Through the Eyes of a Service Team Member - Day 5

***Special guest bloggers Carolyn and Lynn from the Lawrence Free Methodist Church Service Team***

We had another great day on our work sites. The highlight for Stephanie and Carolyn was to hear the testimonies of four of the moms in our English lessons. They were fairly similar -- "I went to church a little when I was a child, but for one reason or another it was difficult to go regularly. I wandered away from God when I was an adolescent. I had a child and then, thanks be to God, he brought me here to the Oasis to reconnect with Him. I am now much closer to Him and so happy to be studying His word and growing in my faith." All of our team felt blessed to get to see the work at The Oasis and see how it is having a huge impact on nearly 100 children and their families in Manchay!



A neighborhood we passed on the way to The Oasis. It was built in an old quarry site.


The children at The Oasis celebrate Mother's Day with their mothers. This day is celebrated for several days; the moms are invited to the school for a program one day and a breakfast the next day. Each grade sang a song or quoted a poem for their mothers. Gifts were given and mothers were honored. This is a great way for the Oasis to connect with the mothers of the children that attend their center.


Sydney with one of the moms from the Moms helping Moms program. Our ministry team taught English to 10 different women this week. These women work in the Oasis in the classrooms with the children, in the kitchen and in the sewing area. This is a great way for them to get a great Christian education for the little children (ages 1-5) and great after school help at the homework club for their gradeschoolers. They also are provided with work and are studying the Bible every day. They have been studying the Bible for over a year and have worked through Genesis - Luke. They are currently in the gospel of John.


Our construction and medical teams eating out at a restaurant for lunch, experiencing authentic Peruvian food, including guinea pig.


Our medical team in front of a church in Pachacamac. The church advertised free medical care in the community and spent the entire day providing medicines and performing minor surgeries on people from the community.