The before (Sept. 2) and after (Nov. 29) pictures at the airport can’t begin to portray all that the students experienced, nor how they grew and changed. Doug and Maria just said goodbye to the students at the Lima airport, as we sent them on their journey…
November 27, Sunday We are all on retreat outside Lima until we leave for the airport tomorrow night. The students have been giving presentations on their projects and service assignments, with a worship service this morning and free time for fellowship scattered throughout the day. Everyone has marveled…
Thursday and Friday, Nov. 24-25 A group hug for Achieng’s birthday. All the students have safely returned from their service assignments back to Casa Goshen in Lima. Each group warmly welcomed the other groups, with many accumulated stories of trials and tribulations being shared. Although Thanksgiving was…
Katie in the kitchen with her host mother. Day 1: We went to English classes with our brothers at 8 a.m. Class started at 9:30. Every student practiced greeting us in English. Then we went to play futbolito (traumatic flashbacks to Caral). Then we went to the…
Friday – Sunday, Nov. 11-13 San Roque, where these three students are doing their service, is most notable for its size; whereas Ayacucho, Cuzco and Arequipa are major cities of several hundred thousand people, San Roque’s population is a mere 800. Another significant difference is altitude; rather than being…
Acheing at her service assignment. Being a college kid is hard, you know. Assignments, group projects, trying to stay healthy, thinking about your future and all that mumbo jumbo. Then comes your spirituality. Goshen is a Christian school, thus you have many opportunities to interact spiritually on…
Thursday – Friday, Nov. 3-4 Lane holds a “Happy Anniversary” poster with his students back in the gym. Arequipa, the second-largest city in Peru, is home to 3 students for their service placements. Located in southern Peru, it sits in the middle of a desert, making the…
Monday – Wednesday, Oct. 31 – Nov. 2 After desert with Emily’s host mother and 3 siblings, Yadeli, Johan, y Jonathon. Cuzco, the high Andean city where the group’s journey to Machu Picchu began, is also the service location for three students. We began our visit with…
Thursday and Friday, Oct. 27-28. John shows us the workshop and two recent pieces. Ayacucho has traditionally been famous for having 33 large Catholic churches, its large Easter week celebrations, and for being the site of a famous battle for South American independence. But in recent history…
Wednesday and Thursday, Oct. 26-27. Behind Alex is a mural painted by previous GC volunteer Maddie Gerig. Doug and Maria’s first trip to visit students at their service locations was to the city of Ayacucho, high in the Andean mountains at an elevation of about 9,000 feet…
