Hello! I am in El Salvador…ES…with Compassion International…CI… The pilot program of Church To Church…C2C…is finally here and seeing first hand how Jesus is transforming communities all over ES.
You ask what C2C is, well let me tell you. CI and Willow Creek have teamed up to start this new pilot program. It’s celebrating the local churches and everything that they are doing. So it’s a partnership with a U.S. Church and an Overseas Church. The goal is to encourage, love, help, share stories, build bonds, respond in love, laugh together, cry together…so basically build a relationship with Christ as the center!
CI is coming along side the local church here in ES to help bring Jesus in a real and powerful way. They care about the whole child and not just giving food.
Kids are kids EVERYWHERE! They love to play games and love to eat! It was amazing how giving a kid a little hug would bond you for the rest of the day and probably for the rest of your life.
Most of ES is living in homes that are made of mud and sticks. As yourself, “How Do I Stop Poverty?”…I’ll tell you how! It what we were moving the church towards in Advent Conspiracy…Giving Presence! Yes, building relationships that are built on Christ is where it starts! When someone you love loses everything…you will run as fast as you can to help.
The boy above was watching me like a hawk when I walked in his class. His name is Gustavo and he is about 15 months old. This is a new program that CI has started called CSP…Child Survival Program…it care for babies and moms. They also care for the babies as they are forming in the oven:)
Babies have a chance to LIVE because CI is helping the local church care for their community.
Pray as we share cups of coffee with amazing men and women of God here in El Salvador. The local church is loving on their community and bringing Jesus is so many ways.
awesome stuff Mike!