Word Alive Peru

2009-10-22T14:11:00.000-07:00

On Saturday October 17th the kids at Word Alive Peru had a guest speaker that shared with them the importance of making good choices.
His name is Carlos Visag and he used to work as the Regional Director of Education, a very important position within the Ministry of Education of Peru.
Currently, Lic. Carlos Visag serves as pastor in a Baptist church in town. The kids loved the event and were very blessed.

March For Jesus in Huancayo

2009-10-07T13:57:00.000-07:00

Word Alive Peru marched for Jesus through the streets of Huancayo!

March for Jesus brings Christians of every tradition, age, and color, into the streets to celebrate what Jesus has done and to ask God's blessing on our cities. It is nothing more and nothing less than a joyous celebration of our Lord Jesus Christ. March for Jesus is a heartfelt praise for Jesus and prayer for cities and nations.

Peruvian Amazon

2009-09-21T08:35:00.000-07:00

Not long ago our friend Victor went on an exploratory trip through the Peruvian Amazon.

The Peruvian Amazon is the area of the Amazon jungle that is confined within the territory of Peru, from the east of the Andes to borders with Ecuador, Colombia, Brazil and Bolivia. This region comprises more than half of the country and is an area with great biodiversity and endemism. The Peruvian Amazon is the second largest jungle after the Brazilian Amazon.

Here are some of the pictures:

New Happy Face

2009-04-15T08:43:00.000-07:00

The Word Alive Peru Team is constantly searching for underprivileged kids that are in desperate need of being helped so that they can attend school.

Johan Huaman Torres is in 2nd grade. He has been living with his grandparents since he was two years old. Johan is a very clever boy. When we visited them for the first time his grandmother told us that he didn’t want to go to school anymore because he didn’t have any school supplies. Johan’s grandfather works as a day laborer on the fields and what he makes is only enough to feed them.

Here we see Johan trying his new school uniform.

Thanks to the wonderful Word Alive sponsors, Johan as well as many other children will be able to go to school and have a better future.

School Year Begins in Huancayo

2009-03-16T08:31:00.000-07:00

School year begins once again in Huancayo, Peru. Parents and children are so happy and feel so blessed to count with Word Alive's help. The great majority of these families do not have the resources to send their children to school. If it weren't for Word Alive members' generosity these children would be working and begging on the streets of Huancayo. THANK YOU to each and every sponsor that makes this possible!

Here are some more pictures of the school supplies distribution. ENJOY.

Video Greeting from Peru

2009-01-18T11:49:00.000-08:00

Karina's Miracle

2009-01-12T06:44:00.000-08:00

Two years ago, Karina didn't even have a birth certificate. Her dad was not willing to acknowledge her as his child at the time of her birth. So, to be able to matriculate her in school, Victor and Olga had to go to the Chilca City Hall with Karina (6 years old) and her mom to plead for a solution. Finally, after a lot of work, her dad agreed to recognize Karina as his legitimate daughter.

Word Alive sponsors Karina and her oldest brother Miguel. If it weren’t for Word Alive these children would not be going to school. Her mom hardly makes money to barely feed her six children, one with Down syndrome.

We really believe that God hears the cry of these kids and in turn He touches compassionate hearts that give to make stories like Karina’s possible.

Thank You Word Alive Alabama for thinking about the orphans and the ones that have been forgotten on this earth.

Karina and her mom

Karina and her school teacher

Yomara Libana Huarocc Oscco

2008-12-09T09:50:00.000-08:00

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

2008-11-18T03:54:00.000-08:00

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

2008-11-18T03:42:00.000-08:00

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

2008-10-20T13:03:00.000-07:00

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

2008-10-20T12:19:00.000-07:00

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

2008-10-07T10:13:00.001-07:00

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

2008-09-28T17:31:00.000-07:00

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

2008-09-10T12:39:00.001-07:00

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:

Isaura Quispe Lanazca

2008-08-25T15:16:00.000-07:00

Dear Friends,

This lovely child is named Isaura.

Her mother never had the oportunity to attend school nor to learn how to read or write. They along with her grandparents live in deep poverty.

In addition to the crushing poverty that her mother has had to endure little Isaura was conceived in rape. When Isaura received her school supplies, uniform, and shoes she

and her mother were thrilled for the opportunity for her to go to school.

She is now a lively, bright, and happy little first grader.
Thanks to the generosity of Word Alive International Outreach she has a bright future.

Word Alive Peru - Making Jesus Famous.

