Greetings, Mission Hills Church! Thank you for your gift to construct a church building for Evangelical Church of Pilgrims of Peru located in Cajamarca, Peru. As you will see in this report from the field, the church is working diligently to advance the construction project. We are delighted to update you with the most recent construction details, testimonies from the community, and praises and prayer requests from the church. Construction Progress Peru's COVID-19 strict group gathering ... Read More
Church Plant Update – July 2020
Mission Hills Church, we are pleased to share this initial field report from your church plant, Evangelical Church of Pilgrims of Peru - Pucara in Jaén, Cajamarca, Peru. The church is beginning work on a 750-square-foot property and has provided a number of details on the progress. Thank you for your generous gift and for partnering with Compassion in releasing children from poverty in Jesus' name! Construction Progress and COVID-19 Update Implementation on the church began with hiring ... Read More
Partnering with Compassion International
Mission Hills Church, thank you for partnering with Compassion International to expand the reach of the gospel and bring the hope of Jesus to children and families living in extreme poverty in Peru. The Evangelical Church of the Pilgrims is creating a permanent presence of their ministry by constructing a new church building. They will now have the capacity to offer Compassion’s holistic child development program to the Pucará community. Compassion International highly values our partnerships ... Read More
Greetings from Peru – A Letter from the Country Director
Brothers and Sisters, I send you warm greetings. We are grateful that you are partnering with us to ensure more children and teenagers will have the opportunity to know the love of our heavenly Father. Your support will open doors of opportunity to transform children, their families and their community, and to release them from poverty in the name of Jesus! I am Cristina Zavala, Country Director for Compassion Peru. In 1984, Compassion began our ministry and I have been serving in this ... Read More
Welcome! Your Church Plant Reporting Schedule
We are so glad you have joined us in planting churches with Compassion International. This site is set up especially for you to keep you informed and engaged with all that your support is doing. We will alert you of newly added content, but feel free to visit often as you think of and pray for this new church and the community you are impacting. Your initial church plant reporting schedule: January 2020 Welcome Post February 2020 Letter From the Country Director March 2020 Church ... Read More
Secular Research Affirms Faith-Based Approach for Children in Poverty
Everything we do at Compassion International is in partnership with the local church. We are convinced that this is the most effective approach in releasing children from poverty. We thought you would appreciate the following article as it is a third-party perspective that affirms that strategy. Since it was established in 1946, UNICEF has been a leader in researching the needs of children living in poverty and identifying effective solutions to those needs. Today, UNICEF’s research is used to ... Read More