Ever since I was a kid, my family spent countless hours knocking on doors simply to share the love of family and the Gospel of Jesus Christ. Here is no different, we love walking the dirt streets of Peru, turning heads everywhere we go.
We met 13 year old Nilfer and 10 year old sister Monica at our After School Feeding Center. We noticed they always ate two or three helpings of food and many times would discretely empty their plates into a plastic bag hiding the food in their backpacks. One day, Nilfer didn’t finish his homework, we told him he had to finish at home. He said he “couldn’t because his family had no power and it would be dark.” We took him home that night as the LORD chastened our hearts. We were humbled seeing 6 kids living in a dirt floor, metal shack with no power, water or sewer. Their Mom Cecilia was home sick. Normally she works from 6am to 7pm in the chacra (picker in the fields) making only enough to feed her kids.
We asked if we could pray with her. As we prayed, she broke down in tears saying she didn’t want to live anymore, it was just too hard. Maisie and Sandro shared the hope thru Jesus Christ. Maisie was able to help her thru the plan of Salvation. Cecilia was broken as she asked the LORD to save her.
We visited the family a few days later. We gave them donor sponsored new clothes and shoes. Sunday we took the kids to our Church for the first time!
By: Maisie Clemmer Mendoza
Live Simply Street Visitation
