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Missions In Action

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“But now in Christ Jesus you who once were far away have been brought near through

the blood of Christ.” Ephesians 2:13

“How can they believe in the one whom they have not heard? And how can they hear

without someone preaching to them?

And how can they preach unless they are sent? As it is wri en, ‘How beau ful are the

feet of those who bring good news.’ “

Romans 10:14b, 15

Mission Statement

The Purpose of Missions at Christ Community Church is to glorify the Triune God by fulfilling the Great Commission through the support, both spiritually

and physically, of missionaries as they bring the saving knowledge of Jesus Christ to the peoples of the world and minister to their spiritual, emotional

and physical needs. We share in this task by supporting missionaries financial-ly, waging spiritual warfare through intercessory prayer on their behalf, and

meeting the urgency of the task in special projects and disaster relief.

Table of Contents

Vernon Brewer—World Help 1

David Brooks—Church Resource Ministries 2

Daniel Croce—New Hope Correctional Ministry 3

Steve and Pat Copple—International Technical Assistance Group 4

Stephen Devakumar—Open Door Gospel & Social Ministries 5

Bruce and Wendy DeVries—Mission Aviation Fellowship 6

Don & Kim Gillaspie—Interact Ministries 7

Joel & Karen Gray—Serving In Missions 8

Martha Gushee—Indian Bible College 9

John Kinsley—Straight Ahead Ministries, Inc. 10

Kevin & Bridget Luce—TIMO (Training in Ministry Outreach 11

John & Mitsy Mahar—Fellowship International Missions 12

Patrick & Jill McDaniel—The Evangelical Alliance Mission 13

Craig & Susan—Act Beyond 14

Jessica Rupp—Operation Mobilization Arts International 15

Teen Challenge New England, Inc.—Brockton, MA 16

Mission of Compassion—Local Outreach 17

CCC in Ukraine—Straight Ahead Ministries, Inc. 18

Hope of Life—Zacapa, Guatemala 19

CCC in Guatemala—Total Village Transformation 20

Corzaon de Esperanza—Trujillo, Peru 21

CCC in Peru—Corazon de Esperanza 22

Notes 24

Notes 25

Christ Community Church has developed a partner-ship with World Help to plant churches where no churches exist and participate in their backpack project called "Christmas For An Orphan.” Church-planting movements are the key to evange-lizing the least-reached peoples of the world. Effective church-planting movements, utilizing national church planters, can penetrate entire un-reached people groups with the Gospel. Today, there are still entire groups of

people in Asia, Africa, the former Soviet Union and the Middle East who have never even heard of Jesus Christ. It is the vision of World Help to help plant indigenous, reproducing churches where no churches currently exist. World Help has developed a proven church-planting strategy for achieving this goal: Train national church planters Supply support for church planters Provide churches with a building in which to worship Christ Community Church joins World Help as a partner to plant churches to the most unreached areas of our world.

For more information contact Vernon Brewer, President and Founder at: World Help P.O. Box 501 Phone: 800-541-6691 Forest, VA 24551 Website: www.worldhelp.net

World Help Vernon Brewer

Church Resource Ministries Dave Brooks

Dave Brooks serves with Church Resource Ministries (CRM), headquartered in Anaheim, CA. Dave’s ministry is one of creating pathways of hope and healing for churches in crisis and/or transition. He and his assessment team provides diagnostic assessments for churches in crisis and work together with intercessor teams for reconciliation and revitalization of the church. CRM has expanded its staff as well as its outreach to Scotland.

New Staff Include:

Dave Niles, Executive Director (Interim Pastor Division) Steve Ignash, Volunteer Staff Greg Caruso, Diagnostic Division Chet Ainsworth, Lead Analyst Tom Wilkins, Relational Specialist Jim TenBosch, Coaching Division Wade Thompson, CRM Scotland

Prayer Request: Pray for Wade as he builds relationships with pastors and leaders in the Church of Scot-

land, works as an on-site interim, and develops coaching skills for churches in transition. That our team of interventionists and restorations will serve well the kingdom interest

of our Great God and Savior Jesus Christ.

