A bunch of volunteers for the Women’s Village went to El Centro, Plaza de Armas, to give away free hugs and pass out flyers about the village. This is the second time we have done this and they were such a success. We had a huge banner, the press was there and many people volunteered their time for this cause. At first, several people didn’t want to be hugged; they backed away and looked at us like we were crazy. But we didn’t take no for an answer and after they got their hug, their faces lit up and they even thanked us. Many people said that it made their day and several said that they thought the free hugs were such a great idea. People signed up to volunteer for the Village and also we had women that set up appointments for therapy. People even lined up to get their hug!
Wednesday, February 24, 2010
Monday, December 21, 2009
Chocolatada's
Chocolatada's are a big tradition and they take place just about everywhere. These photos are from a Chocolatada that we had for the kids in one of our newest barrios. There was a great turn out. We had some kids that led some singing and dancing from the city church, a puppet show, and a mime skit. Afterwards we played some games and then the kids enjoyed some awesome Hot Chocolate and received their own Panaton (Peruvian fruit cake). There were smiles all around!
Our 1st Ourdoor Service
We just had our first ourdoor service where we invited people from the barrios as well as the city church to come. We had an awesome turnout, about 250 people! We sang some songs with the help of the band from our church in the city, had communion, listened to a great sermon from Jamie and everyone got a Panaton, a traditional Christmas cake. The kids played some games with the help of Andres and Julianna and they each got their own Panaton. It was a great afternoon enjoyed by all!
Saturday, August 22, 2009
A New Location
Sunday night we had our first service for our newest church plant in Trujillo. It was held at the offices of Project New Hope International. There were about 37 people in attendance including several new people. Rosa led some worship songs with Andres accompanying her with the bongo drums. Roger told the story out of the Bible of the 3rd Man and we finished up with some refreshments and great fellowship. Everybody enjoyed the service.
The City Church
These are some pictures from the Church in the City. Mike preached on this Sunday and he had people write out their testimonies and taught them how to share them. He challenged them to share them with a few people during the week. The worship team did a great job leading us in songs. The whole team gathers up to pray prior to the services each week.
Friday, July 31, 2009
Rendezvous in Peru July 2009
Rendezvous in Peru 2009 has just ended and what a week it was! All that participated had a wonderful week. We divided everyone up into four different groups. The goal we had in mind for the week, to conquer the City of
One of our other groups consisted of just women. They visited the women inmates at a prison. There they taught them how to embroider cards. This is not meant as a hobby, but it is our hope that they will be able to sell the cards they make.
Another of our groups visited a very large facility for the elderly. What a blessing it was to serve this segment of the Peruvian population. We had a great time giving hand massages, singing songs and even doing the Hokey Pokey! We were all so blessed to be able to serve them lunch and celebrate their lives!
For the ladies, afternoons were spent in the barrios working with the women. We taught them how to embroider bookmarks. One afternoon, for a unique experience, we brought a Chef into the barrios to teach the women how to cook some really yummy food. All were blessed – it was wonderful!
Another afternoon we visited one of the poorer barrios in
The children on the trip had some special places to serve. They went to a hospital, 2 different special needs schools, a school in the city, and two different kindergarten schools in the barrios. They had a great time playing games, did crafts, told bible stories and dressed up like clowns. Our children’s group got into action too as they gave 13 angel dolls to special needs kids. What a special time!
For those who may not know about the Angel Doll program, I would like to explain a little about it. The Angel doll program is headed up by
The youth of our group had a special mission! They went to visit a drug and alcohol rehabilitation center for men in a barrio. Wow, do these men know how to worship God. It was truly amazing to hang out with them. They also went to 4 different barrios and got to participate in some really neat activities with the barrio youth that are participating in our youth groups. On Friday the
The final night, we had a wonderful party for everyone to celebrate the work that had been accomplished during the 2009 Rendezvous in Peru Trujillo
Wednesday, June 24, 2009
Hope 4 Kid's Visit
The Hope 4 Kids team was here for 10 days. They worked very hard and were in a different Barrio every day. They spent most of their days building cook stoves for some of the families who cook their food inside their makeshift houses by piling up charcoal on the floor and put a makeshift grate over the top. The smoke fills the house and a lot of them have serious breathing problems. These new stoves have a chimney that will vent the smoke out the top of the roof. They also spent some time playing with the kids and building relationships with the adults. They helped feed breakfast to over 100 kids in one of the barrios, and lunch to about another 100 kids in another barrio.
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