El Salvador Day #7

Day #7, Wednesday, January 9, 2013

This morning was a very good morning in tutoring. Rachel and I went over a Bible story and common phrases used in the church here. She also got me to write out a prayer and we translated it into Spanish so that next time we go out on home visits, I will be able to pray in Spanish over the families that we meet! Here is the prayer in Spanish: 

Padre Celestial, te damos gracias por este dia y por la oportunidad de conocer esta familia. Te pido que bendigas esta casa y los que las habitan y que ellos te conozcan y que experimenten tu amor y misericordia. Sana cualquier enfermedad que ellos puedan tener y dales fuerza y paciencia para enfrentar cualquier problema sabiento que ti estas con ellos en cada paso que ellos dan. Telo pedimos en el nombre de Cristo. Amen.

And in English: Heavenly Father, we thank you for this day and for the opportunity to meet this family. I pray that you will bless this household and each person that lives here. I pray that they will come to know you and that they will experience your love and mercy. Heal any illnesses that they may have and give them strength and patience to get through any trials, knowing that you are with them every step along the way. We ask all of these things in Christ's name. Amen

We also came up with a short devotion on Hebrews 4:14-16, my favorite verses: "Seeing then that we have a great High Priest who passed through the heavens, Jesus the Son of God, let us hold fast our confession. For we do not have a High Priest who cannot sympathize with our weaknesses, but was in all points, tempted as we are, yet without sin. Let us therefore come boldly to the throne of grace, that we may obtain mercy and find grace to help in time of need."
We explained these verses by saying: Estos versos nos dicen que Jesús Cristo es nuestro gran sumo que ha sido tentado en todo de la misma manera que nosotros. Así nosotros deberiamos ir a Él en cualquier situación. (These verses tell us that Jesus Christ is our High Priest who has been tempted in every way that we have been tempted. So, we should go to Him in every situation.)
I am so thankful for being able to study the Word in my tutoring sessions. That is one of the many reasons why I am so thankful for Rachel! :)

Our afternoon was also incredible. We got to go back to New Jerusalem and play with kids during the afternoon program. I had the opportunity to pray over them, using the prayer that I had prepared that morning. I tried to take out the phrase that did not apply to them since it was not a home visit, but I'm pretty sure I still didn't make sense...oh well, it was still neat! We got to listen to the story of Lazarus, help the kids put together and color a puzzle, and then play soccer with them. These kids are incredible. So many faces and names that I will never forget: Yenci, Deizi, Jaime, Hayti, Arturo, Michelle, Rosa, Jose, Yasmin, Dani, Brayan. 

Our dinner at the house was absolutely incredible! It was chicken pasta...oh my gosh...it was SO good! Then we took a nice little adventure to the store and got our Coke and chocolate fixes for the trip. Once we got back we had a really good group reflection time. I think everyone is really beginning to see deeper into this trip and into our surroundings. So many times we just see things and look right past them, but it is very important for us to really see what we are seeing while we are here. Because that has been happening, there were some very cool things shared tonight.