Two men were baptized this afternoon in a tank in the Ocotepeque prison. We spent the morning treating 75 prisoners and staff members; simultaneously, Jorge, Alex, and Luis were conducting a Bible study in the main area of the prison, and Gloria and Lucia were studying with Midian and Evelyn in the women's cell block.

We are here! One more team member will join us this afternoon. We had a long day yesterday in our travels. Carla's plane from Memphis had mechanical trouble and she was rebooked to arrive in San Salvador at 6:30 pm. The rest of us waited for her at the beach, and of course were forced to eat seafood (fresh). The trip up the hill was uneventful and we arrived in Ocotepeque just after 10pm. We were met and welcomed by the Rodriguez family and some church people. We are now rested and ready for a day of work--preparing for the medical work tomorrow, evangelizing, and worshiping. We are well and healthy. Ralph

We are ready for our trip! Saturday we travel to Ocotepeque for a reunion with people we love. We have a busy week planned for us to help those who cannot help themselves. Please pray for our safety and security and success.

We have received approval for our medical brigade from the Health Ministry. Our trip is Jan 12-19, and so many times theh approval did not come until during or after the trip. We have a small but hard-working team and will have a good trip. In addition to the prison, we will serve patients in 4 villages where health care is scarce.

One of the most positive things about the Ilopango prison is that they have 4 vocational training programs for the prisoners. Here is part of the sewing laboratory/classroom. It appears to be well equipped and their projects appear to be preparing them for future jobs.

Sisters!Cara and Kenna both left families to help others. They live on different continents but are both very dedicated to the growth of the Kingdom. They have different talents but both use them freely to teach. They are a great asset to the mission field! Here they are waiting for the warden to let us go into the prison.

One of the quality events of a mission trip is the last night review of what we did, what we learned, what we like and didn't, what we should do again and what we should not do again. We are relaxed and reflective and honest as we critique our week.