Peru’s history reaches far back, several millennia before the birth of Jesus. It consists of numerous civilizations, kingdoms, and empires before the Spanish conquest. When the Spaniards came in 1532, led by Francisco Pizarro, the Incan Empire had established firm control over almost all of modern-day Perú. Then, after nearly 300 years of control by [...]
I thought I would share with those of you that keep up with our team something that really excited Mark, Justin, and me last week.
When Justin and I first came to Peru, the Davidsons introduced us to Carlos, an employee at a store located in a main mall here. They had developed [...]
The number of teammates that officially reside in Lima, Perú increased by one last night when I flew in to the José Chavez International Airport. Praise God for allowing me, and the team, to take one more big step towards our dreams of sharing the good news of Jesus in Lima. Please keep our continued [...]
Here it is straight from “the mouths of babes.” Can’t help but wonder what Christ himself thinks each time he hears this precious child mouth the prayer he taught us all to pray.
Often times a picture is worth a thousand words. In this case, maybe they’re worth even more as we attempt through our website to introduce you to a whole new country, culture and people. I thought I’d show you a few “views” of Lima and the rest of Peru in an effort to [...]
Recently, Tara and I were having a conversation with a new friend, a fellow American, here in Lima. When this person heard that we were a part of a church planting team, they responded with the question, “Is there a need for that here?”
Good question. Our first instincts were to say, [...]
The Thompson family has made it to Lima. The flight went smooth and all went well. This is a great day in the story of our team, as our team presence has grown in the great city of Lima. Thanks for all your prayers. Here are some pictures of the Thompsons [...]
In the midst of our craziness (our whirlwind mini-furlough tour before our departure to Lima), Alison, Cailyn and I were blessed to spend 10 days with our supporting congregation, the Fairlane Church of Christ, in Shelbyville, Tennessee. In some ways, I guess (it’s not as though I have tons of experience with furloughs being that [...]
To better introduce you to the finer points of Peruvian culture, below you’ll find a video of one of the numerous native dances of Peru. The title of the video is “Tijeras” or ’scissors.’ I’m certain you’ll know why when you see it. Hope you enjoy…
By the way….Mark is already considered an [...]
Probably, very few would call a heart surgery a blessing. Relief? Yes. Life-changing? Yes. Grateful its over? No doubt. But, again, blessing doesn’t immediately come to mind when you think of handing your 3 year old over to somebody ready to take her back to a surgical suite. [...]