Yomara Libana Huarocc Oscco

Yomara's parents are migrant workers that used to work on the fields. They moved to Chilca, Huancayo a few years ago. Life has been rough for them. They have six children and four are in school age. Due to having very little work they weren't able to send any of their kids to school.

When Victor and Cesar got to know them, they offered them the help that WAIO wanted to provide for them. At first, they wouldn't believe Victor and Cesar. 'It was too good to be true'. But finally Yomara's parents gave in and agreed to receive this wonderful help.

As of today, Yomara has been attending school for the last 3 years. She is in 3rd grade and now her parents have a different perspective about the future of their family.

They buy and re-sell scrap to recyclers for a living. They work very hard every day and they want to improve their way of life. Yomara often walks the streets with them to help the family.

Regardless of the tough environment Yomara has had to grow up she wants to be a doctor when she finishes high school. She always attends our Sunday School meetings.

Her family is a living proof that God is changing the lives of many poor families here in Chilca, Huancayo through WAIO-Alabama. Thank God for our great family in Oxford, Alabama.

Blessed be the name of the Lord.

Omer Eulogio Briceño

This is Omer Eulogio Briceño. He lives with his mom and his older brother (14) in his grandfather's house. Their parents divorced when Omer was still in her mom's womb. Omer is in 3rd grade and loves math.
Omer's mom works very hard to feed her two children. She does laundry for her neighbors, she sells toilet paper on the streets and at night she walks through the streets picking up cardboard boxes, empty plastic bottles and other things that then in turn she sells them to recyclers.

The room where this picture was taken serves multiple purposes: kitchen, dining room and bedroom.

Omer's mom gets very excited when she talks about her dream of their children becoming professionals. She is so thankful for the help she has been receiving from Word Alive in the last 4 years.

Thank you Word Alive for helping change these children's future!

Elizabeht and Isaac Alanya

It is 7 a.m. and Elizabeth and Isaac are ready to leave their home for school. They look happy, don't they?
They are 5 children in the family and they live with their parents.
They feel so blessed and are so thankful that Word Alive has been sponsoring Elizabeth and Isaac to go to school.

Sunday School Classes

Every Saturday and Sunday more than eighty children gather at our place in Huancayo to have fun, fellowship and biblical instruction. They have a great time.

Thank you Victor & Olga and Cesar for all that you do!

Katy and Angela Flores Porras

These precious girls are Katy and Angela Flores Porras. Katy (on the right) is in 9th grade and has great grades. She would like to become a zoologist when she grows up. Angela (on the left) would like to become a Forest Engineer. They live with their mom and two more sibblings. Their dad passed away two years ago after suffering of cirrhosis of the liver. Even though their precarious financial situation they both have big dreams to succeed.

Katy has been sponsored by WAIO since the last couple of years. Angela has entered the sponsorship program this year. They are thrilled to have this help coming to them and to have made so many new friends at Word Alive Peru.

Angela and her mom selling food on the street

Katy participating at a drama

More Pictures from the Trip

While in Lima we helped Pastor William and his wife get the new building ready for Sunday services.

You go John Byrd! Here is John protecting the floor so we could paint the ceiling.

Here is Magda, Angel's girlfriend, removing the contact cement from the floor. Hard work!

When we would visit a school, the children would get so excited! Each and everyone would want their picture taken.

Here is Brian and the dancing team.

Here is John, on behalf of WAIO, receiving a Thank YOU plaque from Kidz Alive Peru:



Peruvian home

Most families raise guinea pigs in their homes. Their meat is a great source of protein with very low fat.

While walking around the city of Huancayo we came accross all sorts of street vendors selling all sorts of foods, vegetables and trinkets. This particular one was selling frog soup.

Mishel Neydú

Mishel is 13 years old and she is the oldest of five sisters. She is in 9th grade and has been sponsored by WAIO for the last two years. She would like to become a Forest Guardian when she grows up.






When Mishel is out of school she helps her mom at a fruit juice store in her free time.
Mishel's dad works as a taxi cab driver. He rents the taxi cab by the hour to make a living. 'We have to work very hard to support our children', her mom said. She added 'one of our daughters is sick with appendicitis and we are trying to get the money to take her to the doctor."



Mishel's mom is very thankful to the Lord and to WAIO for the great help she has been receiving for Mishel for the last two years. She said "it makes me very happy and encourages me to keep working and trusting the Lord."

Peru Trip - September 2008

We (Brian Garrett, Will Tankard, John Byrd and Santiago Hechart) had a great trip to Huancayo, Peru!

