Welcome to the Advocates' Peru Tour website.

Here you can keep up to date with the activities of our group of advocates as we travel to Peru from the 5th to the 16th of February 2008 to see the work of Compassion.
Advocates are sponsors with a heart for our ministry who volunteer some of their time on an ongoing basis to promote Compassion in their churches and within their spheres of influence.

The team will spend time meeting staff and children in projects, visiting the homes of Compassion sponsored children, seeing how the country office operates and meeting formerly sponsored children. We will try to update the site each day whilst we are in Peru and we hope you find it interesting. Enjoy!


DAILY ITINERARY

Below is the itinerary of the group whilst in Peru:
5th February
Group travels to Peru today, arriving at Lima airport in the evening.

6th February
Visit to the Compassion office and meet with staff.

7th February
Visit to Child Survival Programme at project PE-248.


Visit with the Compassion assisted children in their homes.

8th February
Fun Day with sponsored children of advocates on the tour


Dinner with formerly sponsored children

9th February
Visit to project PE-444


Sightseeing in Lima

10th February
Worship at a Peruvian church connected to a Compassion project, where some Compassion students will be graduating.

Fly to Chiclayo

11th February
Visit to a rural project in Chiclayo

Sightseeing in Chiclayo

12th February
Visit to project PE-339

Visit with Compassion assisted children in their homes.

Fly back to Lima

13th February
Visit to project PE-123


Dinner with Leadership Development Students

14th February
Shopping at local markets

Debrief

Depart from Lima Airport

15th February
Flying home

16th February
Arrive home




Thursday, 28 February 2008

Girl with the amazing eyes

Hi guys - and guyettes. Look at this picture. I have posted it before but I want to re-visit it with a thought that has only just struck me.
When I took this picture I was standing snapping pictures all around me, looking for something that caught my eye that might be poignant. I suddenly just felt aware of something close by, so I looked down and this is what I saw... a beautiful little girl with the most amazing eyes. She was just standing there looking up at me, looking exactly as she does in the picture. She never spoke or sought any attention.
But what has just struck me is this: we often spend a lot of valuable time in our lives looking around us for things that seem important to us, that are of interest to us, but in so doing we miss the really wonderful and important things that are often right under our noses.
Do you get my meaning?
Al.

3 comments:

lyn said...

Yeah I have photos of her too. She just seemed to stay in front of me. Have some good ones of her wearing Jeanette's hat which she took a liking to & Jeanette thought she would not get back.
Have you music for song? Involved with worship on Sun so could have debut if pastor agrees

Maria said...

Hi Al, I have exactly the same photo as you of this little girl. She is looking up just like that. My girls said 'hey mum you have that photo!' cool. Yes, i'd like the music for that song too Al. Take care all, hope you are doing ok! Maria

Alastair said...

I performed it last week in my home fellowship group to a thoughtful and tearful group of people. I'll write the score for the music ASAP but at the minute, while I do have the tune memorised, I haven't written it down yet. I'll do my best for Sunday, though.
Al.