Heavy Rains continue in El Salvador. Schools have closed throughout the country for the rest of the week.

Several months ago we started the process to get crates shipped to El Salvador via USAID programs. Eighteen crates are ready to go and waiting government approval (US). It appears that approval is very close to happening. Please pray today for our shipment to get rapid approval.

Ralph

This fellow is a real gentleman. He needed a new wheelchair, and we could not help him with one. He needed padding for his old wheelchair to replace the stack of newspapers he was sitting on. Mary made him cushions for both the bottom and back of his seat. We will get him a better one when the next shipment arrives.

These 4 ladies really did a lot of rock throwing. They made hard work seem like fun.

One day we had a load of big rocks for fill that needed to be moved into the building, but there was a pile of gravel between the rocks and the building. The solution was to throw the rocks to the other side of the gravel pile. It turned into a fun challenge for those who participated. Some from La Palma joined the ones from Ocotepeque and had fun throwing big rocks. The rest of us just had to stay away and be careful!

La Palma and the region have been spared by Tropical Storm Matthew as of now--just lots of rain. The storm is still wandering around the gulf and may come back for another round.

A view of the interior of the temple of the Black Christ in Guatemala. This building is immense in size! The columns are larger than many homes of the people who worship there.

The congregation in San Ignacio is 6 months old and the audience overflows each week.