Day 5

Hi families! It's hard to believe that a week from today we'll be on our way back to the States. Our time here in El Salvador is just flying by! Today the guys all went to run programming at a male juvenile detention facility with boys generally ranging from ages 12-18. They had a fantastic day, things went very well, and everyone is looking forward to being back in the same facility to run a second day of programming with the same kids. 

The girls went to a female juvenile center for runaways, orphans, and children of abuse/neglect. They performed a drama, gave testimonies, painted the girls nails, brought a piñata for the kids, and spent time just talking to them and hearing their stories. It was a powerful day for everyone. 

Unfortunately we are unable to take pictures in these facilities, so we don't have pictures for you today

P.S. Starting Friday, we will be running a retreat at a gated (i.e. very safe) retreat center, but they do not have wi-fi access so you will likely not hear from us via the blog between Friday and Sunday. Tomorrow we will getting things ready for the retreat and Thursday is our beach day (no wifi). The team will be able to make calls home, but dont be alarmed when we go several days without a blog update!