El Salvador: Final Log (# 5)

Final log (#5) Martyr Sites then Home

This morning we woke up and had a great breakfast at the hotel- I am loving sweet corn tamales for breakfast!

We packed up and met in the lobby to head out to the hospital where archbishop Romero lived with the nuns and where he was killed while celebrating mass. We had a tour from one of the nuns. We then went downtown to see the tomb of Romero but it is only open one hour in the afternoon in the crypt. The powers that be moved him and limit access because so many are pushing for him to be a saint but the Roman Catholic authority is trying to quiet that movement. Its great that the two statues of Romero are in Anglican/Episcopal churches one being the National Cathedral in Washington DC and Westminster Abbey in London. We toured the cathedral and went out into the square where 70 were killed by the government during Romero's funeral.

We traveled to the Univerisity of Central America which is a Jesuit school. This is where the 6 priests and two women were killed. We visited the chapel there which has amazing but graphic artwork of those beaten and killed during the civil war.

We had lunch in a shopping mall- I had McDonalds which was great!!! We then went back to the Univeristy and toured where the Jesuits were killed. It was very moving. Seeing the real pictures of the dead was shocking. We then went back to the hotel to get our luggage and head ot the airport.

It has been a great trip and now for the real work - to continue the work we have started here!