks made of scrap tin and other pieces of metal and cardboard just on the side of the road. Barbed wire lines the tops of buildings and fences, and there is graffiti everywhere.
About an hour into the ride, one of the tires on the bus shot out and we had to pull over and replace it, the tire looked like it had a huge tumor! We got to King's Castle -- it is really beautiful here! The camp sits inside of an inactive volcano! The center of the volcano is a huge lake with very blue water and black volcanic ash as the sand. We all went for a dip as soon as we got here, the water feels great. After washing up, we ate hamburgers and fries for dinner and then went to bed because we were all very tired from traveling.
-- Darion & Paula :)
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Hey Guys! Glad to hear you all made it there safely!
ReplyDeleteReally excited to read the rest of your updates. Stay strong, you are changing hearts and lives for eternity!
Sorry to hear about the bus-glad it got taken care of though!
So much love, and many prayers,
Aubrey C:
So glad you arrived ok and that the tire incident was taken care of. Your description is beautiful and sad. Know that you will make a HUGE difference and that God will do amazing things through you - more than you can even imagine. Love the pic P Shannon took of you all at the airport. Praying for lot of things for the team. Looking forward to your next update...keep them coming!
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