Methodist ministry in Chincha, Peru

I'm in Peru this week, working with the Iglesia Metodista here in the area of Chincha (about three hours south of Lima on the Pacific coast). I feel like Peru is a second home to me - this is my seventh trip since 2001, and every time I leave here I leave a little more of my heart behind.

My last visit here was in May 2008. If you want to read a little about that, check out my posts on "A Respite in Lima" and "Chincha, Peru." While a lot of the trip last year was focused around the effects of Peru's devastating 2007 earthquake, this year's trip is much more about helping the church here to move forward in its ministry of outreach, evangelism, and formation in the area of Tambo de Mora - a coastal community about 15 minutes from downtown Chincha Alta.

I'll share more about my trip when I return at the end of this week. Until then, if you'd like to know more about the ministry of the Methodist Church in this area, see the blog of my friend, Pastor Pedro Uchuya, at this website. Pedro is the district superintendent for the Distrito Costa Sur, and you can find his district's homepage here. You can find out more about the Iglesia Metodista del Peru at the national church's homepage.