Dave and his wife Kathy have 4 children, Jon, Dan, Caleb, and Sarah

You can reach Dave at: Church Resource Ministries 105 William Gannon Road Phone: 603-668-4016 Manchester, NH 03104 Email: [email protected]

New Hope Correctional Ministry Chaplain Daniel Croce

As a young man, Chaplain Daniel Croce was an inmate at the Plymouth County Correctional Facility in Plymouth MA, where he came to the saving knowledge of Christ when Chaplain Bob Hanson ministered to him. After his release, he attended Wheaton College, IL, was ordained in July of 1995, and began serving as the chaplain at that same facility. Since October 1, 1996, he has worked to bring new hope to the inmates there. Chaplain Dan and his wife, Kim, have 5 children: Melissa, Daniel, Thomas, Elizabeth, and Dara Jane.

New Hope Correctional Ministry is a faith-funded ministry. They are hoping to expand the ministry with aftercare as God provides! Some of the inmates that are released have only the clothes on their back. NHCM hopes to be able to provide them with a change of clothes, a job, transportation, and a place to live for a while until they can get their own apartment. How One Can Help: Volunteers are needed to grade Bible lessons. If anyone has a vehicle that they would like to donate to NHCM, let Chaplain Danny know. Some inmates need a car to get back to work after their release. Prayer Requests: Please pray for inmates who will soon be released—that they will start attending a good

church, find work, transportation, and a place to live. Contact Information:

New Hope Correctional Ministry P.O. Box 1694 Office Phone: 508-830-6200 x473 Plymouth, MA 02362 Email: [email protected]

International Technical Assistance Group Steve & Pat Copple

Steve and Pat Copple, Internation-al Technical Assistance Group (ITAG), have served in Southeast Asia for over 25 years. Through developmental projects and various outreach programs, they strive to meet the physical and spiritual needs of the poorest people groups. They also assist with Samaritan's Purse projects throughout the area. Their three children, who grew up in South East Asia, now live in the United States with hopes to serve overseas in the near future: Gideon and wife, Melanie, in New York City;

Schuyler and husband, David, in Denver;

Emily, oncology nurse in Seattle.

You can send notes of encouragement to: ITAG P.O. Box 30947 Seattle, WA 98113-0947 Email: [email protected]

Open Door Gospel & Social Outreach Ministries Pastor Stephen Devakumaar

Pastor Stephen Devakumaar was born and brought up in an Orthodox Hindu home. One day a friend tried to tell him about the love of God and how Jesus was the one true living God, but he turned away. It was not until after a serious bus accident that he accepted Jesus as his personal savior, and was baptized on August 30, 1970.

Despite great oppression he became a min-ister and in 1983 founded the Open Door Gospel and Social Outreach Ministries,

India. Today his ministry has planted and supports 30 churches and pastors all over the Indian state of Tamilnadu, adding six new churches in the past year alone. Pastor Devakumaar’s ministry built the churches and parsonages; it runs two children's homes for 150 destitute children; helps the young, aged, and handicapped with food, clothing, and medical aid; and runs three public English schools where the Living Christ is introduced to the students. In January 2012, it began a Bible College where almost 20 men and women are studying. In addition, it has a Christian publishing and music ministry that reaches over seven million people; it holds Training Conventions and has recently started a free lending library of over 2,000 books and audio tapes that any Christian believer, irrespective of denomination, can borrow. You can send letters of encouragement to: Pastor B. Stephen Devakumaar P.O. Box No. 7432 Ceahnieli—600 079 South India Email: [email protected]

Mission Aviation Fellowship Bruce & Wendy DeVries

Bruce and Wendy DeVries, originally from Kingston and Marshfield, MA, are missionaries with Mission Avia-tion Fellowship. Bruce and Wendy, with their three daughters Rebecca, Emmalee, and Ana, have recently relocated back to Spokane, WA where Bruce will be serving at the Moody Bible Institute's aviation program, training up flying missionaries for MAF and other groups. Their son Daniel is pursuing service in the U.S. Air Force. Bruce is also involved with ministry at Valley 4th Memorial Church. He helps with the children’s ministry, is a member of the visitation team and worship team, and helps out in the food pantry and camping program. Wendy is kept busy homeschooling their four children, as well as being involved in their extra-curricular activities.

You can contact them at: Mission Aviation Fellowship 112 North Pilatus Lane Phone: 208-546-4187 P.O. Box 47 Email: Bruce: Nampa, ID 83653 [email protected]

InterAct Ministries Don & Kim Gillaspie

Don & Kim Gillaspie serve with InterAct Ministries as church planters, living among the Chilcotin people of central British Columbia. In the wilderness areas of British Columbia there are nearly 200 “hidden communities” made up of unreached people groups. The Chilcotin nation is one of those groups.

