Construction Team Trip to Yurimaguas

Last week I spent the week in Yurimaguas. An amazing group of men came from the United States to work.  They worked on the new building at the Hogar Materno Hannah installing drop ceilings, painting, and installing tile floors. Here are some of the highlights of the week:

On Saturday, after a long day of work, the team and I went to a local market. We saw monkeys, deer meat, and grubs. The grubs are a local delicacy. 

 On Sunday morning we traveled to a village for church. It was about 11 miles from Yurimaguas and took over an hour to travel by van. We had a combined service with a couple of villages. This is a video of the worship.

This amazing team has been in Peru 11 times mostly serving the women and children at the Hogar through construction projects.

But more importantly these men of faith love the children, encourage the staff, preach the word, and minister to men and women in prison. Their dedication over the years has had a profound impact on the people of Yurimaguas and the Shawi people. It was a great week full of faith, sweat, and laughter.

"Give generously to them and do so without a grudging heart; then because of this the Lord your God will bless you in all your work and in everything you put your hand to."   ~ Deuteronomy 15:10

                                                                                                                ~ Josh