7 March 2012
On the 14th February I celebrated my one-year anniversary in Peru. In some ways it feels like I am still new here and yet so much has happened that I feel like I have been here longer. Latin Link Peru always has their annual conference in February. It was great to meet up with friends […]
11 February 2012
This month has been an emotional rollercoaster for me. If leaving the familiarity of Ica behind and leaving all the friends I have made was hard, then moving to Lima has been tougher. The capital city is home to 8 million residents, the roads have 4 lanes, and the buses are packed. The long daily […]
23 January 2012
Happy New Year! I hope you all had an enjoyable Christmas time and that 2012 has gotten off to a good start! Looking back it seems that the busyness of December brought with it a cross-cultural phenomenon! December was a month of non-stop activity full of learning and laughter as well as a few tears. […]
22 December 2011
Feliz Navidad! Happy Christmas! For to us a child is born, to us a son is given, and the government will be on his shoulders. And he will be called Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace. Isaiah 9v6 I wish you joy this Christmas as we celebrate God himself coming down to […]
5 December 2011
Well, we’re now on the countdown to Christmas day! The festive feeling is well underway here in Peru, our Christmas tree is up and shops full of Christmas goodies and Frosty the Snowman blaring out. I’m so used to Christmas being cold and dark, it feels rather odd to be preparing from for Christmas in […]
4 November 2011
Dear Friends, Whilst I was on holiday, Ica experienced a 6.9 earthquake (28th Oct) and there have been several aftershocks since. Amazingly no one was killed but people were injured and there is structural damage. Life is returning to normal, however there is still a great deal of fear in the city as memories of […]
11 October 2011
Dear Friends, After much prayer and some exciting meetings with A Rocha and Latin Link, I have decided to stay on in Peru until Christmas 2012! I am thrilled about this and amazed to see how God has been working in me to lead me to this point. This time six months ago I would […]
28 September 2011
I write this from Lima, where I am based for this week. A new group of striders have recently arrived in Peru and I will be helping with their orientation. I will also be having some exciting meetings at the A Rocha Peru head office here in Lima. I am enjoying being in the big, […]
I am the Latin Link Short Term Coordiantor (STC) for Peru. The STC coordinates the Step (teams) and Stride (people) programmes, placing them in projects lasting from a few weeks to two years. Now based in Lima, I will be getting involved in a local church and my local community.