I'm loving this place more everyday!

So I've been super busy the past week and haven't found much time to update the blog again, but I've honestly been having the time of my life here. About half the time since my last update we've been just getting to know and appreciate our surroundings. That includes driving a couple hours to a cool town called Juayua (pronounced "who-a-you-a") to see a cool artisan and food market and experience delicacies such as rabbit, going to a beach and trying some surfing, and going to the top of a nearby dormant volcano to eat at an awesome restaurant that overlooks the city and countryside. Last Sunday we visited a local evangelical church that Manuel's family usually goes to. The songs and sermon were in Spanish, which I know very little of, but it was still really special to see the passion for Christ in the congregation, especially all the men in the church who show outwardly their love and need for God. 2 of the nights this past week, we split up into men's and women's times in which we shared life stories with our groups. It was so awesome to hear how God has worked in the lives of all the other guys on our team. I was really impacted by how powerful testimonies are in general and how people's lives being changed by Christ's love are much more compelling to me of my certainty of Christianity than all the best philosophical arguments for it. In my fellowship with the group, we all connect super well and just love being with each other so much. I'm certain that we have been hand picked by God specifically to be together for this project.

During this past week, we went on campus 2 different days. The first time, we met up with the staff and the students involved in Vida Estudiantil, did a prayer walk through the campus in groups, and got to know the students a bit. I really love them. They are super friendly and funny and passionate about the ministry of bringing students closer to Christ. Our second day on Campus this past week we went out in groups sharing our faith and inviting students we met to come to the weekly meetings of Vida Estudiantil and the english clubs we will be having twice a week. Most students were very interested in this christian community we told them about, and in finding a more meaningful relationship with God. This week the students would only come on campus to find out what their schedules would be for this next semester, but this next week when they begin classes for the new term we will be on campus each weekday to either evangelize, work with the english clubs, or do follow up with new students. A couple days ago, we were trained by the staff alongside the other Salvadorian students how to effectively organize and share our personal testimonies of how we have come to follow Jesus and also how to effectively do outreach and followup during launch week to get new students involved in the movement.

So only about 10 days after arriving, God is already rocking my world. Can't wait to see what else He has in store for us when our ministry starts to pick up more!