Here are some pictures from our adventure to Usulutan last weekend!
![IMG_9138 We had to let the cows pass on the road along the way.](https://i2.wp.com/jonsnyder.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2010/06/IMG_9138-300x200.jpg?resize=300%2C200)
We had to let the cows pass on the road along the way.
![IMG_9142 Lots of fields and homes were flooded by Tropical Storm Agatha. These girls are fishing in a flooded field.](https://i1.wp.com/jonsnyder.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2010/06/IMG_9142-300x200.jpg?resize=300%2C200)
Lots of fields and homes were flooded by Tropical Storm Agatha. These girls are fishing in a flooded field.
![IMG_9150 This church was in a rural area...complete with an outhouse. We slept on the floor in this building and worked on constructing a second building on the property.](https://i1.wp.com/jonsnyder.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2010/06/IMG_9150-300x200.jpg?resize=300%2C200)
This church was in a rural area...complete with an outhouse. We slept on the floor in this building and worked on constructing a second building on the property.
![IMG_9162.JPGedit Tori helped pass out food to families in need. Gateway church in Jarrettsville, MD helped to fund the food donations.](https://i0.wp.com/jonsnyder.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2010/06/IMG_9162.JPGedit-200x300.jpg?resize=200%2C300)
Tori helped pass out food to families in need. Gateway church in Jarrettsville, MD helped to fund the food donations.
![IMG_9170 Jon worked on some roof construction.](https://i2.wp.com/jonsnyder.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2010/06/IMG_9170-300x200.jpg?resize=300%2C200)
Jon worked on some roof construction.
![IMG_9172 Daddy's helpers](https://i0.wp.com/jonsnyder.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2010/06/IMG_9172-300x200.jpg?resize=300%2C200)
Daddy's helpers
![IMG_9178 We took the truck down a short dirt road to the river so the kids got to ride in the back for the first time ever...they were very excited!](https://i2.wp.com/jonsnyder.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2010/06/IMG_9178-300x200.jpg?resize=300%2C200)
We took the truck down a short dirt road to the river so the kids got to ride in the back for the first time ever...they were very excited!
![river pix 2 This is the boat we took to go down the river to Montecristo Island to deliver relief food. It was beautiful with lots of birds flying around and volcanos in the distance. We also saw where the river ran right into the ocean and got a chance to walk on the beach.](https://i2.wp.com/jonsnyder.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2010/06/river-pix-2-300x225.jpg?resize=300%2C225)
This is the boat we took to go down the river to Montecristo Island to deliver relief food. It was beautiful with lots of birds flying around and volcanos in the distance. We also saw where the river ran right into the ocean and got a chance to walk on the beach.
![river pix 4 Riding down the river in a little boat was a highlight for our family!](https://i0.wp.com/jonsnyder.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2010/06/river-pix-4-300x225.jpg?resize=300%2C225)
Riding down the river in a little boat was a highlight for our family!
![IMG_9199 Ian helped wash dishes. We had to use a hand crank well since there was no indoor plumbing.](https://i0.wp.com/jonsnyder.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2010/06/IMG_91991-300x200.jpg?resize=300%2C200)
Ian helped wash dishes. We had to use a hand crank well since there was no indoor plumbing.
![IMG_9204.JPGedit One of the wonderful women who cooked for us all weekend. We brought the food and they cooked us some delicious meals. Then as our final meal, the locals caught some crab and shrimp and we had a delicious seafood lunch!](https://i2.wp.com/jonsnyder.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2010/06/IMG_9204.JPGedit-200x300.jpg?resize=200%2C300)
One of the wonderful women who cooked for us all weekend. We brought the food and they cooked us some delicious meals. Then as our final meal, the locals caught some crab and shrimp and we had a delicious seafood lunch!
![IMG_9208 Our kids made friends in Usulutan. Here is Tori with her new friend Beatriz.](https://i1.wp.com/jonsnyder.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2010/06/IMG_9208-300x200.jpg?resize=300%2C200)
Our kids made friends in Usulutan. Here is Tori with her new friend Beatriz.
![IMG_9228 The kids enjoyed games, songs, and a puppet show.](https://i1.wp.com/jonsnyder.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2010/06/IMG_9228-300x200.jpg?resize=300%2C200)
The kids enjoyed games, songs, and a puppet show.
![IMG_9268.JPGedit In El Salvador, every party has a pinata!](https://i1.wp.com/jonsnyder.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2010/06/IMG_9268.JPGedit-200x300.jpg?resize=200%2C300)
In El Salvador, every party has a pinata!
![IMG_9307 The Night School students had their graduation at the end of the weekend.](https://i1.wp.com/jonsnyder.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2010/06/IMG_9307-300x200.jpg?resize=300%2C200)
The Night School students had their graduation at the end of the weekend.
![IMG_9316 We saw this volcano on the way home. I'm so grateful to live in such a beautiful country.](https://i2.wp.com/jonsnyder.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2010/06/IMG_9316-300x200.jpg?resize=300%2C200)
We saw this volcano on the way home. I'm so grateful to live in such a beautiful country.
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