Home office of Compassion International in San Salvador, El Salvador.
A tour of the Compassion office in San Salvador.
Letters from the children to their sponsors. A one-on-one life changing relationship.
Overlooking San Salvador
Danick
Mike
Emerson Drive: David, Brad, Danick, and Mike (Dale could not make the trip)
Our incredible guide and Compassion staff member Rocio.
Dinner our first night was at this beautiful restaurant. They opened it up just for us.
First day Compassion project visit outside of San Salvador. They children lined up to greet us and sang songs.
The children picked dance partners for a special part of the program.
Compassion's Spence Smith with Compassion project staff member.
The kids did routines planned especially for us.
They children were very polite, sweet, and attentive.
Mike and Joey applauding the fine job the kids did singing.
Joey and Rocio
Mike in the middle of a game.
Danick and kids
The guys receiving hugs from the kids.
David working on art projects.
Lunch time!
We all served the children lunch.
Pupusas!
The Compassion project staff.
Saying adios.
Ice cream man.
Armed guards are very common due to the amount of gang activity.
One of 5 children at the first home we visited.
The water supply in old oil and chemical drums and the bathing area.
Another of the children living in the house.
One of the two bedrooms.
The stove.
With the single mother and her 5 children.
The walk to the next home.
The dad.
One very small room where the children sleep.
They guys with local kids.
Sweet boy from the second home visit. He is in the Compassion program and is receiving help.
The second day of Compassion International project visits.
We were welcomed with music performed by some of the children in the program.
What a performance!
Introductions
The house band with Emerson Drive
Country Weekly's Lisa Konicki with new friend.
The computer class at the Compassin project.
Emerson Drive visited the classrooms.
This awesome boy (and singer) made a necklace which he gave to me. I'll be wearing it proudly.
Visiting the community.
On the banks of a river that feeds into the Pacific (background).
Local girl in neighborhood.
A boy and his dogs.
David and Rocio hand out candy to the local children.
Our first home visit of the day.
Bathing area.
Second home visit.
There were 3 families living in this home. Each in their own room.
Our last night at dinner we were surprised by yet another Compassion project in El Salvador who wanted to give to us. They performed several songs.
Amazing! Ages 6 to 14.
