Happy New Year to you all. We had a nice little barbeque with Ricky (our host) and a father and son, Rick & Matt, here from Wisconsin to lead a short term mission trip for their … Read more about Happy New Year
Begging on Christmas
Peru has a high rate of people below the poverty range: 52% (under $58/month) and extreme poverty of 19% (under $32/month). One-fourth of children under five are malnourished. Many … Read more about Begging on Christmas
Christmas Packages
Our daughters wanted us to have a few small things from them for our first Christmas away from home, so they each sent us a package. We told them not to send checks or anything valuable and … Read more about Christmas Packages
A Christmas Fiesta
Yesterday the ChildReach Ministry mission group and the 3 Cooleys put on a Christmas fiesta for them. We came around lunch time to just hang out with them. Then around 3:00 we … Read more about A Christmas Fiesta
A Peruvian Boy Named Jesus
Childhood was delayed for a Peruvian boy named Jesus. His mother worked all the time and left him to fend for himself on the streets. A gang of boys would taunt him and began to … Read more about A Peruvian Boy Named Jesus
Children in the Work Force
Elsa is twelve. She hasn’t seen her mother for 1 ½ years. Her 19 year old sister works as a maid in a home in Lima and her 16 year old brother is away from home going to … Read more about Children in the Work Force
December 9
We joined Terri and his wife Brenda as they prepared for their mission trip group to come. We took a taxi to their hotel and called a man who was coming with his VW van for them to use for … Read more about December 9
December 8
Poverty is common in Peru. Many people come from the highlands to the cities along the desert coast to find work. They live in shanty towns--some with no electricity or … Read more about December 8
November 25, Saturday
We had a good day of visiting new friends and going to an English speaking church. After doing some laundry and such things at Ricky’s house, we went to Pastor Juan and his wife Maria’s house in … Read more about November 25, Saturday
