Tuesday, November 6, 2007

Welcome to the Peru Missions Team Blog! Here you can find out why we are going, how the trip is going, ways you can get involved and fundraising events you can attend.
Where and why are we going?
New Hope Childrens Home, in Arequipa, Peru (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arequipa) currently has 50 children in their care. Our team of about 20 from Liberti Church (www.liberti.org) will spend the majority of our time helping with maintenance projects, leading arts & crafts projects, playing games/sports with the kids, participating in their regular weekly activities, and spending one on one time with them. The team leaves Philly on Saturday, January 12th and returns on Tuesday, January 22nd.
The kids that live there have difficult backgrounds that led their placement in a facility like this. Many of them are true orphans and both parents have died, been murdered, and/or are incarcerated. The majority, however, have been abandoned by their families at young ages because of financial strain on the family. Many children are found on buses, lost in bus stations, or wandering the streets at 2-3 years of age. Many young girls turn to prostitution as a means of making money. Most of the children have a severe history of physical and/or sexual abuse. When they are placed in this home, they have significant needs for physical, emotional and spiritual healing. Teams like ours are able to provide encouragement to the staff and kids at the home by relieving the work load of the staff and spending time with the kids. We also expect and hope that our hearts will be touched by the lives and stories we will encounter on this adventure to South America!
Fundraising Events
Fri. Nov. 16th: NORTH BOWL FUNDRAISER in Northern Liberties (909 N.2nd @ Poplar Street) 6p-8p
All you can bowl for $15, including shoes and one raffle ticket. Additional raffle tickets can be purchased for $2 (or 3 for $5). Raffled items will include: Lithe Method Pilates lessons, La Luna Dance Studio salsa or ballroom lessons, and Arden Theatre Company tickets! Come thirsty and hungry- North Bowl has a great menu!
Sat. Dec. 1st: "80s Prom Party" at the Romanian Orthodox Church gymnasium (awesome!) in Northern Liberties. More details to come.
Other ways to get involved:
* direct financial donations (tax deductible! online or by check!)
* donation of a used laptop to sell in Peru (funds go to the orphanage directly) or goods to sell on our Ebay store
* suggest a sponsor for a raffle prize or food/drink for our 80s Prom Party fundraiser in December
* pass this along to a friend who may be interested in partnering with us in some way
* regularly visit this blog to keep track of our journey
* pray for us- that we will raise the money, be a blessing to the orphanage, and that our hearts & attitudes will be permanently changed by this experience!!!
How to donate funds for the cost of the trip (tax deductible!):
The total cost for the trip is $1,000 per person which includes airfare, accommodations, food and all travel expenses. The team needs to raise these funds by December 15, 2007 in order to purchase the airline tickets and finalize team participation. Any donations that go beyond the cost of this trip will be used toward the cost of building materials and construction supplies that we will need for our work projects.
Pay by check:
Make checks payable to Liberti Church with "Peru Missions Trip" written on the memo line and mail by December 15th to:
Liberti Church
1818 Market Street, Suite 2020
Philadelphia PA 19103
(If you would like to support a particular team member, write their name on the memo line of the check.)
Pay online using PayPal or your credit card by December 15th
(If you would like to support a particular team member, please send an email to bobbi@liberti.org right away telling her to apply the funds to that member's account, otherwise it will be applied to the whole group.)
Thank you for your prayers and support in helping to send us to Peru! Keep checking in with the blog for updates!
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