By Karen and Duane Sherer Stoltzfus Peru SST Co-Directors, 2014-2015 Elizabeth and Courtney arrived at Casa Goshen around 6 a.m., following a long bus ride from Arequipa. The closing chapter of our three-month semester of study and service in Peru was spent at Kawai, a church…
Ammon Allen-Doucot shares a journal entry. During service, he worked in Ayacucho at Casa Luz, a home for children who have been abandoned or whose parents are otherwise unable to care for them. Ammon with some of the 21 children at Casa Luz. Names matter a great…
By Karen and Duane Sherer Stoltzfus Peru SST Co-Directors, 2014-2015 Courtney and Elizabeth will hold the record this term for taking the longest bus ride to their service location: 16 hours from Lima to Arequipa. Courtney and Liz pose in the Plaza de Armas in their…
Joanna shares a journal entry: “Sin pan, no vive.” (“You can’t live without bread.”) Ercilia Gonzales Pincos, Joanna’s host mother Jo at Luz y Vida. There is such complexity in bread. Everywhere, bread holds great significance; it is a staple of all cuisines in one…
By Karen and Duane Sherer Stoltzfus Peru SST Co-Directors, 2014-2015 Joanna with Ethna, working in the kitchen of Luz y Vida. After dropping off suitcases at our hostel in Ayacucho, we went to Comedor Luz y Vida, a place where children from impoverished homes can…
By Karen and Duane Sherer Stoltzfus Peru SST Co-Directors, 2014-2015 Maria and Christian arrive at Fe y Alegria school above the city of Tarma. The morning after we arrived in Tarma, we found ourselves standing in the Fe y Alegria school yard with Christian and Maria,…
Lea and Micah at the restaurant Aldea Yanapay, which raises money to help Cusco area children. By Karen and Duane Sherer Stoltzfus Peru SST Co-Directors, 2014-2015 When Lea and Micah joined us for supper near the Plaza de Armas, or central park, in Cusco, it was…
By Karen and Duane Sherer Stoltzfus Peru SST Co-Directors, 2014-2015 Early in the morning, the Spring 2015 Peru SST group poses in the traditional spot that overlooks the Machu Picchu ruins. On the evening before we visited Machu Picchu, we talked about how we wanted to…
By Karen and Duane Sherer Stoltzfus Peru SST Co-Directors, 2014-2015 More than 500 years ago, Ollantaytambo served as an important rest stop and administrative and religious center for the Incas. For our group, it proved to be a perfect place to stop after visiting the Incan sites at Chinchero…
By Karen and Duane Sherer Stoltzfus Peru SST Co-Directors, 2014-2015 Early on Monday morning, students said good-bye to their Cusco area host families and we made our way into the Sacred Valley by bus, accompanied once again by Amadeo, our faithful guide. Our first stop included an opportunity to upgrade…
