We had a team meeting at 7:30 till 9:00 that yielded nothing but frustration. The
meeting also ran a bit long and Maria (Edgardo’s mom) got worried wondering
where we were. Della and I picked up Maria at 9:15 and managed to find the U.S.
Embassy in San Salvador without much trouble. We had to park a ways off and
walk. When we got to the right gate they wouldn’t allow us in to accompany her.
Della told Maria just to call us when she was done and we would come pick her
up. Then the Embassy employee said “no she won’t because you have to keep her
phone” with a snooty smirk on her face. I was super frustrated by this, I
thought surely they can keep her phone and give it back when she is done or she
could keep it in the off position, but again we were facing the communication
barrier. We told Maria that we would meet her back at the car when she was
done. I had no idea how long this process would take and I desperately needed
to find a restroom. We found a Smash Burger! I had no idea that the chain was
international and this had been on Della’s list for missing home. It will be a
rare day that we can eat there again though because it was very expensive. After lunch we went back to our parking spot
near the Embassy and waited for 3 hours. Finally we decided that maybe we
should drive around the block and see if we see her. We found her standing on
the corner waiting on us. She said she had been waiting a long time… I have no
idea why she didn’t walk to the car; I know she wasn’t done before we finished
eating. We got home around 4:30 and Della rested while Clifton and I watched a
movie together. I also got to catch up with some of my friends back home. I also
got to hear an amazing report from the Haiti mission team.
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| Smash Burger in El Salvador |
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