The Gillaspie’s vision is to see the birth of the very first Chilcotin church. Don & Kim have 2 grown children:

Tara and her husband Jamie teach school in Saudi Arabia and are the parents of Aden James & Avery McGuire.

Bill and his wife Ashlee (Schahczinski) are in the National Guard, stationed in Wisconsin, and are each taking classes.

Primary Prayer Requests: That God would glorify Himself among the Chilcotin people

For success in learning the Chilcotin language

For physical and spiritual protection. (There are many physical dangers there, and it is a very dark place spir-itually. with many spiritual strongholds)

For relationships: protection and deepening of existing ones and for beginning and building others. (Apart from the power of God, relationships are the most critical aspect to ministry here. Without deep trusting relationships, ministry simply cannot / will not happen here)

If you would like to receive email updates from Don & Kim – or if you’d like to connect with them personally you can get in touch with them at: You can write them at: InterAct Ministries Phone: 250-481-1148 P.O. Box 138 Email: [email protected] Chilanko Forks B.C. Canada, V0L IH0

Serving in Missions Joel & Karen Gray

Joel and Karen Gray have worked in Burkina Faso, West Africa with SIM (Serving in Mission) since 1997. Joel teaches at the Sahel Mission Institute, a school of intercultural studies and mission leadership. Pastors come to the Institute from many African countries including Cameroon, Gabon, Guinea, Cote d'Ivoire, Togo, Congo and Mali to study how to start missionary training programs and mission agencies. The Institute's vision is to glorify God by training mission leaders, trainers, and mobilizers for Francophone Africa. Joel has officially taken on the leadership of SIM in Burkina Faso and is involved in a broad range of ministries. The Grays have 4 children: Daniel, Joshua, Jessica, and Katie. Karen Gray home schools 3 of her 4 children, along with leading an ICO (International Co-Op of Ouagadougou) which is a ministry to homeschooling families in Burkina Faso. She also participates in a women’s Bible Study and teaches children’s Sunday School at the International Bible Fellowship of Ouagadougou. Daniel is away at school and plans to enter college in 2014/2015. Please pray for: God to provide the competent staff needed for their 3 large institutions as they continue to grow: 2

medical centers and a handicapped center God to grant Joel wisdom, strength, and endurance to be involved in such a broad range on ministries. The political stability in and around Burkina Faso.

You can send an encouraging note to the Grays at: Serving In Missions 01 BP 1552 Ouagadougou Phone: 011-226-50-364-190 Burkina Faso Email: [email protected] West Africa

Indian Bible College Martha Gushee

Formerly of Lakeville, MA, Martha Gushee has served the Native Americans in AZ and NM for over 30 years, working primarily with Navajos. She teaches a variety of courses at the Indian Bible College (IBC) in Flagstaff, AZ. Martha oversees the Christian Service Department which matches students with ministry opportunities. She also edits the school newsletter, maintains the school mailing list, books speakers for chapel, and plans conferences for the school. IBC has full time students from the Seneca, Nez Perce, Navajo, Hopi, Apache, and Lakota nations, and one student from Britain training for ministry to Native Americans! In answer to prayer, IBC has grown over the last several years. The

Chapel is packed with no standing room. They have two music teams that lead music on a ro-tating basis and have more musicians than they can use! Eight-two percent (82%) of IBC graduates actively make use of their training.

Prayer Requests: Wisdom in her teaching Lord’s continued direction for the school Financial provision for the school’s General Fund God’s calling for more dedicated students Wisdom for the Board of Administration as they investigate the possibility of acquiring more property for

expansion Martha has recently moved and asks for prayer to be settled into a new community

You can contact Martha by mail: Martha Gushee Email: [email protected] 5901 N. Snowflake Dr. Work: 928-774-3890 Cell: 518-420-4350 Flagstaff, AZ, 86004-2627 www.mmol.org/Gushee

Straight Ahead Ministries, Inc. John Kinsley

Straight Ahead Ministries (SAM) is a ministry that shares the love and hope of Christ to incarcerated youth ages 12-20 years, who are in juvenile detention centers. This ministry helps them to get back on the right path to life, hope, and faith. SAM also has a training program for youngsters who leave lock-up whereby they are able to work at two businesses that the ministry has set up in Worchester: The Straight Up Café and The New You (used clothing). Many of the young people who get through these programs find purpose and a life outside of the gangs. John Kinsley started with SAM as a volunteer Bible Study leader in 1990. In 1993, he left his law practice to become a full-time staff member. Locally, John leads two detention center Bible Studies each week, follows up with young people when they return to their communities, counsels at Straight Ahead’s transitional living program, and writes and edits material used by young people and volunteers. In 2002, John was named Straight Ahead Ministries’ Coordinator of International Outreach, assisting those outside the USA who are called to work with at-risk youth. John has been working with local ministries to bring the Gospel and humanitarian aid to juvenile prisoners and orphans in Ukraine and Nigeria. Each year this outreach expands as local ministries contact Straight Ahead for assistance in reaching at-risk youth. Prayer Requests: Pray that youngsters who go through the programs in Worcester find purpose and a life outside the gangs. Pray they grow in their faith as they see followers of Christ who stick by them.

