Sun Day

Today was a truly inspiring day. We worshipped this morning with our church in San Salvador and met everyone we have heard stories about for so long. They were all thrilled to see Mel back again! They asked about all of you who have been before and we passed on many gifts, hugs and kisses - I wish you could have heard the cheers when the keyboard was presented! The highlight was hearing Brad Lomax (now affectionately referred to as Lomaximo) preach a powerful and insightful sermon about how much "Your Faith Matters." I'm so glad our Lance was taping it!

Carlos, Norma & Sarah (already a friend after months of emails) from Living Water met us at church and we all went to lunch together with Laura, the Landaverdes. Then we squished into one van and drove through about an hour and a half to Sonsonate. We passed many small villages and saw the extreme poverty and broken bridges from flood damage, dirty river water that they were washing in, yet we were filled with faith (from Brad's message) and the excitement of knowing that we are here to help them access the clean water God has already provided them with. We are all staying in one big house with 4 large bedrooms upstairs, 3 guys in each and 5 women in one. Think family camp in a tropical paradise! I almost feel guilty writing this, but I must say...the weather is perfect, warm and sunny with a gentle breeze, sorry Jay, thank you Jesus. We are so close to the ocean I can hear the waves crashing as I write this - and the roosters crowing, no joke. We found rest for our souls at the beach and then had a meeting with the LWI team and went over the plan for the week. It is wonderful to hear how they involve the local community, the men drilling the well and women making lunches for the team, it is definitely a joint effort. Tomorrow we will begin early so I must go to bed. Please take a moment to watch the iMovie Matt made of our first day here.