A New Dawn

ONE YEAR IN

A New Dawn, Crossing Cultures, Free the Girls, Human Trafficking, Kids at Risk, Advent, Natural DisastersMarch 4, 20211KViews 0Likes 0Comments

Who else is stepping into March wearily? It is one year into the pandemic and we are all tired. In El Salvador, children can be seen everywhere all the time because schools have yet to open for in-person classes. There are still people on the side of the highway waving white flags, but thankfully far…

Keep Dreaming!

A New Dawn, Free the Girls, Fundraising, Advent, Thinking About God, Urban MinistryOctober 15, 20201KViews 0Likes 0Comments

This year has brought hardship, but it hasn’t kept our clients from dreaming. There are still goals, and aspirations…there is still hope! It truly is the Salvadoran way, and we are privileged to be “dream facilitators” here at Mission To El Salvador! As we begin this process of reopening, we are working to help our…

Sacred Celebrations

A New Dawn, Advent, Thinking About GodSeptember 28, 2020991Views 0Likes 0Comments

There are frivolous celebrations, and there are traditional ones. Other celebrations are because of routine, or obligation. Some are cultural or mandated by our families. And then there are celebrations that can’t be described as anything other than sacred. Sacred celebrations are the ones that hold an air of the miraculous, that send a shiver…

Obstacles and Opportunities

A New Dawn, Natural DisastersAugust 20, 2020879Views 0Likes 0Comments

Today Christopher, coordinador of the New Dawn Residential Program, shares some of the ups and downs of developing a virtual program over the last months. We are about to start our fifth month working virtually with the resdients of New Dawn and their families. There is no question that when our team began this process…

New Life

A New Dawn, Kids at Risk, TransitionsJuly 15, 2020978Views 0Likes 0Comments

In our last blog, we heard from one of the Lighthouse Resource Center case managers. This week, Claudia, one of the therapists working with the New Dawn Residential Program shares what is has been like to accompany the boys virtually through their addiction recovery process. The residents of the New Dawn Residential Program have many…

Faithful

A New Dawn, Justice, Life in El Salvador, Advent, Missions, Thinking About GodMarch 5, 20201KViews 0Likes 0Comments

Faithful. I can’t really think of another word to describe how I felt after reviewing and evaluating how things went around here in 2019. We just published our 2019 Annual Report so feel free to take a look. In the meantime, here are a few highlights: Last year we inaugurated the Lighthouse Resource Center. Since…