Jesus in the Jungle
Let me tell you about my day yesterday. We were up bright and early because we had a lot of things that we wanted the group to experience.
Peru is certainly a land of contrasts. The previous morning we had all witnessed the majestic splendour of the high snow-capped mountain known as Hauscran as we flew back from Hauraz in the small plane.
Today we travelled to Peurto Belen and witnessed what must be one of the saddest places on earth. What a contrast between the...
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Today was a very special day in the life of Cupar Old Parish Church. Left, is their minister Ken Jeffrey opening up the latest Girasoles home in Ica Peru.
People say to me "why do you go to Peru, would you not be better just giving the money?". My reply to that question is that it is important that people go in order to encounter the injustice and the poverty. It is often only from such encounters that people are moved to do something. As you know the main reason for...
Its Saturday afternoon and the trip to India has to take a back seat for the moment as I catch up with all the various stands of parish life. However the picture that I've posted is a constant reminder of the reason why we get involved with this overseas work. We live in a world of plenty and the majority of the people in the world live off less than a dollar a day. Street children don't just exist in Peru, they are found all over, in all the major cities in the...