“This partnership with El Salvador has changed me. It has opened my eyes to the breathtaking beauty of God’s family across the world. Even without speaking the same language, we recognize one another as sisters and brothers, joined by a love deeper than words. Walking together, we have discovered hope, resilience, and joy. This relationship makes the world feel smaller, warmer, and full of God’s light. It is a gift that has touched my soul and forever expanded my sense of what it means to belong to the body of Christ.”
– Pastor Chris Manke, Outreach For Hope
Our partnership is like an extended family. Guided by the tenets of accompaniment, we have formed deep relationships and celebrate in one another’s successes and joys, and hold one another in prayer and support during times of difficulty and sorrow. Our partnership has also served as a catalyst for our church’s involvement in local issues impacting immigrants not just from El Salvador, but all countries.
-Kendra Stea,,Lake Park Lutheran
Partnership is being there for each other, in the joys and the sorrows.
Partnership builds community through shared work which can be hard and full of challenges, but through the work and the struggle, we grow closer in friendship, trust and love.
- Linda Muth, All People's Gathering
I like visiting our sister parish to learn about other cultures, to make new friends, and to see what church is like in other countries. I learned how other churches take care of the environment.
- Marta, Ascension (Waukesha)
Men who live in the streets are welcomed, fed, and treated with dignity at Casa Esperanza, a homeless shelter in San Salvador
Sunday School kids at St. Matthew’s participating in a Zoom Sunday School lesson with kids at Pan de Vida.
People from Pan de Vida and St. Matthew’s after participating in worship together at Pan de Vida.