John is a member of Christ Community Church. Please contact him at: Straight Ahead Ministries, Inc. Home: 591 Main Street P.O. Box 782 Worcester, MA 01610 E. Freetown, MA 02717 Email: [email protected] Work: 508-753-8700 Cell: 508-942-8739

Training In Ministry Outreach (TIMO) Kevin & Bridget Luce

Kevin and Bridget, along with their four children Savan-nah, Caleb, Malachi, and Abigail are living and serving in Tanzania, Africa. Kevin will be the Director of TIMO, a two year experiential learning adventure that provides a foundation for a lifetime of ministry for new cross cul-tural workers. Kevin and Bridget see themselves as Ministers of Reconciliation, following in Jesus' footsteps to bring a message of reconciliation to people. They have committed themselves and their family to this task.

Prayer Requests: Pray for their intimacy with Christ, their marriage, and their primary disciples: their children. Pray for the hardest-to-reach people groups in Africa that still have no access to the gospel. Pray that we would know how to help teams get there and be healthy there. Pray that they would know how to be part of their community. Pray for Kevin as he leads the vision and direction of TIMO. Pray for Bridget as she is Kevin's ministry partner, mom to four kids, and runs a household that extends

hospitality. How to support the Luce's financially: The Luce's would be honored by your financial support along with your prayers. You can set up automatic giving online at: http://www.aimint.org/usa/give/automatic-contributions. You can also send donations directly to AIM (please include a note stating "For the ministry of Kevin and Bridget Luce") to this address: A.I.M. International, P.O. Box 3611, Peachtree City, GA 30269-7611.

You can contact The Luce's by email at: [email protected].

Their Blog: www.lucefamily.wordpress.com.

Fellowship International Missions Jon & Mitsy Mahar

Jon and Mitsy Mahar of Fellowship Internation-al Missions (FIM) have served as church planters and bible teachers in Japan since 1974. They presently minister to four churches in central Japan. Jon, originally from East Machias, Maine, preaches and teaches. He and his wife Mitsy, a national, create and develop Bible study tools and Bible studies, translate study materials from English to Japanese, teach discipleship classes and lead evangelistic Kids' Clubs, a community outreach which combines English and Bible lessons. They have two daughters, Amy and Yumi. Prayer Requests: Strength and wisdom for their daughters Amy and Yumi—Amy is in Bible College and

Yumi is in her 5th year of Medical College. They both serve the Lord. Strength and health for all. Financial needs For short-term American and Canadian volunteers to help with their ministry. The churches and people they minister to in Japan The successful outreach of the Kids' Clubs program Their co-worker in the faith, Sotomi Shirai, and her three children. You can contact them at: Jon & Mitsy Mahar Nakanami, Kawachi Tel/Fax: 011-81-76272-3725 Hakusan City, Ishikawa Email: [email protected] 920-2311 Japan

The Evangelical Alliance Mission Patrick & Jill McDaniel

Discipling the nations, starting with the immigrant community

in France

Patrick and Jill McDaniel, with their two children, Theodore (Theo, for short!) and Adrianna, serve with The Evangelical Alliance Mission (TEAM) in reaching the Muslim, North African immigrants living in southern France. The McDaniel's long for these Muslims to know God not only as their judge, but to know Jesus as their Savior! Their hope and prayer is to see a church planting movement begin among the immigrant population living in

Aix-en-Provence that spreads to these immigrants’ home countries of Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia, Libya, and Egypt. Prayer Requests: Please pray with the McDaniel's that these unreached peoples will hear and respond to

the Gospel of Jesus Christ, and also that the Lord would send out more laborers in this harvest field (Matthew 9:37-38).

