Volunteers Travel to Share the Gospel in the Peruvian Jungle

A group of young Adventists from Lima traveled to Pucallpa to participate in Peru Projects, carrying out missionary activities.

The volunteers were welcomed by the Peru Projects team and local residents. [Photo: Gerson Hermosilla]

In the midst of carrying out various activities motivated by the Caleb Mission project, young people from the Central Peruvian Conference traveled from Lima to Pucallpa in Peru to participate in Peru Projects, in order to join in the proclamation of the gospel in communities in the Peruvian jungle. The volunteers followed a planned route to reach the community of Puerto Zelanda, located on the slopes of the Ucayali River, with transfers by plane and boat.

Volunteer evangelizing by giving away Bibles and books to residents for free.

During their three-day stay in this area, the volunteers participated in worship programs and assisted Peru Projects in their daily missionary work. This included distributing books and Bibles to community members, preaching, and conducting Bible studies.

During these days, Dieter Gustavo Bruns, pastor and director of the Adventist Volunteer Service for South America, and Farí Choque Ortega, executive secretary of the South Peruvian Union, were present. They baptized eight people who decided to give their lives to God as a result of the volunteers' missionary work in the waters of the Ucayali River.

Pastor Dieter Bruns, in a light blue shirt, and Pastor Farí Choque, on the right side of the photo, with the 8 people who were baptized in the Ucayali River.

Evangelism in Jungle Communities

Peru Projects trains people willing to be volunteer missionaries through intensive training. During this training, participants learn more about Bible study, prayer, service, culture, environment, and dependence on God, motivating growth in different areas that will help them serve for a year in a community in the jungle.

One of the volunteers, wearing a blue Maranatha polo shirt, who participated in the missionary trip evangelizing a group of teenagers through Bible studies.

The mission of the Seventh-day Adventist Church is to call all people to become disciples of Jesus Christ by proclaiming the everlasting gospel and preparing the world for Christ's soon return. Preaching the gospel to more people through mission trips also strengthens and consolidates the discipleship process.

The original article was published on the South American Division Spanish website.