Peru – Saturday PM

In our previous post, we mentioned going with Pastor Martin and his house church mission team to El Milagro.  El Milagro means the Miracle but at first glance it is the farthest thing from a miracle.  At least based upon American standards, words, or at least my words, cannot begin to describe what we saw.  Thousands upon thousands of houses but not the “house” you see when you drive down your street or even the houses in the poorest section of Montgomery.  Mind you I’m not being mean spirited but the only way you can possibly understand what we’ve seen is to come see for yourself.

For now, imagine thousands of 10×12 storage buildings nestled in an area the size of Frazer’s campus and I mean literally thousands.  Now picture the walls of these homes being made of adobe brick . . . not the brick used in the states but one easily mixed from sand and water . . . a composite mixture affordable to most every Peruvian.  Most of the roofs are either tin or thatch.

As some of us, the men pondered the pitiful living conditions and the construction project while our ladies walked the dirt, rocky streets inviting children and their Moms to the afternoon program.  Then the children began to arrive.  We were in an area smaller than Frazer’s coffee bar with over 150 children jumping, singing, coloring . . .  OH, . . .  what an overwhelming site!  Antonio played his guitar and led the children in several upbeat children songs.  The children really respond well to him and they are so well behaved.  When Antonio speaks to them they listen.  Antonio and Elizabeth (engaged couple) staged a skit about the talents.  I’ve never witnessed such a powerful expression of that story.

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