2018 Mission Trip to Mae Sot and Bangkok, Thailand

In Mae Sot, we cleaned and painted the concrete wall marking the edge of the property and attended the mid-week service.
A couple of us gave a message, shared personal testimonies, and spent time with the youth.
We visited the hill tribe homes. One of those homes was a woman who led a house church and another was the mom who was not a Christian but her daughter had just been saved and would be baptized the next day. The Thai pastor spoke with her for a while as we sat on the floor praying.
We visited w/ 17 Home of Hope children and 12 Grace House Children.
At Sunday service a team member did a hula dance and gave her testimony.
Sunday evening we hopped in the pastor’s truck and went out of the town to a bible school for the youth. The team leader delivered a message.
In Bangkok, at Our Home Chapel, some Psychology students received a teaching on Counseling from a Christian Perspective by one of our team members.
Taught a small group about spiritual warfare and prayer.
Cleaned and organized supplies at the church.
Planted new plants and gave the exterior a facelift.

2018 Mission Trip to Lima, Peru

Went to CDV La Victoria/Dream Center to help with their kids time. First went into the market about 2 blocks away to hand out flyers of the event for kids from 4-12 yrs of age. They had games, bible story, and crafts which we helped with.
Painted a church attendees home. The exterior of the top level and interior living room. (We were at her house last year when her lower level of her home collapsed and we helped with removing the bricks.)
Church at CDV Surco, main location morning and night service.
After lunch, We took a tour around the city on a double decker bus. Avoided going into the Catholic Churches and the catacombs. Went a block away to see school or club dance activity in the park. Jaime lets us know that they are singing to Mother Mary for blessings. So we leave to go back to join up with the rest of the tour people.
3 planes of approx. 60 volunteers flew to the jungle (Junin area) on a Peru Army cargo plane. Went to the Pangoa plaza area where all things would take place for the next few days. Men helped to unload the supplies and the 2 CDV lunch wagons that all cooking would take place. Went to the girls home where 40 women slept in triple bunks, shared 5 showers, 4 toilets and 3 sinks.
We all have to leave at 5:30 am to go to the plaza. The men of Inspire Church, IC, went to the hospital to paint with CDV men.
Women of IC help to build wheelchairs 90 total. Stacy is getting great help from CDV Marcelo on taking photos.
We all have to leave at 5:00 am to go to the plaza. Men of IC go back to paint at the hospital
Women of IC help to cut bananas then help to build wheelchairs and help to give them away to recipients. Some of us went to a little boy's house, Jose. He told one of the CDV volunteers that his mom just had another baby and couldn't work. His dad was not at home. We bought some staples for his mom and took it to his shanty house. Turns out there are 7 children and mom in one open room. The 2nd oldest felt responsible to help mom, she is 17 yrs old. She wants to get schooling to get a good job to help the family. The oldest left the home. Mom and infant wasnt home, but they came to the plaza to see us the next day.
We all have to leave at 4:30 am for the plaza. Wheelchair give away, crafts, help give away food to ticket recipients that CDV gave away. Gave away lots of soda. Performed the Hukilau dance and gave away leis. Danced with CDV their fruit song.
Clean up our areas and men come to the girls home where we are staying to have breakfast with us. Left on an Army plane back to Lima. We ordered food in at the mission house and rested.
Helped put together wheelchairs with the phone company event and QC their work. We built 40 wheelchairs that day.
Went to Grace House for a tour of the girl’s home who get to stay and who have various issues they struggle with. They cannot reveal to each other what their struggles are until they graduate (9-12 mos). This becomes their testimony at graduation.
CDV arranged so that we could build and give a wheelchair to Anita's sister, Edith, who was on the list. Edith passed away a few days after our visit.
Went to CDV volunteer Veronica Chiang's parents house to have dessert(s).
Attended morning service at Surco.

2017 Mission Trip to Lima, Peru

I led this team to Lima, Peru

« 4/15

Arrived to mission house at 1230, bed at 2am.

Toured Padre Marthino (PM) and played with the kids.

PM is an orphanage for kids with severe disabilities and disease, such as HIV.
Fed them lunch.

Took 9 disabled kids from Padre Marthino to the movies to see Smurfs (their first time seeing a movie).

