Happy Thanksgiving to me!

Missing a major holiday (especially one so "American") is hard to make up for, no matter how exciting the trip. I would have to say that by the end of the trip, I had forgotten what Thanksgiving even was! This was SUCH an amazing trip. El Salvador is gorgeous but that is not the coolest thing. Although there was surfing, reading, kayaking, swimming, laying by the pool, and all those other wonderful things about a getaway that we love, the awesome thing was the impact on the community. I went with the Osborn family from school. Dave and Many are teachers and their kids attend CAG (Spencer (18) and Nicolas (14) are in the photo). They have chosen to vacation with a purpose. El Zonte, our destination, is just a spot on the map. It has a few hostels (very basic!) but has amazing waves for surfing so this family has chosen to combine their love of the water with their desire to serve God by serving this community. Watching them interact with the people they now call family was so encouraging to me and shed a whole new light on their idea of ministry. So please remember the town of El Zonte in your prayers because they are really a great community and have so little.