Friday, July 20, 2012

Day 5 (take two) - Carly's Birthday and Sports Outreach (Part 2)

We rang in midnight by singing happy birthday to our sweet Carly who turned sweet 16 today! We love when team members celebrate their birthdays by serving in El Salvador!
Once we woke up in the morning, we started the day with church service in Santisima and a prayer walk around the field, claiming it as God’s territory and rebuking the pain and destruction taking place in the community. It was a powerful part of the service, and you could see the desire for change in the hearts of the Salvadorians. In the afternoon, we set up for the big race that would be the conclusion of the sports tournament. Now, when I say race, let me explain that the starting point was at the field, then ending point was back at the field… and in between was a HUGE, incredibly steep hill. We had a team of seven participate (Wes, Kate, Carly, Brandon, Ryan, Tyler, Jordan) and they did an amazing job. Ryan was such an encourager! When the girls were struggling, the told them “Grab by hand, we’ll run it together!” I love seeing the beautiful hearts in our athletes, they are such amazing young men and women.




After the tournament, we took the winning teams and their families out to dinner at Pizza Hut (quite a treat here). Because this tournament was a sports outreach to gang members, the winning teams included a number of gang members. At Pizza Hut, our guys really stepped up and sat interspersed between the teams, and just got to know them. By the end of dinner, you’d have thought they were all best friends, they were beating up on each other the way boys do, seeing who could handle the most pain and who could drink the most hot sauce.

The night ended with cake, singing, and presents for Carly, then back to home-base to get rested up for the prison and school outreach!



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