Peru Day Three - What is true religion?

"Religion that is pure and undefiled before God and the Father is this: to visit orphans and widows in their affliction . . . " James 1:27


I woke up early, rested and refreshed. Today we visit young but old friends at El Nino Emmanuel Orphanage in Huaycan. We have worked with these children since 2004 and wow, the place has changed. The children came out as always, hugging us and greeting us. It was awesome to see Daisy, our sponsored orphan.
The ladies took all the kids out to eat, shop for shoes, etc. . . the men took on a project of laying some new concrete outside the kitchen. I convinced Richard Ray (Prince of Peace Carrollton/Fox4News) to stay with us and work, he did and we had some great talks.

The pastors worked really hard, they were worked so hard to break up the concrete, then they leveled it off. The concrete guy came over and in a few hours we layed a slab of concrete outside the kitchen. It was awesome to watch it all come together so fast.

The orphanage has changed drastically. In just a few years it has been totally transformed. Prince of Peace has had alot to do with it including the new kitchen, dorms, etc. . . It was heart-warming to know that the orphans have a much safer and cleaner place to live. As always, I was asked to help pay for more than we could do, its hard to say no but we did what we could.

The wives had a great day with the kids. They "ate everything" on their plates and were so happy to eat out. The shoe shopping experience was great too. Jen got to take daisy to the doctor to purchase new reading glasses for her. She has had a hard time doing school work and we hope this will help. Daisy has grown so much, she is now 11 years old and looks great. She stuck to Jen, got Jen her food, her drink and would not leave her side. As always, tears were shed when we left.

When we first arrived at the orphanage in 2004, we offered the orphans an orange or a toy . . .they took the orange without hesitation. They were hungry. Today we see great progress in their lives and we thank God for the provision of so much for their lives. Thank God for the lama mamas of Prince of Peace that have a huge heart and vision for these children!

You want to please God? Look after those that don't have much, especially orphans and widows.