By this point, I'm sure most of you know I will be co-leading a mission trip to El Salvador in May. (eeee!) I'm excited to be able to serve my team and the missionaries in El Salvador. (They have their own blog if you're interested in checking it out!
Mullinax Missionary Blog ) We know a little of what we might be doing, but if you're familiar with mission trips, you know that knowing this far in advance exactly what we will be doing is not generally how it goes ;) The focus of the trip is to work with at-risk youth, trying to connect them with churches for long term discipleship. We will also be using a program called Church Partnership Evangelism (CPE), which is something the Mullinax's asked us to prepare for. This CPE focuses on sharing our personal testimony with others and tying it into Jesus's story. We've been told that we need to prepare our testimony in 200 words or less and have it typed out, so it can be translated into Spanish for tracts! How awesome! At first, we were skeptical about this form of evangelism. We know the negative connotation door to door evangelism has in the U.S., but we also understand that this is successful in El Salvador; if we can be used in a successful way, then by all means we want to, even if it makes us feel uncomfortable!
Another aspect of this trip which may happen is partnering with two groups; we might partner with another college group from Montana for a week of ministry with an organization called The Father's Heart. From what we know of this ministry, their focus is with orphans, young mothers, and at risk youth. We don't know a lot about this organization yet, but from what we've been told, it sounds like an incredible group that I personally would love to have the opportunity to serve with!
Stay tuned for more info on why I chose to go to El Salvador as well as what other things we are doing in preparation!
If you would like to help financially towards the trip, you can make a donation
here. Thank you so much for your prayers and support!
