El Salvador - January 2010 - Videos

 

El Salvador Mission Trip Videos

The mission trip to El Salvador is January 7-15. During the trip, Pastor Chris will be sending photos of the group, the mission activities, and events. These photos will be posted online as soon as we get them and they can be uploaded. Each group of photos will be posted in its own "album", and links will be provided so they will be easily found and viewed. The first photo album is of the trip to El Salvador on snowy January 7 and the safe arrival of the group in El Salvador. 

More about our El Salvador Partnership [here].

Photos of the El Salvador trip, January 2010 [here].

NOTE: It may take a few moments for the videos to load and play. Please be patient. To start each video, click the arrow below or in the middle of the video screen.
Controls for stopping, playing and adjusting the volume are part of the video player. Each video can also be seen in "full screen" mode using the little control button (it looks like an "x" with a dot in the middle).

Day 1 - Thursday, January 7:
Sightseeing

 

Day 2 - Friday, January 8:
Group meeting on mission in El Salvador
with pastor of El Salvador Lutheran Church

 

Day 2 - Friday, January 8:
Dan Beirne meets with group
about politics and life in El Salvador

 

Day 3 - Saturday, January 9:
Group of children singing

 

Day 3 - Saturday, January 9
Group of children singing with joy

 

Day 3 - Saturday, January 9:
Group travel - Weather Report: El Salvador is hot and the group misses the cold and snow!

 

Day 3 - Saturday, January 9:
Reading Bible verses together

 

Day 3 - Saturday, January 9
Group singing and dancing: "Alleluia"

 

Day 4 - Sunday, January 10:
Sunday Worship in El Salvador

 

Day 5 - Monday, January 11:
Historic meeting for Santa Maria Bridge

 

Day 5 - Monday, January 11:
On the Santa Maria Bridge - TV cameras appear!

 

Day 5 - Monday, January 11 (Local television report in Spanish):
Group visit to Santa Maria Bridge community -- Pastor Chris and others interviewed on video

Translation of TV report:
Twenty students from a Lutheran church in Wisconsin visited the Municipal of Saint Mary to help in the construction
of a bridge that separates the community. The Americans heard stories of people being hurt from this bridge
and they came to help. The construction of the bridge began but was never finished due to miscommunication.
Therefore, they are hoping that through the alliance of the Lutheran churches this project can be completed
to aid the inhabitants of the Saint Mary community.

 

Day 6 - Tuesday, January 12:
Nun at the church where Archbishop Romero was assassinated (in English, sound is low)

 

Day 6 - Tuesday, January 12:
Welcome by Trinidad at Casa Esperanza. Dan B. translates for the group

 

Day 6 - Tuesday, January 12:
Fundacion Exodo - A children's home
just outside of San Salvador

 

Day 6 - Tuesday, January 12:
Casa Concordia group to Pizza Hut - a HUGE treat . We had a lot of fun with two of the kids having birthdays.

 

Day 6 - Tuesday, January 12:
Pastor Chris does the count back to the bus after the trip to Pizza Hut -- 42 is correcto!

 

Day 7 - Wednesday, January 13:
Hiking into a rain forest at the top
of a volcanic range

 

Day 7 - Wednesday, January 13:
Lunch at restaurant at the lake in the crater
of a volcano, local band plays

 

Day 7 - Wednesday, January 13:
Bowling with the Concordia Scholarship kids

 

Day 9 - Friday, January 15:
Last day at the beach