Abandonment We received the official declaration of abandonment for a group of five siblings. We consider this to be the best option for them. Sadly, the absent father has appealed the judge's decision and this could stall the process for a long time. Please pray. Read more
First river trip Jesse and the Bible School students left for the first river trip of the year. Please pray for their safety and time in the different villages. Read more
A few options We are praying about how to best reach the people in our neighbourhood. We are thinking about starting an afterschool program, a kids' Bible club, and/or a youth drop-in centre. Pray that the Lord will give us wisdom. Read more
Peruvian short-term mission Pray for the first Peruvian short-term missions team of the year that we are helping to coordinate. It will be in Constructores, Lima, and will be taking place over Easter weekend. Last year the teams were canceled because of flooding. Pray for the Lord to send people to help with visits, open air teaching, and kids activities. Read more
Gone up to five The orphanage board and our staff approved our director's request to add a second child from the orphanage to his family. Our director and his wife are the only couple living on site and see their presence there as an opportunity to work in the lives of the neediest children. They have 3 children of their own and now have… Read more
Five mission points Pray for our church as a new group has started visiting a place called Río Seco. We have five mission points now so this requires not only economic resources, but manpower as well. Pray the Lord would provide for each of these mission points and that He would be working in the hearts of the people in each of these… Read more
A male worker needed Pray for the house of older boys at Hogar de Esperanza orphanage. A few boys in this house have recently been having some very tough behaviour issues. Pray for the workers to know how to best love and support them and specifically that God would provide a male worker who could live in the house with them as a house… Read more
A difficult decision We have been struggling to discern the Lord’s will regarding the ministry here and have decided that Strong Tower Christian School should close its doors at the end of this school year. Though it has been a difficult decision to make we are convinced that it is what the Lord is asking us to do. Next year, we will focus… Read more
We need wisdom Please continue to pray for the young people. We had another announcement that a youth is pregnant outside of wedlock. Pray for spiritual maturity and wisdom as we seek to lead, guide and help them. There are not great examples around for them. Most of the people here are not married to their partner and most of our kids come… Read more
Adoption issues Peru's department of government which regulates adoption closed the door for all countries wanting to adopt Peruvian children. This has a grave impact on the homeless children here, for while Peruvians do adopt, foreign adoption accounts for almost half of the children. Today there are approximately 15,000 Peruvian minors who can only dream about having a family. Pray that these… Read more
Growing in their knowledge We continue the Kids' Club in the new outreach in Molina. We have up to 20 kids attending and they are growing in their knowledge and some have received Christ. Pray for these precious kids, for the Lord to work in the lives of people in the neighbourhood and that we may point them to the Saviour. Read more
Timely provision We thank the Lord for bringing a new psychologist to the orphanage family. The state requires that we have a full-time psychologist in the institution. Our last psychologist, who served nearly five years with us, resigned at the end of September. We immediately begged the Lord to provide a mature believer to fill that position. In His grace, the Lord… Read more