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King College Mission Trip
March 1-8, 2008, El Salvador
"Expect great things from God; attempt great things
for God" - William Carey
Six students from King College in Bristol, Tennessee spent Spring Break 2008 in El Salvador, working in three different government orphanages and juvenile detention centers. They spent a majority of their time in "Sendero de Libertad" (in English, the Way of Freedom), a juvenile detention center which holds around 180 boys and 50 girls. These boys and girls are 15-20 years old and have committed various crimes such as robbery, assault, kidnapping, prostitution, drug abuse, and murder. The team consisted of five young women and one young man. Julie Roberson, the team leader, is a professor at King College. Julie has led several Orphan Helpers trips over the past two years, most to El Salvador.
"We spent yesterday and today at Sendero de Libertad. We are working with the girls incarcerated at this center. These girls were a little more difficult to reach than the girls at the orphanage. We weren’t exactly sure how they received the Bible lesson. They say a lot of right answers, but it is hard to know how deeply their hearts are impacted.
We did notice that the girls (like American girls) are very interested in movies and having boyfriends. In fact it seems like a lot of their identity is built around needing to have a boyfriend. They were perplexed about why some of us don’t have boyfriends—especially those of us who are older. We hope that we can show them that our true identity is found in knowing Christ.
It’s so neat to see how different our relationships with the girls are from day one to day two. I was wishing we could stay longer. Right now there is not any Orphan Helpers staff working with the young women at Ilobasco. Pray that they will be able to find a godly Christian woman to work with these girls. They are desperate for someone who will simply listen to them and encourage them." --Julie Roberson
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King College Mission Trip
March 1-8, 2008, El Salvador
"Expect great things from God; attempt great things
for God" - William Carey
Six students from King College in Bristol, Tennessee spent Spring Break 2008 in El Salvador, working in three different government orphanages and juvenile detention centers. They spent a majority of their time in "Sendero de Libertad" (in English, the Way of Freedom), a juvenile detention center which holds around 180 boys and 50 girls. These boys and girls are 15-20 years old and have committed various crimes such as robbery, assault, kidnapping, prostitution, drug abuse, and murder. The team consisted of five young women and one young man. Julie Roberson, the team leader, is a professor at King College. Julie has led several Orphan Helpers trips over the past two years, most to El Salvador.
"We spent yesterday and today at Sendero de Libertad. We are working with the girls incarcerated at this center. These girls were a little more difficult to reach than the girls at the orphanage. We weren’t exactly sure how they received the Bible lesson. They say a lot of right answers, but it is hard to know how deeply their hearts are impacted.
We did notice that the girls (like American girls) are very interested in movies and having boyfriends. In fact it seems like a lot of their identity is built around needing to have a boyfriend. They were perplexed about why some of us don’t have boyfriends—especially those of us who are older. We hope that we can show them that our true identity is found in knowing Christ.
It’s so neat to see how different our relationships with the girls are from day one to day two. I was wishing we could stay longer. Right now there is not any Orphan Helpers staff working with the young women at Ilobasco. Pray that they will be able to find a godly Christian woman to work with these girls. They are desperate for someone who will simply listen to them and encourage them." --Julie Roberson
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