Images from Bishop Ely's Sabbatical stay in El Salvador
with the Iglesia Anglicana Episcopal de El Salvador
February 2007

To see more photos from El Salvador, visit Bishop Ely's Picasa Web Album.

San Pablo congregation

Members of the congregation at San Pablo, San Juan de Letran, on the Elys' first Sunday.

Ann Ely & Betty Barahona

Ann Ely with Betty Barahona, Cornilio Rubio and Noah Bullock at a reception for the Elys at their home in Jiquilisco.

Children at San Pablo

Children at San Pablo, San Juan de Letran.

Ann Ely with Bishop Barahona

David Alvarado, Ann Ely, Martín Barahona (Bishop of the Anglican Episcopal Church of El Salvador) and Aristedes, the regional coordinator for the FMLN party, at the reception in Jiquilisco.

Bishop Barahona at El Maizal

Bishop Barahona with members of the team at the new ERD project of El Maizal in western El Salvador. At right is the Rev. Mario Nunez, whose theological education Bishop Ely helped support.

Pan de Vida Lutheran Church

Members of the board of Fundación Cristosal made a visit of solidarity to Pan de Vida Lutheran Church in Jayaque, La Libertad, where two Lutheran pastors, Francisco Carrillo and his wife, Jesús, were murdered by hired killers. Both were supporters of human rights and the environment.
Seated in front of the altar are Bishop Skip Adams of Central New York, Medardo Gómez, the Lutheran bishop of El Salvador, Bishop Martín Barahona, Bishop Tom Ely and the Rev. Richard Bower.

Bishops at Pan de Vida

Bishops Medardo Gómez, Tom Ely, Skip Adams and Martín Barahona at the altar of Pan de Vida Church with a photo of the murdered Lutheran pastors.

Gomez and Barahona at Carillo grave

Medardo Gómez, Martín Barahona and Richard Bower at the graves of Pastors Francisco and Jesús Carillo.

Church at Cristo Rey

Church at Cristo Rey, Bajo Lempa.

 

 

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