Greetings, Mission Hills Church! Thank you for your gift to plant Evangelical Church of Pilgrims in Jaén, Peru. Your gift is currently impacting 150 children and their families. Now that the sanctuary, kitchen, classrooms and safe sanitation facilities are finished, the church is well-equipped to deliver Compassion's holistic child development program in Jesus' name. In the photo above, church staff and the mother and daughter church pastors gather to celebrate the opening of the church before ... Read More
An Update on Your Church Plant in Peru
Thank you, Mission Hills Church! Your gift to plant a church in Peru is allowing many children and their families to experience the love of Christ! Staff members at Evangelical Church of Pilgrims want you to know that your support is changing lives. In the photo above, church staff celebrate the opening of the church with a ribbon-cutting ceremony. This report includes updates on construction and church activities, two testimonies from a mother of a child registered with Compassion and the ... Read More
Church Plant Update – January 2021
Greetings, Mission Hills Church! Thank you for your gift to construct a church building for Evangelical Church of Pilgrims of Peru. Your support is making an impact. The town in which the church is located has even decided to create a communal garden next to the church, since many will gather at the church who could benefit from fresh fruits and vegetables. In this report, you will find more updates on construction progress, next steps, a testimony from the mother of a child registered with ... Read More
A Final Update on Your Gift to Provide Relief for 1,444 Vulnerable Families in Peru
In the photo above, volunteers at a church in San Martín assemble food kits for delivery. Mission Hills Church, thank you for your generous support of Compassion's relief efforts in Peru. Your support was significant as Compassion's church partners distributed emergency food and hygiene supplies to 1,444 highly-vulnerable families in Peru. Due to the pandemic, many families experienced a loss of income, illness, or other factors that placed them at risk of food insecurity and ... Read More
Church Plant Update (PE0640) – November 2020
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