Today we spent our day on the ranch. The kids had school during the day, which they attend here on the ranch. Our team was blessed to be able to teach the kids for a few hours during the day. We had prepared endless curriculums and crafts for the kids to do, which they had so much fun doing!  Some of the missionaries on our team taught the Easter Story to the children, and made it exciting by having an egg hunt. They were so excited because they had never done this before! During their lunch hour, we served them hot dogs and then played soccer in the field, jumped rope with the girls, and had races with some of the boys. It’s so simple to bless these children, they just want to be in the Word and be loved. It’s those simple things that remind us why we are here.

 After spending the day with the children at school, we had a bonfire, singing worship to the Lord with the Pastor of the church here at the ranch, as well as the servants in the church. What a blessing to meet so many special people who just want to serve the Lord for His glory! When you surround yourself with the people here, you can just feel this overwhelming feeling of love for the Lord. It’s so contagious to be around these people, they are so fired up for the Lord, even the children are inspiring.

I think the most important lesson we’ve learned this far, is that you don’t have to be a lifelong Christian to serve our Lord. Having love for the Lord is sufficient in ministry. All you need to serve the Lord, is the will to glorify Him. Our God is an awesome God and He loves nothing more than to see His people serving Him faithfully. It’s humbling to see believers here in El Salvador serving the Lord with the little they have. In reality, you don’t need a thing to serve the Lord, just faithfulness.