El Salvador is smaller than the state of Massachusetts. El Salvador means “The savior”. The capital, San Salvador, is the second largest city in Central America. El Salvador made headlines in recent days after President Nayib Bukele released photos of gang members being corralled into the country’s new mega-prison – a sprawling complex that will eventually hold 40,000 inmates. It’s the latest development in Bukele’s massive crackdown on gangs, in which Salvadoran authorities have locked up almost 2% of the adult population. El Salvador now has the highest prison rate per 100,000 people in the world.
Why El Salvador?
There is a tremendous opportunity to bring lasting change in El Salvador. The homicide and crime rates have reached the lowest it has been since 1992. We know that lasting change will only happen with the gospel’s life changing power through the of God’s word and discipleship.
We are brining this change thro