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Christmas 2011
Christmas Card from Paul and Sarah Tester
Christmas Card from San Juan Evangelista
December 2011 edition of the Church Magazine
Article and pictures in the magazine
27.11.11
Jonathan Hardwick presented a cheque for £500 on behalf of the St James Palace Fund
11.9.11 Peru Sunday
On Sunday 11 September the Equipo Lima lead our services and told us about what they had been doing in Peru. Listen to parts of the services here.
Introduction -Val Dawson
What went wrong -Alison Shemwell
Painting a picture -Marion Patement Pictures
It's good to have friends -Drama
Prayers -Catherine Mann Pictures
Matthew 14:22-33 -9am reading
Leaving our comfort zone -9am talk, Robin Dawson
Hebrews 11:1, 7-12 -11am reading
Where are our mission posts? -11am talk, David Sanderson
What have we learnt? -Peter Rolfe
21.8.11
Final e-mail from Pippa. -has come through after they are home!
18.8.11
The Team are safely back in Chesterfield.
17.8.11
The team fly home late today/tomorrow (Wednesday/Thursday). Please pray for all the new friends they have made that they will be leaving. Also pray for a safe and trouble free flight and road journey back to Chesterfiled. They should arrive home mid afternoon Thursday.
11.8.11
Next e-mail from Pippa -she is a bit under the weather.
9.8.11
Next e-mail from Pippa -including a trip up the highest local mountain.
8.8.11
Next e-mail from Pippa -contrasting the different parts of Lima.
7.8.11
Another e-mail from Pippa -bringing us up to date.
7.8.11
More pictures from Pippa (no commentry included).
5.8.11
Pippa has e-mailed some pictures
4.8.11
E-mail from Pippa -telling of the start of their mission work.
1.8.11
First e-mails from the Team -about their flight and how they are settling in.
29.7.11
Team have arrived in Lima. They had a 5 hour delay at Miami. Settling in OK. Team staying in a convent with views over the sea. No mobile phone contact at the moment.
26.7.11
Tomorrow (Wednesday 27 July) the team leave Chesterfield in the early hours of the morning, catching a flight from Heathrow to Peru via Miami. John Small is driving them to the airport.
Last year when Paul and Sarah Tester, our Mission Partners in Lima, Peru visited us they issued a challenge to church members: come out to Peru to see what it is like and help with a project.
Some ten people have taken up the challenge and will be in Lima from 27 July to 18 August 2011.
Whilst out in Lima they expect to be doing various tasks including helping at a children’s holiday club, developing a play area, painting a mural and helping in any other way they can.
In preparation for the trip they are all learning Spanish. Some are also improving their puppet and drama skills and they are all going on an orientation day in June.
The picture below is of the team (taken in May 2011). Left to right they are: Peter Rolfe, Alison and Pippa Shemwell, Val and Robin Dawson, Catherine and Michael Mann, Marian and Joe Patemanand and David Sanderson.
7pm 18 June 2011 Presentation to the church
This is a fund raising evening in support of our project in Lima - we need extra money to buy materials for building, painting and landscaping work as well as education material for the children. Arpillera work made by the sewing ladies of Lima can also be ordered on the night and there will be refreshments.
A few pictures from the presentation are below
26 June 2011 Orientation Day
In June the team went to an orientation day to get an idea of what to expect in Peru. The topics were wide ranging and covered, among other things, dealing with Peruvian Immigration Officials, travelling around a field on a trailer and being crammed in a minibus (to simulate Peruvian means of travel) as well as Peruvian food,customs and worship. There was quite a lot of role play and most of the day was conducted in Spanish -which was obviously very tiring!
A few pictures from the presentation are below
2 July 2011 Team Building Day
At the beginning of July the team had a 'team building' day -clearing some ground on John and Ann Small's smallholding. It was obviously thirsty and tiring work!
A few pictures from the day are below
24 July 2011 Sending out the Team
At the services on Sunday 24 July, the Sunday before the Team left for Peru, we 'sent the Team out' asking God's blessing and protection on them.
Among the gifts being taken is an altar clover that has been made by Caroline Broadbent. God is represented at the centre by the Cross. Depicted round the cross are a number of Peruvians. They represent the different peoples of Peru, depicted by their headgear.
Listen here to Peter telling the 9am congregation about the trip, Caroline explaining the altar cover and Matt, the Rector, praying for the team.
Listen here to the Team being sent out at the 11am service.
Pictures below
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This is a summary of the team’s itinerary:
After a long flight (via Miami) the team arrive in Lima on the evening of Wednesday 27 July. However there will be little chance to rest as the next day happens to be Independence Day in Peru –with the associated Fiestas
Patrias! They then have a couple of days of introductions, buying supplies and visits to churches in shanty towns and to a Youth Mission. The first
Sunday, 31 July, is spent at their base church, San Juan Evangelista, before they start ‘work’ in earnest.
The team are landscaping a garden for the children and helping to run a children’s holiday club (and the children are already excited that St Thomas’ puppets will be there!). David Sanderson is also delivering an evening course at a seminary.
From Wednesday 10 August, the team is back together to help with the local ‘Compassion’ project, giving food and support to the poorest children in Lima.
Before returning home they are having a few days holiday, some travelling to Colca Canyon, notable for its depth and a good vantage point to see condors in flight, while others visit the old Inca city of Cuzco or stay in Lima. They leave Lima Wednesday 17 August, landing at Heathrow next morning.
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