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TRADING TEARS FOR FREEDOM

Human Trafficking, Lighthouse Resource Center, Thinking About GodNovember 24, 2021300Views 0Likes 0Comments

I remember the first time I met her. She cried, held tight by invisible chains of trauma, exploitation, fear, and unspeakable loss. Life pushed down so hard on her that the sheer weight of it made it hard for her take a deep breath. Everyday was a battle. The tears and the anger. Committment to a…

REBORN

Lighthouse Resource Center, Thinking About GodAugust 31, 2021196Views 0Likes 0Comments

Today’s guest blogger is MTES staff member, Cecilia Leiva de Benavides. Thank you Cecy for sharing! When we were little and talked to our siblings about what “super power” we wanted to have, there was one power that was the most desired, and that was to go back and travel through time. I think that…

REBUILDING FROM THE INSIDE OUT

A New Dawn, Lighthouse Resource CenterAugust 12, 2021272Views 0Likes 0Comments

Today’s guest blogger is MTES staff member David Aguiluz, and he shares a unique perspective as both a recovering addict and an addiction therapist. Speaking about addictions is a complex topic. It’s not a topic that focuses solely on drug use. Instead, it focuses on “the compulsive use, abuse, or obsession with an activity, relationship,…

BBQ WITH A CAUSE

Immigration, Lighthouse Resource Center, Urban MinistryMay 19, 2021474Views 0Likes 2Comments

There are many things that we hope for our clients, but I think one of our biggest hopes is that they will dream big dreams. Maybe they will dream for the first time, or maybe they will start dreaming once again. About 6 months ago, I sat down to eat lunch with Oscar. He has…

WHEN DEATH WORKS BACKWARDS

Holidays, Life in El Salvador, Lighthouse Resource Center, Thinking About GodMarch 25, 2021294Views 0Likes 0Comments

“When a willing victim who has committed no treachery was killed in a traitor’s stead, the Table would crack and Death itself would start working backwards.” -C.S Lewis in The Lion, The Witch, and the Wardrobe We are about to begin Holy Week in El Salvador. The week is observed around the…

ONE YEAR IN

A New Dawn, Crossing Cultures, Free the Girls, Human Trafficking, Kids at Risk, Lighthouse Resource Center, Natural DisastersMarch 4, 2021327Views 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…