August 8-16 marked a significant "first" for the FOS community as 15 students and leaders ventured out on the first ever FOS foreign mission trip. At 4am on Saturday, August 8, while most of you were still in dreamy-dream land, we were groggily rubbing the sleep out of our eyes as we loaded the ECC bus and headed to Seattle to catch our 7am flight. As tired as we were, there was no mistaking the excitement and expectancy in each of our hearts for what we were about to encounter. After months of planning, prayer, and fundraising -- it was finally here! After a long day of traveling we arrived in at the San Salvador airport at 5:30pm. It gets dark in El Salvador by 6:30pm, so by the time we retrieved our bags, made it through customs, immigration, and stepped outside, it already felt much later than it really was. Nonetheless, setting foot on El Salvador soil (or should I say "pavement") for the first time is not something any of us will soon forget. The sky was a deep, dark, royal blue. The tropical trees were a beautiful, rich, emerald green. The air was thick with humidity and littered with the sounds and silhouettes of lively birds.
There waiting for us were a group of five nationals (the El Salvadorian Mast
er's Commission students who would work with our group all week), one lively American intern (Caleb), and the dream machine pictured to the right-- the Castillo Del Rey bus. We were really blessed to meet up with another mission team from Washington who arrived in El Salvador the day before us. These ten students and leaders from all over Washington were a perfect match for our FOS team. We bonded instantly and had a blast ministering with them all week.
er's Commission students who would work with our group all week), one lively American intern (Caleb), and the dream machine pictured to the right-- the Castillo Del Rey bus. We were really blessed to meet up with another mission team from Washington who arrived in El Salvador the day before us. These ten students and leaders from all over Washington were a perfect match for our FOS team. We bonded instantly and had a blast ministering with them all week.After a very bumpy and rainy 3 hr bus ride we arrived at the Kings Castle camp. By this time it was quite late and we were all thoroughly exhausted so we headed straight to bed. We needed to get our rest because the next day would start bright and early with breakfast at 6:30am, followed by orientation and a whole lot of training.
More to come very soon!!
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