Missions of Healing in El Salvador
The Salvadoran Lutheran Church has made the Mission of Healing a year-round ministry.The annual big event for delegations has a new name:Feria de Bienestar Familiar
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Who can participate in a wellness fair?
Anyone with the heart to serve, the openness to learn and the spirit to work hard. Application approval is required.
2017 Trip Application - Northern Micro-Region Group
2017 Tentative Trip Agenda - Mission of Healing Family Wellness Fair, North Micro-Region
Our goal is education. We use a small group discussion model ("charla" in Spanish), with approximately 20 teaching booths set up like a fair. Participants receive a passport which is stamped at each site. Check out our Charla List below.
2017 List of Charlas - What we will include at the Wellness Fair
(may change depending on gifts and talents of US and Salvadoran volunteers)
How to Help
Collect items from the Wish List and deliver them to the Greater Milwaukee Synod office (or your designated local site)by January 4, 2017
2017 Wish List - items you can collect and donate
Make a money donation to help with the purchase of prenatal vitamins, acetaminophen and parasite medication in El Salvador. Checks may be written to "Greater Milwaukee Synod" with "El Salvador Wellness" on the memo line or donate online.
Check out our Feria de Bienestar Familiar Resource Page - featuring coloring pages, health information pages and more, some in Spanish and some bilingual
Images from Over the Years...
- Mission of Healing North 2015 - power point presentation with photos and descriptions from the Mission of Healing held at Fe y Esperanza in the Northern Micro-Region
- Mission of Healing Northern Region 2014 - held at Fe y Esperanza in the Northern Micro-Region and an emergency mission to the site of an active volcano in the east
- Missions of Healing 2013 - power point presentation with photos and descriptions from the North and Central South Missions of Healing
- Mission of Healing 2012 - link to a Facebook Photo Album
- Mission of Healing 2011 - link to a Facebook Photo Album
- Mission of Healing 2010 - link to a video presentation with music
- Mission of Healing 2009 - power point presentation with photos and descriptions