Pator Matias leads the congregation in one of many songs at the dedication of a new church building in Brisas de Valle

A photo I took on the way to the Habitat House

Salvadoran Pastor Matias addressed the congregation at the dedication of a new church.

New church in Brisas de valle (breeze of the valley)

Family of Christ Lutheran Church Associate Pastor Kristie Hennig is greeted by Salvadoran Pastor Matias prior to the dedication of a new church that Matias will pastor.

Family of Christ El Salvador Mission Summer 2008 Front row: Bob Erickson, Sydney Berry, Kari Olson, Allison Tjenstrom, Katie Strand, Julie Roy Second row: Wendy Ulku, Andrew Ulku, Sue Erickson, Pastor Kristie Hennig, Aaron Olson Back row: Mark Laven, Forrest Adams, Jaime Borotz, Andrea Hammann, Whitney O'Connell, Laura Oman, Jon Laven

Allison Tjenstrom and Andrea Hammann watch as the farmer who neighbors Maria Trinidad's Habit for Humanity home follows behind his cows as they till the earth.

Bob Erickson and Jon Laven work

Family of Christ missionaries walk to their Habitat for Humanity house construction.

This is the Bishop's office and the room where the men from Family of Christ slept during their stay at Casa de Concordia. There is a bed that cannot be seen to the right of the door. The entrance to the bathroom is also to the right of the door.

Toothpaste and toothbrushes were included in the supplies that went into backpacks donated to Salvadoran youth.

Family of Christ Associate Pastor Kristie Hennig translates for Christian Chavarria as Bob Erickson, Chavarria, Jaime Borotz of Chanhassen and two other officials from Lutheran University listen.

Katie Strand and Wendie Ulku put pencils and erasers in a backpack in one of the sleeping areas of Casa de Condordia. The backpacks were loaded with personal hygiene items, medical supplies and school materials.

Family of Christ Associate Pastor Kristie Hennig greets Salvador Pastor Matias prior to the dedication of his new church. The two of them regularly correspond via e-mail.

Jaime Boroztz of Chanhassen embraces an old friend from last summer, Franklin, at Casa de Concordia.

Sitting in a classroom as Lutheran University of El Salvador, located in San Salvador, Chaska High School graduate Andrea Hammann talks with Estafany, a child of one of the cooks at Concordia guest house where the Family of Christ mission group is staying.

Family of Christ El Salvador Mission Summer 2008

Front row: Bob Erickson, Sydney Berry, Kari Olson, Allison Tjenstrom, Katie Strand, Julie Roy

Second row: Wendy Ulku, Andrew Ulku, Sue Erickson, Pastor Kristie Hennig, Aaron Olson

Back row: Mark Laven, Forrest Adams, Jaime Borotz, Andrea Hammann, Whitney O'Connell, Laura Oman, Jon Laven

Contact Alex Fournier at (763) 226-4285 about holding a movie screening.

Craig Otto from Plymouth-based Irrigation Consultants and Control, Inc., performs an irrigation audit at a Chanhassen residence Wednesday morning.