Peru

Mobilising the church

Autumn 2011

Dear Supporting Churches

We thank God for His love and providence in the work we do, and also for all those churches that support missionaries who preach the gospel around some towns in Peru.

Thank you for your constant prayers and financial support that help us to do our work better and better every day.

naldo, one of Shalom’s volunteers

e of Shalom’s volunteers

eynaldo, one of Shalom’s volunteers

I am Reynaldo Alarcon and my wife is Sara del Villar. I have three children, Maria Ruth, Esther Noemi and Ana Raquel, ages 18, 8 and 6 respectively. I used to have one boy, Christian who passed away when he was 17 years old. Christian was everything for me, I made lots of plans with him, he was my adoration, but one afternoon something unexpected happened. We were walking together and suddenly he fell down and hit his head on the floor.

I suffered a lot for two years. I prayed to God to heal him several times, but he continued to be ill. Eventually I stopped fighting against God and accepted his will, and after that, my son passed away.

I started working with the youth group, because I know they have lack of love and need to be listened to and helped because many of them get lost in drugs, alcohol, and other bad habits. The situation is difficult because their families don’t want to accept them anymore, and also some churches don’t provide the help that they need.

In every young person I see one of God’s children and feel that I need to help them and love them,

show understanding, and provide them tasks to find good opportunities for their lives.

In 2010, I went to a Shalom risk reduction workshop. I really liked it and from that moment I

started to be more interested in the work that Shalom was doing, so I contacted Shalom to help me

to expand the ministerial vision in some churches. Thank God that churches are more involved with

the needs of their community, and that they are having a good impact and enabling transformation

in people who need it.

I feel happy because Shalom takes care of our brothers and sisters from churches and towns

around.”

Water shortage in the high population in Puno. They don’t use enough water to cook and wash the food.

A natural disasters risk prevention Workshop for women from ADIEC churches.

Children with their parents come together to the workshops.

Prayer Points

We thank God:

• Because although there is a global crisis he has provided us more than we need.

• Because Shalom’s board allowed us to expand the project to other areas in the region.

• For the life of our sister Rosa Camargo. She has been working with us implementing capacity

building in all the projects in the Andean region.

• For the worthwhile work our volunteers do every day, God bless them. Their names are:

Lourdes Huarhuache (Lawyer), Reynaldo Alarcon (Pastor and Farmer).

Please pray for:

• All the children we are working with. We ask for God wisdom for all of them in order to learn

and practice what we are teaching about how to care for God’s creation.

• For a good management of the self-sufficiency project, especially in the areas of water

management, fish-farm and poultry.

• A new place for the office. The one where we are now doesn’t have enough space and it is in a

dangerous area.

• God’s provision of new people and local and International volunteers that support the work of

Shalom.

Meeting with ADIEC leaders to evaluate the project and planning the work for 2012- 2015

Participants at the natural disasters risk prevention Workshop for women from ADIEC churches.

Victoria Diaz

Victoria works for the project as Shalom’s Director and lives in Lima-Peru.

She is 54 years old, and unfortunately a few years ago her husband passed away. This was one of the more difficult situations she

had to face in her life.

Victoria is making some contacts with important local authorities in order to show them the project, so please pray for her

About Shalom

Shalom has a vision to see people and communities transformed by God’s grace and love. It works with a network of about

30 local pastors in south-east Peru, helping them and their churches to get excited about bringing physical and spiritual help to

people in an area that has significant levels of poverty and is at risk of environmental disaster.

Funding target: £25,000