Heavy Heart

We are all rejoicing last night as we finished the homes yesterday as well as got all the food sorted out and the house warming gifts organized. I am truly blessed every time I come to El Salvador as I love working alongside my friends from Bethany church. We are all incredibly hard workers.

I must share with you though that my heart was heavy last night. My heart breaks for people living in extreme poverty. I hate that people have to suffer so much. At the worksite yesterday there was a disabled women carrying cement up to the house to finish the floor of one of the houses we built. She has a really difficult time walking and she had to carry the bucket of cement on her head. She also had a huge burn down her leg. There are children who are with us at the worksite all day who never have anything to eat or drink. If they did I know they would go home to get eat. We rented a truck so the people in San Felipe can come to church with us. It poured buckets of rain last night yet they came to church. It is a 30 minute drive from San Felipe to the church. They had to get soaken wet to attend church and only because we rented a truck to get them there. Poverty makes me mad! I pray that I will never forget what I saw yesterday. May God never lift this burden from my heart for the poor and hungry. May I challenge myself to do more.