El Salvador Service Trip
Posted by KimDec 24
So my big future-plan this Christmas – I’m going to El Salvador!
Yes, we’ll all be going when our adoption finalizes. But in the meantime, I’m also heading there this winter to help out with whatever I can in the wake of the storms that hit this Fall.
Basic Trip Info:
Dates: February 8-15, 2010
Purpose: Help out with clean-up/construction at an orphanage for a couple of days and then in one of the villages.
Location: Just outside San Salvador
Sponsorship: The trip costs about $1800. If you’d like to be a part of it, sponsorship is tax-deductible through our adoption agency (who’s sponsoring the trip):
Kentucky Adoption Services 3808 South Griffith Ave.Owensboro, Kentucky 42301 (270) 684-2598 www.kentuckyadoptionservices.org
I’ll be sure to post while I’m there on the work we’re doing. This trip has less to do with our adoption process than with being an opportunity to pitch in just a little to help a country that’s been hit with a major natural disaster in the midst of trying to get its government stable after decades of civil war.
It does happen also to be the birth country of our future kids and a few of my new friends, too, though, and as such, I am glad to have this opportunity to be as helpful as I can in the time we’re there. Most Salvadoreans get their impression of U.S. citizens from what makes international (or entertainment) news, and unfortunately, most U.S. citizens associate Salvadoreans with the recent immigration debate. I’m hoping to create a tiny more-personal bridge by my going. Sure, we could “just send money” but the folks working down there long-term say that our physical presence makes a greater impression.
So I plan to be physically present for a week this winter. Definitely asking for your prayers while we’re there! It’s not a long stay, but I’m hoping it’ll be a useful one for those we serve.
One comment
Comment by Tio Chris on December 25, 2009 at 12:21 pm
What an amazing opportunity Kim! I was so excited when I heard about this! To be able to go help in El Salvador and learn a little about what it’s like there by helping others, you will have such amazing stories to tell your future kids about the time you spent in their birth home. What an inspiring way to link their past and heritage (or, future technically perhaps) with their future here in America. Such a rare opportuntity – I hope you are able to return to serve there in the future as well!
You will of course be in all of our prayers as you prepare and while you are there!
Merry Christmas!!
Tio Chris