Busy November!

It's been a VERY busy month, to say the least. Hence, not much time to blog, so I'm going to play, "catch up"!

We started November doing a corporate fast with our church, which we broke when our medical team from Seattle, WA arrived. Spent a week with the medical team, holding clinics in Mira Flores, the camp, the tent, and in Las Delicias. We treated many people medically and our counselors ministered to each spiritually, bringing many new lives into the kingdom.

One of the team nurses, our dear friend Mary, stayed an extra 5 days, after the team returned to Seattle, and we were able to spend some quality time with her and show her a round El Salvador. She worked with us in the clinic 2 days, as well, and spent the last night at our house so I could make her a good breakfast before taking her back to the airport. We all had a wonderful time and Mary has been such a blessing to our family, as well as King's Castle Ministries.

We also started overseeing the children's feeding program, in Nueva Esperanza this month. We have been delivering food and helping to serve lunch on Mondays and Fridays. Lunch is also served on Wednesdays, but we work with Dr. Boris every Tuesday and Wednesday in the clinic at the camp. Our goal is to get this program back in full swing, as it once was, and feed as many children as we possibly can. Our donations in the Compassion Ministry have been suffering, due to the economic situation in the US, and we are praying for new donors, and sending out emails to try to find supporters. If you interested in helping us financially, please let me know. King's Castle currently has 4 feeding programs with a 5th getting underway. Each program feeds approximately 40 to 50 children, 2 to 3 days a week, and the cost to run the program is $250 to $300 per month, at each location. The targeted age group is up through 9 years of age, and for many of these children it is the only hot meal they receive. Please keep this ministry in prayer, as we truly need a financial miracle.

Last week, many of the missionary ladies filled Christmas baskets with homemade baked goods for The National Executive Committee of The Assemblies of God families. We enjoyed an evening with the pastors and their wives, at the home of fellow missionaries, Kevin and Stephanie Stewart.

We also enjoyed a wonderful Thanksgiving feast at Don and Terri Triplett's house, with traditional turkey and dressing with ALL the fixins'. We each brought our own favorite food and/or dessert. A good time was had by all!

Today we joined in 12 hours of fasting and prayer with all of the Assemblies of God churches in El Salvador, crying out for this nation to repent and seek the face of God. There were hundreds, no, maybe thousands of people present today, in the 90 degree temperatures, all joined in prayer, and in agreement for this one cause. Please join us in praying for this country, as we are believing for a great revival!

During all of these activities, as if they haven't kept me busy enough.......both Aaron and Emily have been extremely busy all month, as well. Both spent a week in the prayer fortress, with their youth groups (different weeks). Both have been out ministering in the streets and in churches throughout El Salvador, each coming home for 1 day....Long enough for me to wash ALL of their clothes and repack their suitcases to send them back out! Emily has been ministering in San Miguel all week, and is now headed to Merliot. And Aaron was in Nigaragua all week ministering and is traveling to Costa Rica today, to minister there.

Whew!! Three more days of November left.....Can't wait to see what December holds! Blessed to be serving as missionaries in El Salvador!!