PENpal connects Rush Creek families with families in El Salvador through long-term, gospel-centered partnership.
PENpal is a long-term partnership ministry through our Rush Creek campus in Plan del Pino, El Salvador. Through this ministry, Rush Creek families have the opportunity to encourage and walk alongside families in El Salvador through prayer, communication, and monthly support.
A monthly partnership of $40 helps support a family with one child through ministries that may include:
- Food assistance
- Academic tutoring
- Trade and life-skills workshops
- Preventative medical care
- Spiritual discipleship
- Ministry outreach through the local church
PENpal families also receive opportunities to grow spiritually through the ongoing ministry of the church in their community.
PENpals have opportunities to receive letters, updates, and communication from their partnered family throughout the year.
Rush Creek mission teams also travel regularly to El Salvador, creating opportunities for PENpals to meet their partnered families in person and experience the ministry firsthand.
Many families in Plan del Pino face significant economic challenges, including underemployment and limited access to stable work opportunities.
PENpal exists to strengthen families through the ministry of the local church while encouraging long-term relationships, discipleship, and hope for the future.
If you are interested in becoming a PENpal or would like to learn more about how your family, group, or ministry can partner with this work, please contact: penpal@rushcreek.org
More Than Financial Support
PENpal is a partnership ministry through our Rush Creek campus in Plan del Pino, El Salvador.
Through this ministry:
- children receive educational support,
- families receive care and encouragement,
- students are discipled,
- leaders are developed,
- and the local church is strengthened.
This is not simply aid.
It is long-term gospel partnership.
Pray for a family, student, and church community in El Salvador.
Pray
Exchange letters and hear stories of how God is at work.
Encourage
Monthly giving helps provide educational support, discipleship, care, and ministry opportunities through the local church.
Partner
Rush Creek does not operate PENpal independently. We serve alongside the leadership and ministry of our Rush Creek Campus in El Salvador, a thriving church faithfully serving Plan del Pino.
We believe lasting transformation happens most powerfully through the local church serving its own community.
Partner with a family in Plan del Pino through prayer, encouragement, educational support, discipleship, and local church ministry.
Help university students pursue education, leadership development, discipleship, and long-term gospel impact in their community.
Support housing and construction initiatives that help provide stability, dignity, and practical care for families in need.
Through the generosity of Rush Creek and its partners, nearly 70 homes have already been built for families in Plan del Pino.
Most homes can be fully funded for approximately $4,000.
Rush Creek mission teams regularly travel to El Salvador to serve alongside our ministry partners, encourage families, and support the work of the local church.
For many PENpals, visiting Plan del Pino becomes one of the most meaningful parts of the journey
Become part of a long-term partnership that strengthens families, equips students, and supports the ministry of the local church.
