Peru, 2010, part 2 - Ciudad de Dios

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Ciudad de Dios local area

El mapa es de la zona local de Ciudad de Dios. Abra el enlace para un buen mapa de Perú. The map is of the Ciudad de Dios area. The link is to a good map of Peru showing some of the larger places you will find mentioned in the blog: www.minelinks.com/peru/maps.html Ciudad de Dios is close to Pacasmayo, to be found on the coast near Cajamarca. Photos here! more >>

Desert crossroads, encrucijada en el desierto

Arrived in City of God and found my timetable slightly altered by a dispute over a corpse. The church in this place is sadly depleted at the moment by the immigration even though Peru is experiencing relative economic prosperity. However the one day time visit I was to make was to speak at a wake, until some relatives from the mountains came and took the body off to bury at their village. They were detained by the police more >>

Before the cock crows thrice... Antes de que el gallo cante por tercera vez

Sleeping accommodation at the City of God church is close to the cock lofts of several houses. So tired was I during the first night that neither the all night rehearsal of the dawn chorus nor the mosquitoes managed to take my sleep away. Yesterday night in Chepen brought in another fellowship from Guadalupe and a couple of other churches will join with the believers from the Valley of the Rio Jetequepeque in City of God tonight. more >>
Ocupado en Úcupe - Occupied in Ucupe

Después de tener una reunión de la noche en Ciudad de Dios que incluyó a los hermanos de otra iglesia en Puente Olivares, me llevaron el jueves a Úcupe. Fue en 1999 que primero visité este grupo que fue una célula en casa del anciano Juan Rabanal. Nos enseñaron un terreno arenoso y hablaron de sus planes de levantar un local y dependencias. Algo del progreso de los edificios vimos Alison y un servidor en 2008 y por la noche de jueves se juntaron más de cien personas procedentes de dos obras - la de Úcupe, y de Paganga. more >>
From the round house to the public square. De la casa redonda a la plaza pública.

My host's house in Chiclayo has no corners in the rooms because it is round. From there I have ventured out on the varied programme prepared for me among the churches here. On Friday evening I went to an area called La Victoria, to which church I have returned several times since it moved into its premises in 1999. The smoke from the cooking braziers in nearby houses made speaking difficult for the first few minutes of the meeting. more >>
Suspiro limeño or a breeze in Lima

The educationalists on Monday afternoon at Chiclayo, showed their true vocation in coming a distance in the heat to listen to the subject matter. Many work in Christian schools which supplement the very basic state provision especially in the country areas. But all long that their teaching should impact the lives of the children. more >>
Tea with Rommel, o la merienda con Rommel

On my way to California (a district of Lima) I had tea with Rommel. This engaging boy of some 10 years old was part of a group of children who were having the night at Margaret Saunderson´s flat as part of a "treat" during their summer holidays. The choice of names from European history is sometimes interesting. more >>