El Salvador Mission Trip Episcopal Diocese of Massachusetts June 16 - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

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El Salvador Mission Trip Episcopal Diocese of Massachusetts June 16 to 26, 2007 1 El Salvador Land area and population similar to Massachusetts History of civil unrest, a large and disenfranchised poor population, and limited

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El Salvador Mission Trip

Episcopal Diocese of Massachusetts June 16 to 26, 2007

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El Salvador

  • Land area and population

similar to Massachusetts

  • History of civil unrest, a

large and disenfranchised poor population, and limited economic opportunities

  • Agrarian economy, primary

export crops are coffee and sugar cane

  • Today, the most violent

country in Central and South America

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Mission Trip Goals

  • Understand the issues facing El Salvador and the Anglican

Church in El Salvador

  • Work with a local community on a development project
  • Develop mission leaders for future Diocesan trips

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Team

  • Rev. Ted Gaiser, Diocese of Massachusetts Global Partnerships
  • Rev. Mark McKone-Sweet (St. Paul’s, Natick)
  • Rev. John Strand (St. Paul’s, Natick)
  • Rev. Jeff Mello (Christ’s Church, Cambridge)
  • Rev. Jeff Gill (Christ’s Church, Andover)
  • Rev. Gay Cox (St. Anne’s, Lowell)
  • Dianne Smith (St. Andrew’s, Martha’s Vineyard)
  • David Haist (Church of the Holy Spirit, Wayland)
  • John Mele (Christ’s Church, Andover)
  • Paul Pyzowski (St. Mary’s, Newton Lower Falls)

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San Juan Evangelista, in San Salvador Cathedral Parish for Diocese of El Salvador

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San Juan Evangelista Residence Building and Parking Lot

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San Juan Evangelista Residence for Visitors

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San Juan Evangelista Security Measures

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San Juan Evangelista Parish Life

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  • 2000 members in 17

parishes and missions

  • Thirteen clergy
  • Focus on both the spiritual

and economic needs of its members and the greater community

Anglican Church in El Salvador

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Episcopal Diocesan Headquarters Pictured: Daniella (Diocesan Doctor) Father Luis Serrano, Rev. Ted Gaiser

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San Miguel Arcangel, Quezalte

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Santa Maria Virgen, San Bartolo

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Santa Lucas, Bajo Lempa Region Pictured: Rev. David Alvarado, Noah Bullock

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Mission El Carmen, Bajo Lempa Region

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Road Construction Project

San Marcos Church, El Maizal

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Community of San Marcos: Church Building, Community Center, and Clinic built through Episcopal Relief and Development (ERD)

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This section of road was washed out in 2004, and becomes impassable after a rainstorm.

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Preparing the road for paving

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Unloading supplies and laying rock

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Mixing and laying cement

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Working along side the community

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Morning Prayer

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Even the young help...

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Four days work...

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...then the rain comes...

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...and comes...

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...and the road holds

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Sunday, June 24, 2007

Santa Maria Virgen

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Entrance of Santa Maria Virgen

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Sunday Morning Service

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Parish Life

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Father Julio Rivera

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Top Ten Photo Opportunities

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Among the many alternative uses of chewing gum...

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Among the many alternative uses of empty cement bags...

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Among the many alternative uses of a school bus...

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Parque Nacional Los Volcanes

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“I’m making concrete angels...”

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Mission Team with Bishop Barahona and Arsey

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