Hello and Welcome to our first update. We are still at the initial stages both of this website and of preparations for the school. Creating an instituion from scratch is sort of like building an aircraft carrier and launching it at the same time. No small feat to say the least. The word is officially
Read MoreWe are grieving the death of my wife’s nephew in Peru. It has been two weeks now. Romelio and Celia’s five month old son Jonathan died suddenly of heart failure. They worked desperately to the end to save him.It was a severe blow. There is a bitter-sweetness in it all. They trust that child is
Read MoreThis summer we were blessed by the visit three pastors from outside the United States. The first was an old friend working in a small village in a Spanish-speaking country. Close to 20 years ago he left a good job and good life in the United States to return to his home village. For the
Read MoreWe are gearing up for the new school year. Our family is still in the USA. We expect to spend most of the fall semester here and head down south by the end of the year. Of course we are eager to be off and running but transitions take time. Things are going well down
Read More– May you live in interesting times. (Old Chinese curse) For several weeks now we have been cruising along with the school and had no major disruptions. The continuity has allowed us to cover a lot of ground, and we are making some real progress. Alas, our blessed monotony must come to an end. This
Read MoreOne of the biggest challenges for missionaries is neither cannibals, grub worms nor tropical fever. One of the biggest challenges for missionaries is furlough, that odd cross between vacation and temporary layoff. In theory the furlough provides much-needed rest for the weary missionary and an opportunity to reconnect with enthusiastic supporters back home. In practice,
Read More“In Peru schooling is regarded as the sine qua non of progress and the key to personal advancement.” “The Ministry of Education in Lima exercises authority over a sprawling network of schools for which it uniformly determines curricula, textbook content, and the general values that guide classroom activities nationwide. Because of the importance invested in education, the role of the
Read MorePERSPECTIVES In recent decades global Christianity has grown at an unprecedented rate, especially in the developing nations of the southern hemisphere. Churches in these areas are facing an enormous influx of new converts from nominally Christian to non-Christian backgrounds. The discipleship and spiritual formation of a whole generation is a unique oportunity and an enormous
Read MoreReligion is a strange and scary thing especially for those who have none. Many secular people in my country regard religious folks as bizarre and dangerous. Fundamentalism was once a theological self-designation of certain Protestant Christians in the early 1900’s. Today it is a lump-them-all-together term used for anyone and everyone who actually believes in
Read MorePeruvian Education Average years of schooling of adults 7.6 years GDP per capita Peru $7,600 (2007 estimate) GDP per capita USA $45,800 (2007 estimate) Education “The typical school year runs from April through December. There are private and public schools. Although grades one through 12 are free, public education is not available for many of
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