There was a lot of stir amongst the younger Christians of El Salvador (and many of the older ones even) as they awaited Hillsong coming to town. And we thought it would be worth dropping $15 for some of the cheaper seats to go as well. We prepared by listening to their Spanish album over and over again to learn the songs, just to come to the concert and hear them sing it all in English on Wednesday at the Gimnasio Nacional. It was really fun though, as we saw plenty of our students there, and some of them even sat with us.

There was a kind of goofy opening worship group, then a confusing and graphic (eg: spraying blood) skit, and then a big long personal introduction to all the sponsors of the concert. All stuff which I'm sure is culturally weird to us because we're gringos. But the worship with Hillsong was great when they finally came on. What was really cool for me was seeing corporate worship of believers from all over the city (and maybe even country) and many non-believers as well. It helped me visualize Salvadoreans more holistically, bringing my heart more into a place of loving Salvadoreans as a people, and desiring true spiritual revolution in their country.

But even more cool than that, we brought Rosa, a student from Gavidia, with us. She's the one our girls have been spending the most time with, and has reflected on her life deeply in consideration of the gospel, and has started to desire something more. The concert ended up being a really emotional experience for her as the Lord continued to work on her heart in these things, so much so that she had to step out for a while. He's doing good things.