This is a daily account of what we did:

Sunday, August 31st
Right after having our second church meeting in Joy Land in which we had 15 people present, I run home, finished packing and rushed to the airport to catch my flight to Peru.
That night, around 9:00 P.M., the plane was landing at Lima’s airport. Just a few minutes earlier, Brian Garrett, John Byrd and Will Tankard (Tara’s cousin) had arrived from Miami so we were able to meet at the airport. (perfect timing) Angel, our official driver in Peru, was waiting for us to take us to the hotel.

Monday, September 1st
We were hoping we could take a plane to Huancayo to avoid the rough road trip through the Andes mountains. All previous efforts to purchase the airfare tickets through their website had failed so our last chance was to do it there in Lima. Angel took us to the airline’s office that morning but the Tuesday flight was already booked. Angel, very graciously, was able to move things around his schedule to take us on his van to Huancayo the following Tuesday.
That Monday, I had arranged to meet with a pastor friend of mine that had started a church in Lima a couple of years ago. His name is William Diaz. We had lunch with him and his wife and they told us that they had had to move to a different church building and that they were working against the clock to have it ready for the following Sunday. We offered them our help and they were very happy about it. Angel took us back to the hotel, we got changed into our work clothes on and off we went to help William and his wife. The building was a complete “mess”. They had a lot of work ahead and we were able to help them paint the ceiling and the walls. We sowed a financial seed, we prayed and prophesied and then went back to the hotel. It was a great day!

Tuesday, September 2nd
We left Lima around 9 A.M. We were able to buy some new “altitude-sickness pills” that helped us a lot. In previous trips I (Santiago) had gotten very sick but not in this one, Praise God! We got to Huancayo around 5 P.M. that evening. Victor and his family welcome us into their home in which we stayed in for the whole duration of our visit.

Wednesday, September 3rd
After a good night of rest, we went out to visit the homes of the children that Word Alive supports. We visited lots of them and in each and every case their parents would be SO THANKFUL for the help their kids get from Word Alive. We saw lots of single moms that didn’t have words to express how thankful they were for this help they are getting. It was moving!!! We had the chance to visit a school to which some of the sponsored kids attend and when they knew we were there all the kids came to us and wanted a picture taken with us. It was so much fun! We were also able to tour the neighborhood to check for some land and buildings.

Praying for Isai

Thursday, September 4th
We spent the whole morning meeting with Victor and Cesar. We went through the books and different aspects of the operation. They are doing a great job, they are very thorough and very neat with the finances. During the afternoon, we visited more homes and got more words of appreciation for what Word Alive sponsors are doing for their children.
In the evening, we met with the leaders (all teenagers). We had a great time ministering to them, praying with them and prophesying to them. I am so glad Brian was there!!! He was such a blessing!!!

Friday, September 5th
We checked into more land and met with a real estate agent.
During the evening we met with some adults that are part of Victor and Olga’s life group.

Saturday, September 6th
We spent the whole morning meeting and ministering to Victor & Olga and Cesar. During the afternoon Cesar brought all his family to the house to visit with us. That evening the teenagers had their meeting and they took the streets of Chilca, Huancayo. Previous authorization from the major of Chilca, they blocked the street and they sang, danced and ministered to the Lord. Brian, Will and I shared a brief word of encouragement and four teenagers received the Lord as their Lord and Savior. Towards the end, a group of teenagers dressed with typical dresses danced to the rhythms of autochthon Peruvian music. It was a great celebration!!!

Sunday, September 7th
About 100 children gathered for Sunday School at 10 A.M. It was amazing. They sang, danced and had a great time together. Brian, Will, John and I shared briefly. They gave us a very nice “Thank You” plaque that they had made prepare for us. Right after that we loaded the van and headed back to Lima.

It was a great trip and both Brian and I feel we got a lot accomplished. I am so glad Brian was there with me. He was of great help and support.

Below you will find pictures of our trip.

THANK YOU WORD ALIVE FOR MAKING SUCH A DIFFERENCE IN THESE PERUVIAN FAMILIES LIVES!!!



Sunday School


Cesar and his family



Lizbeth Rodriguez Aroni



Will Tankard (Tara Garrett's cousin)



Sunday School

Beautiful girls


The lady you see on the picture hand knitted the hats we are wearing.


Kidz Alive Peru dancing with typical Peruvian dresses


A group of Word Alive teenagers



The Mendoza Family



The main catholic church in downtown Huancayo


Victor and Cesar


A beautiful fountain in Lima

Historic buildings in Lima: