Peru Mission Trip
Saturday July 30th, 2005
Agenda Information
From
Information prepared by
Photos added As soon as possible
ESL group will stay at farm and teach in the school. Grammer school is in the AM. We will teach a lesson to the younger children. After lunch, high school students attend school. We will teach a lesson for the older students in the afternoon.
We will join the dental/VBS team at the end of each day in their village or when they return for dinner.
Dental and VBS groups will travel to a different village each day. They will take lunch with them and perhaps dinner. Snacks/drinks can be purchased in the villages.
Saturday – travel to Molepate; 35-40 minutes from farm on “pretty good road”
This is an area where Ralph is working to establish a relationship.
Monday – travel to Mischchiaco; about 30-45 minutes on “pretty good road”
There is a church in the process of being built here. Those who’d like to work on the church may help with construction.
Tuesday – travel to Colpahata; (about 30-45 minutes) with a visit to Choaka on the way. This is where Ralph is working to establish a new agriculture/dairy production. There is no church here but there is a place to set up the clinic. Ralph is working to deepen the ministry relationship here.
Wednesday – set up dental clinic at farm for the morning; final ESL lesson in school. Have lunch at the farm and depart for Cuzco. The remainder of Wednesday and Thursday are as previously outlined.
Sleeping/Bath
Arrangements at the Farm –
Our group will all sleep in one house. There are four bedrooms and three bathrooms (kind of). All the beds are bunk beds. Men will sleep in two rooms and women will sleep in two rooms. The men will share one bath with one shower and one toilet. The women will share one bath with two showers and two toilets. Bed linens are provided. Bring your own towel. Afternoons are the best times to take showers. I suggest ear plugs if you are a light sleeper.
Ministry, Missions
& Flexibility –
All our ministry work is being scheduled and set up by two local pastors, Jaime Padilla and Jaime Gonzalez. We have trusted them to determine where it is best for us to go and serve.
Our hotel and transportation arrangements are being set up by Dennis Smith, Ralph’s “man on the ground” in Peru. Dennis is the detail man and I am assured he will take care of things for us.
As much as we have tried to plan for all things we could consider, there’s just no telling how things may end up. The Lord will honor our preparation but it is critical we depart the US with a flexible and willing attitude. Other countries do not operate on the same clock as we do. We may plan to depart at a set time only to find out we wait for awhile until …. and then suddenly it’s time to go. Meal times will not be set time but we will eat! As part of your preparation for this trip, please pray to set your American ideas of how things should be aside and ask the Lord to help you fully experience the culture you will be part of on this trip.