Glad that you are keeping up with me. I've been leading the group in our morning devotions for the past three days and I've been reflecting on the idea of going on a journey with Jesus. In many ways that is exactly what we are doing. The places we have visited have all been reflective of the life of Jesus. Jesus is found in the night shelter in the desert where we were yesterday.

Just to give you a glimse of the need, we travelled to Ica (the area that was hit with an earthquake last August). This is an area that the Vine Trust has been working in alongside SU Peru. For the last four months of last year the Trust paid for 250,000 meals setting up soup kitchens in 7 places to feed the children. Yesterday we were out on the streets giving water to people who have nothing. I think this is the part of the trip the team really enjoy.

Here are some of the pictures I took from this devastated area.When you talk about a church without walls have a look at the church with its walls blown away yet worshipping in a nearby tent made out of makeshift sheets of plastic. Once again in this situation you are faced with the hard realities of life. The one thing that will keep these communities together is a knowledge of God's love for them. I think many of those who received water yesterday we blessed and felt a sense of relief. Just bear in mind that in areas like this people will spend at lease one third of their daily income on water. The income in an area like this could be between one or two pounds. The next time you go to the tap appreciate what you have!