Global Aid Network Mission Reports

SAN SALVADOR, El Salvador July 29, 2008 — This morning we woke up and travelled 1.5 hours to San Vicente, El Salvador. Once there, we went to one of Juan Bueno’s Christian schools. 45 years ago, Juan Bueno established Christian schools all throughout Central America. Today, we also had the pleasure of meeting Bob Bueno, Juan’s son. At the school, we played with the kids and were given lunch. For some of the kids, the warm meal that they receive at school (the same meal we received today) is the only meal they will receive that day.

After leaving San Vicente, we drove to a town called Soyoponga and visited an orphanage. It was established for children found beaten and neglected in the streets. When we pulled in, there was a deathly thin dog sleeping in the driveway, and a young woman cooking meat on a skillet over a fire in a trash can. The orphanage was called Ministerio Jehova Jireh. All of the children there had an awful story. We had an opportunity to speak with the couple who ran the facility. The husband told us it was on his heart to take in the children he saw on the streets. He discussed it with his wife and she also felt this calling from the Lord. They knew they did not have enough money, but would do anything to follow Jesus. They sold vegetables on the sidewalk for 2 years in order to raise enough money to rent a house to hold the children. The house was in a part of town that at the very best could be called run down. Most of it didn’t have a roof. The married couple slept outside under the stars initially because there wasn’t a wall around the facility to keep out dangerous people, and they knew they had to watch their first 5 children. Eventually, the government agreed to put a roof over their heads, and they received several benches and tables from a local, popular chicken restaurant. They now hold 26 children, and are raising the kids in an environment that preaches the greatness of Jesus Christ.

God is always faithful to those who follow his calling, as he proved here in El Salvador.