Day 6 - Part 2 – Saturday, June 13, 2009

After leaving the missions base in Puebla Nueva, we drove over 2 hours to the border of El Salvador, where we are staying the night tonight. Also, it is much hotter and more humid here than it was in the mountains in Antigua. After, we took some time to get used to the humidity and temp, we ministered in the local Assembly of God church there, which is also where we’re staying tonight. The service was awesome. Pastor Josh and a few of the team members from Mora helped lead worship, and we even had the people clapping on beats 2 and 4, which is no easy task in Latin America. Leah Sawyer and John Shull gave their testimonies, and both did a really great job. After a few dramas, Pastor Kyle Chamberlain from Hermantown preached a good message highlighted by the microphone shocking him so bad that he screamed and dropped the microphone, but he picked it right up and continued preached like nothing happened. He did a great job, and when Jonathan gave the alter call the response was amazing. Two people even came up to receive Christ before he was finished. Then the altars were flooded with people pressing in to the presence of God. They were so full that you could barely move. Then Jonathan asked our students to start praying for the people, and the students boldly went through the crowd praying and hugging the people. It was incredible move of the Holy Spirit. After an extended time at the alters, the pastor dismissed the church and we spent time hanging out with the people from the church. Then we ate a traditional El Savadorian meal, and are going to bed while still sweating from the heat and humidity. The girls are sleeping in the church and the boys are staying outside in the classrooms. During our debrief time, there was a massive rat that was spotted, so we’re praying that we don’t have any late night encounters with him.