| Country / Region: | Peru / Segadores |
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| Project Summary: | Segadores has been training local church leaders for ministry within their communities and nearby isolated jungle tribes for over 30 years. |
Partner Overview
Witchcraft, superstition, and witch doctors play a huge part in the daily life in the jungle villages of Peru. There is poverty, malnutrition, TB, anemia, skin diseases, and with no clinics, people have to pay a witch doctor to be “cured.” The primary food available is manioc root and salt. Many people have only one or two tunics, and not everyone has a blanket.
Local churches in Peru lack the training and confidence to pursue friendly relationships with their tribal neighbors. They are afraid of the tribal peoples due to previous violence toward foreign missionaries and the tribal groups are afraid of outsiders because of previous violence by terrorists. The isolated groups lack adequate sources for nutrition, clean drinking water, and any medical or dental care.
Segadores means “harvesters” and they have been training local church leaders for ministry within their communities and nearby isolated jungle tribes for over 30 years. Segadores demonstrates “love your neighbor” in practical ways – from implementing literacy programs, nutritional relief and training, providing medical and dental care, clean water initiatives, and leadership training.
The isolated tribes are suspicious of all people because of the long experience of war and terror from outside and the fear and superstition planted by the witch doctors on the inside. The churches in twelve villages are committed to reaching out to almost 6,000 people by sharing the Gospel of Jesus Christ and helping with basic physical and educational needs.
Funding for this project provides operational and missions support to provide a feeding center, clean water initiative, medical equipment and leadership training.
