Moving Day Two

Yesterday with the help of Dick, one of our awesome brothers-in-mission, we packed up the majority of the things in the old site and moved them over to the new. 

Packing up the old site

Several of the girls and women stopped by to visit as Daisy organized inside, and Dick and Kimberley packed up the truck.  It’s not all that far, but the condition of the two roads in El Callejon meant the truck’s 4-wheel drive was most welcome! 

Dick backs in the first load

El Callejon has two ‘roads’, both narrow dirt-and-rock tracks.  The current site is on the road closed in by the large cinderblock and razor wire wall.  The wall makes the track even narrower, and gives the area a closed in feeling. 

Our new site is on the other road.  It’s still not wide, but is more open.  The houses are all on one side, with our site on the opposite side, where there is a strip of land bordering a golf course. 

moving on in!

There is still more to be moved, but it felt great to stack our plastic containers of yarn, scissors, beads and more into the supply closet.  Opening the doors and windows let in a lovely breeze as we worked and planned.

Dick, Brian (our Director) and Daisy.

The Construction crew is working on our fence, and will also be planting grass in the back yard, painting the outside and more.  We continue to be so blessed by them! 

In the coming weeks we’ll experiment with how best to configure the tables, organize the supply room, and prioritize our list of things we’d still like to purchase.  Please pray for us as we settle in and seek to go from our ‘small site’ mentality, to seeing what ‘big site’ things our big, amazing God would have us do.

And, please pray for the women of El Callejon as they adjust to the new site.  Although everyone who has visited loves the new space, several of those who live on the side where we used to be are worried that we’re going to forget them now that we’re on the ‘other side’. 

Although it’s really not that far away, it’s a change, and that’s never easy!  We know we need to be intentional about going and visiting our old neighbors, and encouraging them to walk over and visit us, too.

We’re excited to officially begin meeting with our various groups next Monday.  The El Callejon Social Work site was started back in 1999 to work with the women of the community.  How fitting that in this new space, our first group will be our Adult Women. 

We rejoice in all that God has done in the 10+ years Students International has been working in El Callejon.  We pray that we will glorify Him as we continue to meet Jesus in this new place, this new chapter of ministry.  We continue to trust in our Triune God, Father, Son and Spirit, to work out His will, in our lives, in the students, and in the precious lives of the people of El Callejon.