El Salvador Mission Trip - Day 1

By Ellie Hyvonen, Faculty

The team had an easy and enjoyable passage from America to El Salvador. We left Boston Logan at 5 PM, Eastern Standard Time, and about 5 1/2 hours later arrived in San Salvador at 8:30 PM local time.

Streetside, we met our missionaries, Ronald and Alexis. Our first obvious experience was stepping out into high heat and humidity outside the airport! After loading our bags into the open back truck, of course, a rain storm rolled through! So our first adventure became covering our luggage and making our way to the mission house in time for bed. When we arrived, and the electricity was temporarily out, no lights, and no air-conditioning made for a great faith challenge! God answered our need within an hour.

After a night of just enough sleep, this morning we awoke to a lovely breakfast provided by the organization, Christ for the City International. Ronald outlined the broad reach of the ministry in and around the city. Then Pastor Magdaleno shared about the children’s ministry that we worked in today. The name of the holistic children’s ministry is Casa Manna, loosely translated as house of Mana from God. They give the children, transportation, food, and education, all in a Christ focused way.