This years Christmas party, while more compact than usual (fewer than 200 children invited) nonetheless seemed the happiest in memory. For the first time each school dawned special costumes which they had made and sang their favorite Christmas songs. The competition was fierce but two Miss World contestants had little trouble separating first and second place from
the competing choirs of our shanty schools from the barrios of Trujillo. This year we hosted Christmas parties in our schools throughout Latin America in 13 cities from Panama to Bolivia. Our impact this year has been greater than any previous, and we accomplished this on our smallest budget in awhile. Though not a religious organisation we still must acknowledge the many many answered prayers which has seen our mission through to the end of 2009. We must also acknowledge the tireless work of our wonderful dedicated staff. And our teachers, both our own and those the Ministry of Education are now providing to more and more of our schools. We have unsung heroes in cities we can only get to about twice a year, teachers who implement our programme as strictly and well as any of our headquarters schools - they recruit semi abandoned children and train them up to be exemplary pupils. We are grateful and honoured to be able to participate in this rewarding work.
Dear Bruce,
ReplyDeleteMy name is Maryanne Sea. My husband and I are hoping to move to Peru in 2012. We are Australian citizens, presently living in Cuenca, Ecuador.
I am wondering if you are still in Peru. If so, I was hoping to find someone who could answer some questions for us. I was also hoping to find someone who would give us a tour of Chiclayo and be a resource person for us when we visit in November. We would of course want to pay this person for his/her time.
If you have the time to answer some questions or could direct us to a possible resource person, we would appreciate it.
I so enjoyed the pictures of the children on your blog!
Thank you very much,
Maryanne Sea