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Children of Jesus
New Frontiers: Iquitos & Cajamarca
The floating city of Iquitos is located
in the jungle with no access by roads.
Boats and airplanes are the only ways
in and out. The church is built to float
when the river rises during rainy
season and children can only get to
church by canoe.
Iquitos:
Cajamarca:
Linked to the outside world by air and river, Iquitos is the
vibrant, unique, complex and diverse cultural hub located
in the Peruvian Amazon. It is the largest city that cannot be
reached by road. Tourism had such a large effect on Iquitos
that the main center has formed European-style architecture,
cuisine, art, culture, and world-views. Mud huts mingle
with luxurious tiled mansions, tiny dugout canoes ply the
water alongside colossal cruise ships. It is truly a city where
contemporary ideals coincide with traditional culture.
Cajamarca stands as the most important town in the northern
highlands of Peru. Cajamarca is a dainty but strong-willed
colonial metropolis, cradled in a valley and stonewalled by huge
mountain ranges in every direction. Fertile farmlands carpet the
entire valley and the streets belong as much to the traditional
farmers bundled in brightly colored scarves as the young city
youth who are dressed in modern attire. Things move slowly
here. As the once-profitable gold mining scaled back production
and its successor in limbo, Cajamarca is slowing down and once
again turning to the traditional pursuits of making yogurt and
cheese, while investing in the tourism industry.
By the grace of our God, the staff at the Peru office had the
opportunity to visit nine churches in the Iquitos region that
are seeking the support from HHK WMC to start a [Children
of Jesus] ministry.
While our staff was there, they were being told that these
churches had never been visited by outside mission agencies
yet. Wow! What an awesome opportunity!
Our God who loves the children, wanted us, HHK WMC
to release the mercy and the love of God to flow into these
children’s lives just as the Amazon River continues to flow.
Amen! We will obey! Our hearts were filled with excitement
as we reached the consensus of following the Lord’s call of
providing the feeding program, school uniforms, and school
supplies for these children.
How about we dream together, how about wonderful their
lives will become in next three years with the Lord?
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The visit to Cajamarca church and her pastor, Rafael Guevara
Vasquez was a very heart touching moment. The pastor’s
home? It sits upon the second story of the church. The first
floor is equipped with quaint rooms where children sit snug
alongside one another as they learn about the Bible and hear the
message. After Sunday school, the children funnel into the main
sanctuary where they hear the message from both a 11 years old
boy and a 12 years old girl. That’s correct... They have the youth
lead many of the children services. The children are taught at a
young age to not just know the Gospel but have the courage to
go out and evangelize to their friends and families.
The 2016 Short term mission team will visit the city of Iquitos
and do a vacation Bible school program. The missionaries are
eager to meet all the children there. Please join us in prayers for
the children of Cajamarca and Iquitos and the missionaries to
experience God through this visit.
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