Big City Baptisms Lima and Huaraz are like chalk and cheese - Lima is big, modern, and has cinemas and shopping centres; Huaraz is small, rural, and has bulls, chickens and Quechua folk. So when Mark received a text in January telling him how 2 guys from his discipleship group in Lima had made commitments to Christ and decided to get baptised, we thought it'd be rude not to attend... even though one of them did ask what present we we would be bringing! So off to...

Church Search Unfortunately it seems everywhere there are people there are also difficulties and divisions - Huaraz is no exception, as shown by the many small churches scattered about the town. Since we arrived here we've visited different churches to get more of an idea of the Christian church in this part of the country, while also trying to decide on one we can attend. The Alianza Church (a North American denomination) and the local Baptist church were the ...

Huaraz: Up Close and Personal It's hard to describe Huaraz…we wish that people at home could come and see it just to see how different life here really is. But, since that's not possible we'll do our best to give you some idea by describing our walk to the market… As we emerge from our apartment we´re greeted by the sounds of the roosters next door that never seem to sleep. This is mixed with the noises of the pigs from across the road and the guy who bl...

Life in Multi-Colour! Huaraz in January…very different to Belfast in January! The only snow we see is the snow on the high peaks of the Cordillera Blanca mountain range that dominate the horizon…and what an amazing sight they are! Although we´re in the middle of the rainy season it´s also the summer here and on afternoons when the rains don´t come it gets pretty hot. Not that we´re complaining at all…there´s something refreshing about going outside in...

The Times They Are A-Changin' It seems a long time since we last posted an update, probably because there´s been a lot of change in the last couple of weeks. We spent a great few days in Lima over Christmas, which was a welcome opportunity to relax, spend time with friends and reflect on our first few months in Peru. We returned to our projects in Huaraz on 27th after a ropey journey back up the windy roads, ready to get stuck in again. Our first week back i...