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The first stop on my journey is Peru. What started me thinking about Peru is my friend Annie. We talk about going there to do mission work. She's found an organization called "Los Amigos", which according to their web site "
Los Amigos is a faith-based organization dedicated to supporting programs that improve and transform the lives of the poor of Chimbote, Peru"
I'll tell you more about them later...
Map courtesy of
Info Please,com
What I learned about Peru...
- It is the third largest country in South America - about three times the size of California
- It is on the South Pacific Ocean and bordered by Brazile and Chili among others
- that when the Spanish landed in 1531 the Inca's were a highly developed society
I don't know about the rest of the food there, but what I fixed for dinner tonight was amazingly good. Aji de Gallina (Chili Chickien) and Pan Con Queso for desert. MMM! And I have enough left for tomorrow night!
The
Aji de Gallina isn't like the chili we are used to. It is a white chili and the base is bread soaked in milk with onions, garlic, yellow chili peppers and, of course, chicken. Mix it with come chicken broth and I threw in the carrots and celery from cooking the chicken and topped it all off with a few walnuts and Parmesan cheese and a few olives on the side. Don't let the bread/milk fool you. It was great!
The
Pan Con Queso isn't like our queso (velveta and rotel) either! It is butter, bread, cheese and eggs all baked together to make a wonderful cheesy omelet, French toast combination. I can't leave well enough alone so I topped it with some slivered almonds and raspberry pecan preserves. Darn! None of that left, guess I'll have to make more!
you can find these recipes and a whole lot more at
www.peru-recipes.com
Pray...
Pray for the mission work going on at Los Amigos and Fr. Jack and his staff.
Fr. Jack on the streets of Chimbote
with a recipient of a donated wheelchair.
They are working in challenging circumstances in Chimbote, Peru. Chimbote used to be a thriving town and fishing port, now it is one of Peru's poorest cities. They are struggling to survive. Visit their website at
http://www.losamigos-chimbote.org to learn more.
Pray for the PCUSA missionaries and their work.
PCUSA (Presbyterian Church USA) has amazing people doing amazing work in large number of countries throughout the world. You can learn more about those working in Peru by clicking on their names and following the link back to the PCUSA website. There you will find email and/or mailing addresses and read about the work they are doing.
Why not drop them a card or email message. I know they would love to hear from you!
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I hope PCUSA doesn't mind. I find it easier to pray for someone if I have their picture and know a little about what they are doing, so I have copied from their website. My intentions are good...to encourage others to pray. If you want to know about the work in other countries, I encourage you to visit Mission Connections.
 Sara Armstrong and Rust Edmondson are serving as delegation and partnership coordinators working with groups coming from the US. They organize, coordinate and translate for visiting delegations.
 Sarah Henken was appointed regional liaison for the Andean region in July 2010. She will provide support for partner ministries, implement regional strategies and strengthen the work of mission personnel by providing guidance and assistance. She will also facilitate the work of grassroots Presbyterians from the United States who are directly involved in mission in the region — Bolivia, Colombia, Peru and Venezuela. This new appointment represents the continuation of a journey of ministry in Latin America that Sarah began as a new college graduate in 2002.
 Harry and Debbie Horne were first appointed workers with the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) in 1983. Their most recent appointment, which began in July 2004, is in Lima, Perú, where Harry is assigned to the Recinto Universitario Teológico (RUT), a theological education institution related to the Universidad Bíblica Latinoamericana in Costa Rica, and Debbie is assigned to Joining Hands against Hunger, Perú. Harry teaches Bible and biblical language courses at the RUT and Debbie is also the site coordinator for the Young Adult Volunteer Program. Joining Hands is the receiving network for the YAVs in Peru.
 Jed Koball began his service as a mission co-worker in January 2009 when he was appointed companionship facilitator for the Joining Hands network in Peru. Joining Hands is a program of the Presbyterian Hunger Program that fights the root causes of hunger by sparking the formation of networks in developing countries. These networks lead the struggle against hunger at a local level while working with PC(USA) presbyteries and congregations to address global hunger issues.
Love...
If what we call love doesn’t take us beyond ourselves, it is not really love. If we have the idea that love is characterized as cautious, wise, sensible, shrewd, and never taken to extremes, we have missed the true meaning. This may describe affection and it may bring us a warm feeling, but it is not a true and accurate description of love. Have you ever been driven to do something for God not because you felt that it was useful or your duty to do so, or that there was anything in it for you, but simply because you love Him?
Have you ever realized that you can give things to God that are of value to Him? Oswald Chambers
Think about it...share your comments. I would love to hear from you!
Till next time,
Shalom,
Sharon
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