Eliseo Quispe Lanazca

2008-08-21T07:21:00.000-07:00

Eliseo Quispe Lanazca is in 9th grade. He has been receiving Word Alive's help since two years ago. His dad works as a stevedore in one of the markets in Huancayo and her mom used to work as a street vendor but because of health problems she had to stop working.

Since Eliseo is the oldest child, he goest to work early in the mornings to help his family's economy. He dreams to be an operator of heavy machinery one day.

Eliseo told Victor that they are a big family and that his dad's meager income is not enough to eat well, much less to buy everything the school asks you for.

He thanks Pastor Kent and the Word Alive families for the help he gets every year. Because of this help he is able to go to school and get an education.

Lizbeth Rodriguez Aroni

2008-08-19T15:05:00.001-07:00

Lizbeth is a shinning example of the transforming power of the Holy Spirit.

In September 2005 she came to Word Alive Peru battered and bruised. Crying, she shared how she had been abused by her step sister's husband for months. Immediately it was reported to the police. Soon she was living with Word Alive Peru.

Three years later and you can see by these pictures how the Lord has moved mightily in her life. She is a very kind and happy young lady who enthusiastically helps tutor the younger children at the mission. She has lots of friends at school and says she wants to become a lawyer so she can help defend the most needy women and childrenThank God for his wonderful work in Lizbeth's life.

Lizbeth (center)

Word Alive Peru Encounter

2008-08-06T11:49:00.000-07:00

August 2nd & 3rd, 2008 will be unforgettable days for the 50 kids that attended the first encounter weekend that Word Alive Peru had ever organized.

Meal times were particularly exciting for them. The kids loved to eat together at the same table with their friends. Victor, Olga, Cesar and two ladies did all the cooking and serving. Sunday lunch was delicious!

They would have big group meetings and then they would break up in smaller groups according to their ages.

Here we see some teenagers sharing and having fun together.

On Saturday night they stayed up until midnight. They built a bonfire and share the goodness of God together. Olga was in charge of this session and the kids loved it. They had a lot of fun.

We see them working in a smaller group.

Most of these kids had never ever participated in an event like this, mostly due to economic reasons. Thank You Word Alive Alabama for making this event possible for them.

Maria Luz and Gabriela Huayra Torres

2008-07-07T14:43:00.000-07:00

María Luz is the second of seven siblings. Her parents are farmers that only speak Quechuan (a native language spoken in the Andes regions). Gabriela is a happy girl that loves to study. She always comes to Sunday School, Victor says.
Their mom doesn't speak that much but you can see how happy she is about her children being able to go to school. María Luz loves athletics and has participated in several tournaments held in Huancayo.
Victor recalls that two years ago when he first met these two girls they looked so sad in their expression but now he sees them smiling all the time and he thanks God for the wonderful ministry of Word Alive to the poorest and the forgotten ones in Chilca, Huancayo.

Betsi and Marni Taipe Solano

2008-07-07T14:10:00.000-07:00

Betsi is 14 years old. She is the oldest of 4 siblings. She in 9th grade at the moment. Betsi and her younger sister Marni want to become nurses when they grow up. Their parents are so thankful for Word Alive because for the last four years their children have been able to go to school thanks to the generosity of the Word Alive sponsors. Their parents were telling Victor (our coordinator) that they would love for their children to become professionals so they can serve the Peruvian people. Betsi and Marni's dad works in construction and because his meager income is not enough, their mom has to work on the fields every day.

Katian Choccelahua

2008-06-24T18:15:00.000-07:00

Katian is the second of three children. She wants to be a Social Worker when she grows up. Her parents divorced when she was very young. Her mom works very hard to support them selling ice cream on the streets. One year ago, her mom had health issues for a few months, but now she is doing much better and she is back to her daily life.
Thank you Word Alive for supporting Katian so she can go to school.

The Alanya Family

2008-06-18T12:13:00.000-07:00

They are 7 siblings. Their youngest is 13 months old and they named her Nancy Agustina honoring Nancy Waters and Agustina Hechart. Very cool, ha?

In this picture we see some of them with her grandma in the background. Their parents have been gone for the last two months because they are working on the fields harvesting coffee beans. Meanwhile they are staying with their grandmother.
Francisca, the tallest, is 15 years old and is in 10th grade. She wants to become either a nurse or an obstetrician when she finishes high school because she has seen her mom and her aunts to give birth without the help of a doctor. She is a great student.

This is Emerson posing with his brand new uniform.

Cristina and Emerson with ther grandmother standing at the front door of their house.

It is important to highlight the ministry of Victor and Cesar, coordinators of this work, that are constantly encouraging parents to send their children to school and to the children to do their best.