« 4/16

Easter Sunday. Church service, Inca Market, lunch, met church servants at the park, church service again.

« 4/17

Worked at a burned house on a mountain near the flood area.

Monetary donation to restore a burned house.

On the way up the mountain a Camino de Vida (CDV) servant stopped to ask a local man for tools. The gentleman invited about 12 of us in to hear his story. We did not know him and did not plan to stop at his house. We met Milagros (24 yr old daughter- disabled in a wheelchair, who is unable to speak) and Macedonia (father). His wife died 10 months ago, he is the worker and caretaker of the house and daughter. When he goes to work he has to leave her home alone. Suki prayed over her and the father, then Randy prayed for healing. The CDV team will be returning to see how they can help the family.

« 4/18

We visited a church attendee’s house. Her roof caved in and the addition to her house crumbled to the ground because of poor building. We helped pick up the rubble by carrying bricks from the house (on the side of a mountain) down to the pick-up location (I alone made 21 trips - there were 7 of us working).
Unloaded two truckloads of bricks.
When taking the first load of bricks to the drop off site, a lady (Dora) came out and was upset that the team was unloading bricks by her house. A CDV servant, Jaime, Daniel, and Randy started a conversation with her. It resulted in her salvation!
We prayed over Anna’s house and her.
Anna is a hairstylist, so our team member, Gigi who is also a stylist, offered to give her a haircut- she accepted and they connected. This story became part of Gigi’s testimony.

« 4/19

AM- Visited San Camillo HIV Refuge
Played with kids and cleaned 3 playrooms.

Donated:

23 beanies
4lbs formula
700 diapers
2 packs of wipes
Monetary donation.
PM- Downtown tour and dinner.

Prior to dinner Jaime, Randy, and Daniel spoke with a gentleman, Ricardo, in the lounge area of the mall. He said he didn't believe in God. The witnessed to him and later prayed for him before leaving and invited him to church.

« 4/20

AM- sorted donations at Alcance.
PM-Visited Reimagine Peru in Lurigancho; it's an after school program.

Donated:

20 plastic chairs
30 beanies given.
40 leis given.
Taught the kids the hukilau dance, humuhumunuku, Aloha, Mahalo, and the Shaka.
Hawaiian photo booth w/leis, grass skirts, and props.

« 4/21

Funded wheelchair distribution of 50 chairs.
Assembled 50 wheelchairs.

« 4/22

Mass Wheelchair Distribution
Distributed 50 wheelchairs in Manchay.
Prayed for 50+ recipients of wheelchairs and family members.
84 people received Jesus.
Donated 50 beanies.
Had dinner with Pastor Nick Balcombe.

« 4/23

Church service, lunch, toured Casa Gracia in Cieneguilla, packed, church, depart.

2016 Mission Trip to Lima, Peru

I led this team to Peru
Assembled 52 wheelchairs (our team and about 20 servants from CDV)
Distributed 45 wheelchairs (2 home deliveries and 1 mass distribution)
Prayed over approx. 30 recipients of wheelchairs
Painted & cleaned the Dream Center in La Victoria
Handed out 1000 meals to the community and prayed with some of the homeless

Visited Casa Gracia and heard the testimony of a counselor

2014 Kids Rock Mission Trip to Manila, Philippines

I led this team to Manila
Launched Kids Rock Metro Manila in Quezon City
Served 250 kids lunch @ outreach
Held 3 KR outreaches
Completed a leadership/servant training

2013 Mission Trip to Tongatapu, Tonga

Scouting trip. 1st time our church sent a team to Tonga.
Gave a teaching on Daniel and did games and crafts with the kids.
Participated in a women's night where the ladies of the church gave their testimonies.
Our pastor, Brian, gave a message on the local TV station and I was at the host’s house getting over food poisoning.

2012 Mission Trip to Chiang Mai, Thailand

Served in 2 orphanges (one in Chiang Mai and one in a village)- shared bible stories, played games, and made crafts with the kids.
Visited a village in north Thailand, stayed overnight and attended church service.
Participated in Connect Groups. Hearing them pray all at once was a powerful and memorable moment.
LIFE CHANGING MOMENT FOR ME AND MY FUTURE IN MISSIONS! I hope to return to Thailand in the near future.