My dad’s last wish was to be buried in El Salvador. I was so upset, I started crying and asked him why?! He did not answer, but I already knew the answer I just wanted to hear it from him. I called a few funeral houses to get an estimate, but I never got a call back. I was desperate, but the day my dad passed away everything fell into place. The funeral house that took my dad’s body told us it would be $2,550 to send him over there, use their funeral house, and get all the other things that come with the service. I was glad that things worked out, but the next problem was money.. How were we going to pay for everything? Donations, fundraisers, and checks.. That is how it all came together. I was hella thankful to everyone who donated and helped out with the fundraiser. My mom definitely has great friends and so do my brother and I. At the end of the day we had enough money to send my dad to El Salvador and for us to go with him. We left at 12:45 AM on August 2 and arrived at 8:00 AM in El Salvador. That same day we held my father’s service, which was all night (I had no idea, so I was tired from not sleeping on the plane the night before. I went 48 hours without sleep). We then buried him on August 3rd and although it was difficult to see, I was glad to be there with my family and to see that we granted my dad’s last wish.

P.S. You see how they changed his box when we got to El Salvador? Well that is because my dad has great friends. That box is valued at $1,500, but because the guy who owns the funeral place knew my dad and became rich.. He gave it to us. My dad was blessed.

Ana<3