Our Journey to El Salvador

Our Journey to El Salvador

Friday, December 23, 2016

Christmas 2016: Our Family


A warm Christmas greeting from the Gendreau family to yours!

May the Lord's blessings be upon you this season.







Love,

Phil, Mia, Selah and Shiloh


Thursday, December 15, 2016

Our Newsletter: Monthly Updates

     The Christmas month is here and we are so excited to share with you all the things that we have done in the last 8 months. Here is a quick summary of the things we did since we arrived here in El Salvador:


May/ June 2016

      We arrived in El Salvador and spent some time searching for a home and a good school for the girls! We found a nice little home close to an excellent school that is very safe and secure.



July 2016

      The girls were able to celebrate their birthdays at school. With the help of the Master Commission students of UCCR, they were able to share the love of Jesus to their classmates. 17 classmates received Jesus in their hearts and several kids prayed for each other for healing in their bodies.



August 2016

     Phil set up the clinic at Castilla Del Rey and has seen hundreds of patients since then to receive free dental care and prayer for healing.

Setting up clinic and seeing patients

September 2016

     Teams from the US and Canada arrived to minister to the different towns such as Candelaria, Las Delicias, Potrerios and Mira Flores.




     We also helped to get the Sala Cuna ready "Children's nursery" at church by painting a mural on the walls.


Painting the Sala Cuna

     I began to co-teach a basic English class with another missionary, Jessica Wolf, to help the students of UCCR ( Último Cosecha de Castillo Del Rey) fulfill their dreams of becoming a missionary to another nation.



The Teachers

October 2016


    Our Costa Rican dentist, Dr. Josúe Hernandez, arrived to assist Phil in setting up the second clinic at Nuevo Esperanza. Nuevo Esperanza clinic has not been used for 3 years, and we are happy to announce that it looks like a new office and all ready to receive patients from that community.
Dr. Josue arrives in El Salvador

Here is the clinic after repairing dental equipment, cleaning the facility, organizing and painting nearly all the walls. 
Selah graduates from Kindergarten!

     Selah has surpassed so many obstacles, and both girls are excelling  and doing a wonderful job adjusting and making friends.



    The Sala Cuna is ready. Our entire family currently helps there each Sunday to minister to kids between the ages of infancy up to 3 years old.


The kids at the Sala Cuna


November 2016

     Both clinics are up and running! More teams arrive to help share the gospel to the local towns. We are thankful for the team from OrlandoFlorida led by Tim Mackey. Here are some of the people that was part of the medical team. Dr. Nora Bolaños served as a pediatrician.  She grew up in El Salvador and has had a deep love for the Salvadorians. Beverly Wicks , a nurse practitioner, was also part of the team.  She has been to over 20 mission trips. The team had morning devotions early every morning, and we believe this made a big difference in their ministry. Over 180 patients received medical and dental care. Many seeds were planted and over 15 gave their lives to the Lord.

The team from Orlando Faith Assembly

    We also celebrated Thanksgiving Day with all the American and Canadian missionaries.




    English Classes for this semester at UCCR ended. Classes will begin this January 2017.


December 2016

     Graduation for some of the students at UCCR. Celebrating Early Christmas with all the missionaries and finally, preparing to go back to California to spend Christmas and New Year with our families!

Preparing for Christmas


    So much has happened, and we are so blessed to have such a great community of missionaries and Salvadorean friends. God is touching so many lives through the dental clinic and through our local community. We thank God and all of you for making this possible. Looking forward to see what 2017 has for us here in El Salvador.

We are also currently looking for six people who can partner with us at $50 per month. If you feel lead to serve with us in this way please click on the link:

 
Thank you very much!

Wishing you all a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year.....


Blessings and Love,
The Gendreaus
Phil, Mia, Selah, and Shiloh