On Sunday afternoon at Kawai retreat center Annelise, Hannah, and Luke gathered their luggage and boarded the bus with the rest of the SST group. At a dinner stop by the ocean in Lima, Suzanna, Hannah, Reena, and Nick added finishing touches to letters of appreciation for local…
After a night of rest in a hostel in Lima, the group traveled south along the coast to the Kawai retreat center. In Chilca, Annelise, Megan and Luke enjoyed ice cream at one of the many shops along the highway. Kawai offered a quiet space for relaxation, reflection, presentations…
From LaMerced, Ayacucho, and Arequipa, students returned overnight by bus to Lima. The Cusco group flew in later that evening. All day, Casa Goshen buzzed with the energy of reunions and storytelling. Here Ryan checks in with Pat. Suzanna shares photos of her assignments…
Meet the Cusco Squad: Oliver, Leah, Roxy, Taliah, Crystal, and Luke! Crystal teaches high school English at Colegio Promesa, a Mennonite school in San Jeronimo. Crystal teaches high school English at Colegio Promesa, a Mennonite school in San Jeronimo.
Chanchamayo, in the rainforest, has become home to Megan, Annelise, Nick, Jess, and Ryan.Nursing students Annelise and Megan learned to give injections to patients at Naranjal health center. The Naranjal ambulance. Megan and Annelise assist the medical staff with rural health care…
Five students are serving in Ayacucho, also known as Huamanga, Andean city famous for its 33 churches. Michaela is assisting the first grade teacher at Colegio Apostal Pablo, teaching the children to sing “head, shoulders, knees and toes.” In the afternoon, Michaela spends time in…
Olivia lives with Nancy and Julio and their pet Aria.On her first weekend in Arequipa, she joined the clowns at a church event for youth.Olivia spends her mornings assisting the English teacher at John Wesley School.She volunteers in the afternoon at an after-school welcome center…
A fridge stocked with Gelatina (1) Part 1 Sometimes people come by. Sometimes I’d like to hide. But there are important things to be said, and eaten. That’s why I keep the gelatina in the fridge. In reality, it’s not up to me because this is simply the law.
At Lugar de la Memoria museum on Tuesday, students learned about the violent struggles in Peru from 1980 to 2000.On the museum’s roof terrace overlooking the ocean, the group pondered the impact of this difficult period on the people and places they are learning to know in Peru.
Saturday the group flew from Lima to Cusco, 11,200 feet high in the Andes. Oliver and Luke had a preview of the small town outside Cusco where they anticipate spending six weeks in voluntary service. Reena, Michaela, Jess, and Annelise brought loaves of fresh bread to their…
