Sunday morning was our group's first experience at a bilingual church, New Salem Church - Iglesia Nueva Salem. After singing a couple songs of worship in English and Spanish, we walked around the room greeting our brothers and sisters, "Dios te Bendiga" (God bless you), which broke down barriers and quickly made us feel like family. Several times throughout the morning's service we were thanked and acknowledged as a big encouragement to the church and community, which in turn was a big encouragement to us. After a great message we headed downstairs to enjoy a meal with the other BUMP group we are serving alongside. That delicious meal, Pupusas with cabbage slaw, ruined us for any and all of the tortilla meals we can experience at home.
Our afternoon was filled with prayer walking and handing out fliers. Our night was filled with stories of being met with excitement, of children playing on the street, and of a boy who couldn't wait to come hang out with us and wanted to stay with us that afternoon. Many prayers were lifted on behalf of the people we met that afternoon. If there was one thing we knew at the end of Sunday night, it was that we were excited for VBS and to see what awesome things God has in store for us this week.
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