I'm Going to Peru!!

Ok, so I have big news that I have not told many people. I'M GOING TO PERU!!

This will be my first Mission trip. We are going with an organization called Not Forgotten that helps street boys in Iquitos,Peru. These boys have been forced to live in the streets due to poverty. When a family gets too poor to support their children, they tell the oldest boy (who can be as young as 6 years old) to go live on the streets and not come back. Street boys are considered the lowest being. Its not uncommon to hear about a street boy being killed in broad daylight because he was annoying someone or someone just didn't think he needed to be around. As a result of this danger, streets boys find a place to hide as long as they can until they have to come out for food. They have two options to obtain food. 1) steal. If they are caught steeling, they are taken to jail and treated cruelly by police. This punishment can be anything from letting hungry guard dogs bite them or wetting them with water and shocking them with electric wires. 2) sell the only thing they have: their body. The boys are usually scared of the police because they know the punishment, so they are forced to prostitute their bodies. What Not Forgotten has done is built homes for these boys to live, and they are allowed to eat 3 meals a day and go to school. While I am down there, we will be building a new home for the boys. We will also be doing english and Bible classes with the boys. And most importantly spreading the gospel of Jesus Christ.

Just to clarify, I'm not telling you this because I want you to think I am a good person or a selfless person (I think I disproved that well in the last blog) or just an absolute saint because I am giving up 10 days to go to peru, but I am telling you because I would really appreciate prayers.

1. pray for safety on this trip
- we will be in the Amazon Jungle. we are taking 2 planes and a boat to get to our destination.
2. Pray that God make me and the team humble servants.
- we are there to serve in the name if Jesus. pray that we carry his name well.
3. Pray that God prepare us mentally,physically,emotionally, and spiritually for this trip
4. Pray that God open our eyes to realize what is important-investing time in these boys and making disciples.
5. Pray for these boys, that their lives continue to change.