History:
First and foremost! Look at some of the faces of the Angels that have taken the command to "GO." Enjoy! (Click Here) Know, this is only a few that have gone. We are looking for YOU to join us soon!
The companion synod relationship with Peru began in 1999 when the first group from the TX-LA Gulf Coast Synod traveled to Lima, Peru. This initial trip was for the 1st ordination of Lutheran pastors in the country of Peru. Since that time many others have made the journey both from the USA to Peru and from Peru to the USA. The Lutheran Synod of Peru is known as "Iglesia Luterana Evangelica Peruana (ILEP)." Email for the President of ILEP is Pastor Pedro Bullon and Vice President is Pastor Benjamin Navarro. A very good friend at Emanuel Lutheran in Peru is Matilde Ponce.
Visits to Our Brother & Sisters in Peru:
Since that initial ordination visit in 1999 (mentioned above), about 2 to 3 trips per year have been made by members of our churches here in Texas. Each of these trips has consisted of 24 to 30 people. So, it is estimated that from 300 to 400 people from our area have visited our families in Peru. In the beginning we thought of the trips as "Mission Trips," but no longer... THEY FAMILY REUNIONS! View some of those that have visited Peru (Click Here). When will you come and joing the fun? Check here for possilble next trip!
Goals:
Several congregations in our synod and other synods too have developed close relationships with individual churches in Peru. Together we have sponsored many new and exciting programs to assist them. See program list below. The excitement is contagious! To learn more about how to join in the fun, contact:
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Programs:
The programs or projects that are currently in operation in Peru are:
- Future Seekers - is a program that provides financial support to children in Peru so that they can attend school. Sponsors in the USA are matched with children in Peru who are unable to afford the $415 annual cost of schooling. The school term in Peru runs from March to December. In the year
- 2008 - 219 children were sponsored,
- 2007 - 159 children were sponsored, and
- 2006 - 62 children were sponsored.
- Vaction Bible School (VBS) - Each summer, normally in June, about 20 to 30 people from the US have traveled to Lima to teach VBS to about 300 to 500+ children. A fantastic event!
- Medical - Fight Against AIDS/HIV (in Peru known as SIDA): Luz Divina, with the help of Living Word, has begun a program to educate the youth and adults about this dreaded virus and Operation San Andres (OSA) - Exists to provide holistic aid to the indigent and under served people of Collique Peru, a shanty town on the outskirts of Lima. It is comprise of a group of medical doctors from the Houston area. OSA is under the leadership of Dr. Luis Campos, a Houston heart surgeon. Please read the link for more details or visit their website.
- Home Construction - Construction new ready built homes for people who live in thatch wall homes with no running water or electricty.
- Jobs - Selling arts & crafts, learning how to sew and use the loom, and possibly starting a new restaurant.
- Misc. - Installing playgrounds and supplying breakfast to children on the way to school
ELCA and World Hunger in Peru: Click Here to see what's happening! (Note: this is a large file and takes about 30 to 45 seconds to view it)
Other Synods in the USA involved with the Peru Companion Synod:
Interesting Links for Peru:
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