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- David’s tearful goodbye to Moose Gusto, our mascot
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- Carol is very excited about the magnet Paula gave her
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- Laura and the Palacios family
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- Saying adios!
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- Final Group pic
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- We made it!
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- Our luggage made it! All smiles!
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- Back home!
It has been a long day of travel. We began with goodbyes to our amazing hosts. Xochitl and her family really went above and beyond to give us such an spectacular week. If you need to travel at all in Central America, you need to talk to Xochitl! Amparo deserves a medal for all of her hard translation work this week. And of course, Pastor Edgar: he radiates joy and traveling alongside him through his country is something so moving that we will need many more posts to describe it. But for now, we will just say muchas gracias to the entire family and their many friends for welcoming us, teaching us and letting us explore their incredible home.
In our discussion this morning, we described how it was like the Palacios family created a “bubble wrap” around our trip that allowed us to explore so many different facets of the country. It is so rare that you get to be immersed in a culture in only a week and feel totally safe and cared for by people who are a part of the culture. We are truly grateful for their hard work and open hearts.
We are also excited to share all that we have seen, learned and experienced with our friends in the US, especially at Calvary. It is the end of the trip, but the beginning of a new energy for our relationship with our friends in El Salvador. We will continue the blog to keep you updated on our activities and we will hope you will check back often!
