1. Welcome to El Salvador

3. El Salvador is in Central America El Salvador is the only CA country without an Atlantic coast

4. Let’s compare…

5. Population 6.1 million; 1.7 million in San Salvador (capital) Size – about size of Massachusetts Most densely populated country in the Americas 25% of population lives outside the country (mostly in US) Government is a Democracy, with President & Legislature Crops – coffee, sugar, livestock, corn, rice, beans Daily wage in agriculture is $3.54; in commerce it is $6.92 1 gallon of milk at the grocery store costs $5.12 Most people speak Spanish Approximately 50% Roman Catholic Approximately 1% Lutheran

6. El Salvador has a rainy season and a dry season.

7. Month Mean Temperature Mean Total Precipi tation (mm) Daily Minimum Daily Maximum Jan61.386.55.0 Feb62.286.22.0 Mar63.989.69.0 Apr66.290.036.0 May68.087.4152.0 Jun67.385.1292.0 Jul66.486.2316.0 Aug66.786.0311.0 Sep66.984.2348.0 Oct66.284.4217.0 Nov64.284.236.0 Dec62.485.310.0

8. Los Héroes Pasaquina

9. The capital of El Salvador is San Salvador

10. The hotel, lots of restaurants and shopping are located in San Salvador

11. There are a wide variety of indoor and outdoor businesses – highlighting the formal and informal economies

12. In the capital you can buy artisan crafts and you can see the San Salvador volcano.

14. The Obispado, Resurrection, the Lutheran Clinic and Homeless shelter are located in San Salvador

15. Los Héroes Pasaquina

16. It all started with Robert Gussick, a Missouri Synod Lutheran from Milwaukee, Wisconsin

18. now has about 70 congregations, with more than 30 ordained pastors and a big team of diaconal and lay pastors

19. Iglesia Luterana Salvadoreña Salvadoran Lutheran Church Bishop Medardo G ό mez German Lutheran Church Swedish Lutheran Church Finish Lutheran Church Individuals & Congregations Metro- Washington DC Synod Greater Milwaukee Synod Bishop Jeff ELCA Bishop Mark Hanson Lutheran Church of Norway Sierra Pacific Synod Southern California ELC (Canada)

20. Los Héroes Pasaquina

21. is located just north of San Salvador – 45 minutes by car and 2 ½ hours on 2 or 3 buses

22. was founded in 1996 as a resettlement for IDP community after the Salvadoran Civil War

23. ELCA Greater Milwaukee Synod St. John’s Communion of Lutheran Churches In Central America (CILCA) Salvadoran Lutheran Church (ILS) Honduras, Guatemala Costa Rica, Nicaragua Lutheran World Federation (FLM) Los Héroes St. John’s Los Héroes de la Fe Sister Churches Companion Synods

24. Sunday School

27. Los Héroes School

28. Entrepreneurship

29. Chores… and a small business.

34. When you order fish in El Salvador…