Snapshots 

 

Pastoral de la Salud offices in Cojutepeque

Meeting with Pastoral de la Salud & Pastoral de la Tierra

Group shot in a natural preserve

Philip & Sara playing fútbol with local teens

Action shot, courtesy of Jaya

La Casa Amarilla, our lodgings in Cojutepeque

GROW team outside the Museo de la Palabra y la Imagen in San Salvador

Schoolgirls composing original poetry at a cultural center devoted to teaching creative thinking.

Mr. Cameraman

Philip, Jaya, Felin, & Lawrence at the construction site of a tilapia pond

Blanca Margarita & Jaya

Phil & Blanca Margarita

Helping with fish pond construction

Sifting sand to make a sand, dirt, and cement mixture that lines the walls of the estanque, or fish tank

Lawrence's hard work and enthusiasm on display

PUPPY!

Pastoral Social's workshop utilizing small groups to draw connections between the church's Social Doctrine and current issues facing El Salvador.

Phil & Sara listening to a small group presentation

Jaya, Rigo, & Sara at the restaurant Buena Vista.

Phil, Jaya, & Rigo at Buena Vista

Don Valentin, the director of Pastoral de la Salud's committee of health in the southern region of La Libertad and his granddaughter

The GROW team visits a greenhouse in La Libertad where peppers and herbs are currently grown. Rows of bagged tomato plants outside the greenhouse further illustrate the community's dedication to finding sustainable forms of agriculture to supplement and improve diets.