Peru Archives

PC(USA) mission co-workers lead Ecumenical Advocacy Days workshops

Posted April 27th, 2023

Presbyterian Mission Agency Mission co-workers the Rev. Sarah Henken and the Rev. Jed Koball led country-specific workshops Wednesday at the Ecumenical Advocacy Days virtual conference. Nearly 50 participants logged into the virtual format to hear first-person accounts, discussions, and practical solutions centering on building peace in Colombia and opposing state-sponsored violence in Peru.

PC(USA) partner reports on the Peru uprising that’s killed 50 and injured hundreds

Posted February 8th, 2023

Once again we witness another uprising in Peru, one of many in recent years. The protest these days has been going on for more than a month, with 50 people killed and more than 1,200 injured.

Mission leaders meet to talk about being thoughtful travelers during mission trips

Posted May 13th, 2022

As travel restrictions begin to loosen worldwide and churches start thinking about long- and short-term mission trips, a group of Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) mission leaders, World Mission staff and mission co-workers joined together on Zoom Wednesday night to talk about how to be thoughtful travelers when visiting global partners in the aftermath of the pandemic.

Preventing human rights abuses by corporations

Posted April 28th, 2022

The need for companies to refrain from infringing upon the human rights of others was emphasized in an Ecumenical Advocacy Days workshop this week.

Grants offsetting carbon emissions will support climate-friendly projects

Posted January 5th, 2022

Climate change will become a focus of the Matthew 25 invitation in 2022 and in support, global partners and ministry areas in the Presbyterian Mission Agency have created the Presbyterian Tree Fund to receive carbon offset donations that’ll be used for grants that support tree planting and other climate- friendly projects.

In Peru, the light at the end of the tunnel still a distant one

Posted June 16th, 2021

Although the U.S. is slowly returning to some semblance of normalcy, the light at the end of the COVID-19 tunnel is much more distant for other countries.

Systemic poverty in Cameroon, Peru illustrates the complex barrier poor people face

Posted April 28th, 2021

The 85 or so Presbyterians studying the underpinnings of systemic poverty zoomed out to take in a more global perspective recently, thanks to presentations by Valéry Nodem and the Rev. Jed Koball.

Systemic poverty in Cameroon, Peru illustrates the complex barrier poor people face

Posted October 6th, 2020

The 85 or so Presbyterians studying the underpinnings of systemic poverty zoomed out to take in a more global perspective Monday, thanks to presentations by Valéry Nodem and the Rev. Jed Koball.

Mission co-workers emerge from quarantine in Lima, Peru

Posted July 1st, 2020

After 15 weeks in total lockdown in their apartment in Lima, Peru, mission co-workers Jed and Jenny Koball and their now 3-year-old son Thiago are finally able to go outside again.

Sharing pandemic voices of hope in Peru

Posted June 2nd, 2020

Throughout these times of quarantine, I have found myself singing more — children’s English and Spanish songs with our 2-year-old son, Leandro. These are songs I remember from high school and university choir, hymns, my mom’s songs or just humming random tunes. If I’m honest, my singing is not always an expression of joy.