Peru

The ReachGlobal Latin America ministry in Peru exists to glorify God by launching a vibrant Peruvian church-planting movement with an international vision through starting new churches and strengthening existing ones so that they become mature, reproducing churches.

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Get involved

Allow missions to come alive, and get personal by getting involved as a church or through short- or long-term service.

Find inspiration in the story of a recent short-term team member and the two lives he saw transformed in Tarma, or read about confronting spiritual oppression and darkness in Nueva Italia along the Ucayali River.

Pray about how you, too, can be involved in God’s work in Peru! 

As a church

  • Send new missionary candidates to join in the work
  • Financially support ministry efforts in Peru
  • Pray fervently for God to bring revival to the local churches

Short term

  • Earthquake relief in Chincha
  • Construction teams
  • Creative evangelism
  • Training for job creation for nationals
  • Specific ministry training for churches
  • Internships for Spanish speakers: training nationals, helping in a new church plant, doing evangelism, mentoring people, and more!

Long term

  • Church planters: We need experienced evangelists and church planters to work on a team with Peruvian nationals planting new churches.
  • Theological educators: Those with an MDiv or equivalent degree can mentor Peruvian leaders, teach courses in formal and informal settings, prepare written materials for churches, etc.
  • Ministry mentors: Individuals gifted in specific ministry ares can mentor leaders in areas such as worship, youth ministry, children’s ministry, etc.

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Featured Story

Lighting a Different Fire

Witnessing the devastation from the Mesa Redonda fire in Lima, Peru, in 2001 affected Sharon deeply, yet she had nowhere to turn for help. Today, International Relief Mission partners with ReachGlobal to bring healing -- emotional, psychological and spiritual -- to emergency service personnel in Latin America and beyond.

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Just Like Me

When Tamie arrived in Peru, she questioned her gifting and her ability to make a difference. During the week, though, God revealed Himself to her in a way that changed her life and outlook.

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Upriver to Reach the Unreached

Since 2002, teams of North Americans, Peruvians and indigenous Shipibo Indians have traveled up the Ucayali River to remote villages in Amazonia. One team member recounts shining Jesus' light in the life of a teenage girl facing spiritual oppression in November 2010.

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Easter Reflections From Tarma

In the midst of Easter week traditions and church activities, one missionary in Tarma, Peru, reflects on the confusion that often results from the mix of biblical and unbiblical practices. She seeks to illuminate the truth of the gospel to the community -- Jesus alone saves!

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The First of Many

Planned in its entirety by the Amazonian Shipibos, the first ever Shipibo Youth Camp was so well received that the youth are already asking for more. It's amazing how quickly the Shipibo churches have developed in the last few years along the Ucayali River -- an unreached area just a decade ago.

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Second Chance to Share the Gospel

A short-term team in Tarma, Peru, shares the gospel, lives the gospel, and sees lives transformed by its power.

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