After a couple of more meetings with the people who own the house that I posted in my last post we have decided that it would be too risky to depend on them for the house. What we are doing now is looking for a new location to rent. We have also determined in order to get a smoother start that we will begin with an education and feeding center. In this center we will work primarily but not exclusively with 15-20 kids that are to be chosen through a process that accesses their needs. We will work with the children and their families (or caretakers) to help provide them with an opportunity for a better future. While working primarily with the selected children we will also be working very hard throughout the surrounding area doing community outreach, emergency relief, and family education.
There are so many areas of great need in the Trujillo area that we are a little overwhelmed at the possibilities right now. In the last month we have visited a couple of more locations one in particular is Alta Moche and in the next month we will be visiting a couple more so that we have a good idea of the different needs.
Some things we are looking for in the areas we visit are...
Poverty level
Need
Receptiveness of local government
Accessibility
Accommodations for possible volunteers
Availability of land, water, electricity
After we whittle the down the number of suitable locations we will be praying and doing a lot of discernment before we decide where to plant our roots.
Here are a few pictures of the Alta Moche location