You can contact them at: Patrick & Jill McDaniel Email: [email protected] 255 North Elm Street Phone: 508-521-9765 West Bridgewater, MA 02379 www.patrickjill.com

Act Beyond Craig & Susan

Craig, Susan, and their 2 daughters (ages 11 and 8), live on the opposite side of the globe in one of the largest Muslim country in the world. For the last 13 years, they have served among a clever and influential Unreached People Group of ~8 million souls who are 99.99% Muslim. Craig and Susan also equip local believers to serve among the 49 other UPGs of their region. With approximately 50 million inhabitants, this region is one of the biggest Islamic strongholds in Southeast Asia. Despite the challenges, Craig and Susan are witnessing increased openness and responsiveness among these unreached people groups. Craig and Susan’s mission is to start church planting movements, also known as discipleship-making movements, which transform unreached people groups – where obedient disciples make obedient disciples and reproducing churches start reproducing churches – who make Jesus known while transforming lives, relationships and communities. Craig and Susan serve as part of Act Beyond(www.beyond.org). Act Beyond focuses on seeing Church Planting Movements start among the Unreached People Groups of the world. Prayer Requests: Christ-like humility as we serve among the unreached Open doors and open hearts among these unreached peoples For whole households to come to faith For more workers: the harvest is plentiful, the workers are few … Is God calling you? Financial Support: Would you prayerfully consider joining Craig & Susan’s ministry team in reaching the unreached for Christ through a commitment of monthly financial support? Online giving: http://beyond.org/donate-act-beyond-2/ or by email at [email protected]. Contact Information: If you would like to be on Craig and Susan’s prayer update list, please email them at [email protected]. NOTE: Due to the sensitive nature of Craig and Susan’s location, neither their last name, their specific country information nor their photos are used.

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Operation Mobilization Arts International (OM) Jessica Rupp

OM Arts International is a community of Christian artists-practitioners who specialize in mobilizing artists from all over the world into teams for short and long term international mis-sions trips, providing opportunities for visual artists to serve the Church and make Jesus Christ known among the unreached through the visual, performing, and technical arts. OM Arts is passionate about seeing visual artists get involved in the Great Commission by uniquely impacting communities around the globe. Jessica works at the OM Arts International headquarters in Ty-rone, GA as the visual arts administrator. As administrator, Jessi-ca is responsible for planning (up to a year in advance), imple-menting, and leading international short-term missions trips for visual artists from around the world.

Prayer Requests: Wisdom in choosing the participants, teams, and the places they will serve. Unity for the teams as they serve together in Jesus' name. Safe travel for the teams as they serve together throughout the world. Pray Jessica will step back and just spend time with our Father and allow everything else

to be put aside. You can contact Jessica by writing her at: Jessica Rupp Email: [email protected] P.O. Box 444 Phone: 770-692-5206 Tyrone, GA 30290 Cell: 419-572-0797 www.arts.om.org You can learn more about OM at: http://www.arts.om.org/about

Teen Challenge New England, Inc. Brockton, MA

Teen Challenge is a Christian based substance abuse rehabilitation program for men and women 17 and older. There are centers for men in Brockton, Fall River, Dorchester, New Haven, and Manchester, and women’s centers in Providence and New Haven. Each center provides an intense educational program focused around the life changing belief in Christ that “anything is possible through Jesus for he who believes.” For more than 40 years the lives of men and women’s lives have been changed through the power of God. Many have gone on to serve as pastors, missionaries, counselors, and many other vocational and academic professions. Unlike any other substance abuse program, Teen Challenge has an unprecedented success rate for those who graduate from the fifteen month program. This rate is con-firmed in both university and governmental studies. You can contact them at: Teen Challenge of NE, Inc Email: [email protected] PO Box 3265 Phone:508-586-1494 Brockton, MA 02304 Website: www.tcbrockton .org Executive Director Pastor Rodney Hart:


Ministry of Compassion Local Outreach

Christ Community Church desires to reach out to those in need as the Lord commands us in John 13:34 “Love one another. As I have loved you, so you must love one another.” Locally, a Fall Fair is held to distribute necessities to the homeless and low income families. Food, clothing, boots, toiletries, sleeping bags, and more are given out to help those in need.

The Angel Tree program gives gifts to help families in the area in various ways for Christmas.

We have partnered with Matthew 25:40 Ministries to serve lunches in the area on Saturdays, when local soup kitchens are closed. We will be serving hundreds of lunches. Kathy Tietze and members of CCC will be helping serve there!

