Once the heart of the mighty Inca Empire, Peru fell into disaster and chaos. Its people, once proud and respected, had become downtrodden and ignored. This past century, Peru has seen a decade of terrorism and horror at the hands of the Shining Path - a Maoist guerrilla army. The capital city, Lima, houses a third of the population of the country, and more arrive each day.... read more

In the poverty-stricken areas of Peru’s largest cities, a woman sees herself incomplete unless living with a man, even if she has been used and discarded by many of them. Her current man has no desire to look after her previous children. He may or may not feel responsible for those he has produced, but certainly not for her older boy, who may be as young as six or seven. To avoid her boy being victimised, she sends him out to work.... read more

The Scripture Union movement started in Peru back in 1927 when a missionary formed an Unión Bíblica Club in his school in Huantura, near the city of Cuzco, with a regular attendance of about 40 boys. They met regularly to read the portion of scripture found on the UBP Bible Reading Card of the day, to comment on it and find out what God had to say through His Word to them that day.... read more