A Salvadoran Story

One upon a time in the country of El Salvador,

 there lived a very poor and marginalized community called La Linea. 

In 2009 Tropical Storm Ida caused damage and created mudslides that left many already poor families in this community homeless or destitute. 

 Meanwhile, about 20 minutes away (driving), stood a large parcel of beautiful, lush land.
A farm sat virtually unattended for 15 years, and was covered with all sorts of precious things:

Orange trees.

Cacao nuts.

 Corn. 

Fertile soil for gardening.

Coffee. So much coffee. 

Four years ago, with the help of MCC, this community and its church purchased this land.

There is potential for a coffee farm. Equipment. There is a church in Canada helping this community  begin cultivating coffee. 

Now, the community is waiting. Waiting for the final government papers to parcel out the land to individual families. 

There is much potential here, and so much work to be done. 

Families will have to relocate, hopefully leaving behind the gangs and community problems which have caused so much damage and hardship for these people. 

But there are leaders full of dreams and hopes. 

Young people wanting to make a difference in their community.

Prayers are coveted.