Christ Community Church In Ukraine

Christ Community Church has sent various Mission Teams to the Ukraine under the leadership of John Kinsley. During these trips, the teams have spent time at Safe Haven in Kiev and encouraged the young people there who were transitioning from the orphanage to

life on their own. The trips also include excursions to see the sights and sounds of Kiev. They have also spent time encouraging men in the drug rehabilitation center in Zolotonosha. The teams also travel to an internat (orphanage) in Kaniv, teaming up with a local church and other local missionaries, where they help put on a camp for the children living there.

The teams visit the same orphanage each time where they show the love of Christ through activities to the younger kids on site. They also minister to the older kids by taking them to a camp off site. The team members often come away blessed, seeing His love shine in these children. The children have asked for members of the team by name and remember them with love.

Hope of Life International Zacapa, Guatemala

Christ Community Church has partnered with Hope of Life (HOL) in Zacapa Guatemala. Hope of Life was founded by Guatemala native, Carlos Vargas and we have worked closely with him to help his mission in Guatemala.

Vision: Hope of Life International is a Christian organization providing spiritual and physical aid to hurting people. HOL’s goal is to help victims of poverty, natural disasters, disease, and starvation alleviating their pain and suffering by sharing the love of God and by serving their needs thru the Practical Gospel of Jesus Christ.

Mission: HOL believes in the equality and importance of all people and that a Practical Gospel works only when serving the physical and spiritual needs in unity. They are certain that providing educational aid and sustainable projects to the poor will transform the lives of the children, adults, and communities they serve. HOL believes in serving with passion, dedication, and organization thus motivating those serving to accomplish more and more each day. HOL feeds the hungry, cares for orphans, rescues the sick and dying, provides homes for the homeless, prepares leaders, and does so much more. For more information about Hope of Life, visit: www.hopeoflifeintl.org

Christ Community Church In Guatemala

In 2011 Christ Community Church, through our part-nership with Hope of Life and with the Lord’s provision, adopted the village of El Arco in Guatemala. Major steps were taken to give El Arco a Total Village Transformation. These projects included building a church, a vocational school, a bathhouse, ovens, a working well, and a feeding center for the village so that the residents can become more self-sufficient. Along with these projects, the team

conducted health screenings, and provided many Bible Studies and Vacation Bible School programs to the villagers, bringing the Gospel message to all ages. Most importantly, our mission teams have built long-lasting relationships, allowed El Arco to become an independent and growing community, and have spread the Gospel of Jesus Christ!

In addition to El Arco, we have also worked in two other villages – El Astillero and La Colina, and have begun the process of adopting an additional village – San Juan. Work will begin in San Juan in November 2014. CCC is excited to see God’s Hand at work through His people and plans many future trips to this area.

Corazon de Esperanza Trujillo, Peru

Christ Community Church is partnering with Corazon de Esperanza, a non-profit, non-denominational organization dedicated to providing hope to orphaned children, at-risk teens, and impoverished women of Northern Peru. We help support orphanages, schools, youth and women’s programs, volunteer programs, and youth transitional homes through short-term mission trips.

Teams from Christ Community have assisted with the construction of a new Transitional Home “Hogar Luz de Vida” (Light of Life Home). This home will serve as a transitional home for youth who are aging out of the local orphanages and will help teach them essential skills to survive on their own.

For more information: Corazon de Esperanza 80 Springfield Street Email: [email protected] P.O. Box 4353 Phone: 303-801-8958 Gypsum, CO 81637 www.corazondeesperanza.org

CCC’s Mission Teams have traveled to Trujillo, Peru several times. In 2006 the team undertook the following projects: Installed an irrigation system for the cultivation of alfalfa Planted forty fruit trees for food and to supplement much

needed income Constructed a fountain for the children Helped a widow by putting a mud roof on her home Provided medical treatments where necessary Gave haircuts to the villagers In 2007 the team constructed a new water tower which is now providing water to thousands of Peruvian villagers. As a result of a partnership that developed over the previous years, the team was able to build a church in the village. In 2012 and 2013, CCC partnered with Corazon de Esperanza and helped build a transitional home for young adults when they leave the orphanage.

With every visit to this area our teams have held numerous Vacation Bible School programs for the children in the village outside of Trujillo. On future visits we hope to assist with cooking sessions hosted by Hogar Luz de Vida and teach the women of the village skills such as sewing, knitting, jewelry making, cooking, and crafts.

We are planning to return to Peru in 2014. Prayer Requests:

Pray for the work that God is doing in Peru Pray for His love to spread each time we visit

Christ Community Church In Peru

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