Carlos and Daniela Carhuamaca Matamoros

2008-06-13T09:43:00.000-07:00

Carlos and Daniela are the youngest of 9 siblings. They are precious. Daniela helps her mom knitting. They also collect plastic bottles on the streets and then they sell them by the pound to recyclers. Both of them would like to become mine engineers when they grow up. When Victor -our coordinator in Peru- took this picture they told him that they were concerned because their parents were going through some marital problems. Please pray for them.

Sunday School

2008-06-13T09:24:00.000-07:00

Every Sunday the children sponsored by WAIO get together at our headquarters in Chilca, Huancayo for a time of fellowship and spiritual instruction. Over 80 children are being nourished with the love of Christ and with a big glass of milk!

It is wonderful to see how excited the kids get every time they come to Sunday School.
Victor, Olga and Cesar are doing a great job!

Mónica Quispe Campos

2008-06-08T14:00:00.000-07:00

Monica is in 6th grade. One year ago, she was emotionally depressed because her parents had split up. She stayed living with her mom and her 4 small brothers.

In this picture we see Monica with her mom, Gladys. They had just finished doing the laundry. Ms. Gladys said that if it weren't for Word Alive she wouldn't be able to send her daughter to school. The expenses to send a child to school in Peru are way too high to be covered by the meager income she is able to get knitting hats, gloves and scarves.

In this picture she shows us what she does to feed her five children.
She is so thankful for Word Alive's help to educate her children!

Ruth Lizbeth Quincho Herrera

2008-05-31T12:34:00.000-07:00

Ruth Lizbeth Quincho Herrera

In this picture we see Ruth standing at the front yard of her home.
She is in 7th grade and she wants to be a medical doctor when she grows up.
She loves singing in her church choir.

The following picture shows Ruth proudly wearing her school uniform.

“I am so thankful for the help my daughter is getting from her sponsor from WAIO. I always pray for them and ask God to meet all their needs, commented her dad.”

Brief Overview

2008-05-21T09:18:00.000-07:00

"Pure religion and undefiled before God and the Father is this, to visit the fatherless and widows in their affliction and to keep unspotted from the world." James 1:27

A wonderful work is going on in Peru. Over one hundred children are being supported by Word Alive allowing them an opportunity to get an education, opening doors that otherwise would stay closed in their lives. They also meet every week to study the bible and listen to Pastor Kent's messages translated by Santiago. More than 80 kids come together on Sunday for Word Alive Peru. On Saturday the older youth come together to prepare for the Sunday service.

We will be posting details of the activities and will highlight one of the students each week. Hope you enjoy seeing what you have accomplished in these precious lives and feel free to contact WAIO with any questions or comments.

Kidz Alive Peru

2008-05-21T08:24:00.000-07:00

Word Alive not only provides for all the necessary items for these children's education but it is also actively engaged in investing in their spiritual lives. Each weekend dozens of children gather at Word Alive Peru headquarters to have fun and receive a spiritual impartation.

Kidz Alive Peru Singers

"The Gift" - Drama

Children worshiping at the Sunday service

Kids receiving presents and having a lot of fun.

School Supplies Distribution 2008

2008-05-21T07:31:00.000-07:00

On March 15th, Thanks to Your generosity, Word Alive Peru was able to distributed school supplies for more than 100 children. They were blessed beyond description. Everone is so thankful that the kids are able to attend school this year and have all the basics covered.

Check this pictures out:

School supplies

Text books. Schools in Peru do not provide text books. Each student has to buy their own and they are very expensive.

Children getting their supplies

Juan Lopez is so happy to get his school supplies

Mom and daughters happily checking all the supplies they are receiving. Look closely at the baby mom is carrying on her back.

School Uniforms Distribution 2008

2008-05-21T07:09:00.000-07:00

On April 12th Word Alive Peru distributed school uniforms for more than 100 children. They were so happy to receive this blessing. Here are some of the pictures.

This a typical clothing store and a saleswoman showing the merchandise

Look at these precious children just waiting for their turn to try the uniforms on.

Posing with their brand new uniforms

These are some happy moms!

Thankful children making thank you cards to send to Word Alive Alabama

Shoe Distribution 2008

2008-05-21T06:55:00.001-07:00

On May 17th Word Alive Peru distributed shoes to more than 100 children.

They were thrilled to receive their brand new shoes to attend school.

Here are some pictures of the event. We hope you enjoy seeing those happy faces as they get their new shoes.

All the shoes together

Ruth and Thalia

Chilren showing their new shoes

Melissa and Ruth