We are in the last stage of preparations for Children's Day in Huaycan this Sunday. Estimated 300 kids will attend from Zona R, densely populated and poorest area of Huaycan. Just picked up donated: 200 Swiss toothbrushes (brought in my suitcase from Switzerland), 600 cute purses for girls, 100 plastic balls, 300 coloring books. Tomorrow 2 more pick ups. Still looking for transport. Orthodontists and MagoJan (German magician) confirmed coming with us.
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Recently the team of orthodontist with their mobile dentist unit accompany us on our visits to Huaycan. They donate their time and equipment to provide dental care for mothers and children. We watched with amazement how much they can do in such difficult conditions, where there is no running water and no electricity. Applause and hats off to you Sr. Janet and Sr. Veronica! SEE PHOTOS Mother's Day is celebrated in the beginning of May in Peru and it was our hearts desire to prepare lot's of surprises for mothers in Huaycan. Ahead of time Maria approached companies to donate gifts and prizes. She prepared contests with prizes, we served refreshments and gifts for all: cosmetics, chocolates, basket with groceries, all sponsored by local companies. At the end we spoke on the importance of motherhood. SEE PHOTOS Kukolnyj teater Obraztsov Sergey Obraztsov is credited by Encyclopædia Britannica with "establishing puppetry as an art form." His puppet theater is known worldwide. Today we saw why. Together with 11 children from Huaycan we watched in amazement puppets turned alive! Puppets danced, played instruments, told the story... Children were spellbound. After all was done the puppeteers had to explain to children that in reality puppets are operated by their skilled hands and not alive. It was one in a life time experience for all of us! You can find out more about Sergey Obraztsov here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sergey_Obraztsov El Domingo 10 niños del Hogar Niños de la Calle en Surquillo participaron de un paseo por Lima auspiciado por TURIBUS. El eventofue organizado por Sanando Corazones con la ayuda de voluntarios del hogar para niños de la calle...(Gracias Michelina). Fue una gran experiencia para todos nosotros, los niños disfrutaron el sentarseen la parte másalta del ómnibusde dos pisos. El paseo comenzóen el turístico Miraflores y continuó por el Centro de Lima: Plaza de Armas, Huaca Pucllana, Palacio de Gobierno. Presenciamos el Cambio de Guardia y visitamos el Convento de San Francisco con sus impresionantes catacumbas y biblioteca del siglo XV. Estoy seguro que esta clase de excursiones perduran en los niños.De la misma forma que fue para nosotros un paseo muy educativo On April 28th, we held program of donating educational books for 500 children from Institucion de Educativa "Patrica Antonia Lopez" from Santa Anita. Maria prepared interactive games for children. Captivating show of magic presented by our dear friend MagoJan who volunteered his talents for this occasion kept children spellbound. Present were mayor of Santa Anita, Leonor Chumbimune. Books were sponsored by "Activated Ministries" in USA. Thank you all! December 4th, 10:30 am at the Municipalidad de Santa Anita took place ceremony of donating educational books and DVDs for 11 poorest schools of Santa Anita district. Each school received set of 29 DVDs, six beautifully illustrated hard cover books containing narration on CD, 10 CDs with songs and dramas, 2 sets of 35 posters portraying good manners and last, but not least - motivational quote book for the principal desk. Present were: Alcaldesa Leonor Chumbimune, Gerente General Juan Carlos Marin Silva, school directors and project managers of Sanando Corazones Peru. The donation of materials worth of 7700$ was possible due to generosity of Activated Ministries, the charity based in US whose mission is "to strengthen families and children by promoting and teaching the moral values and character-building principles of the Bible." We are happy to report that the project to construct a new community center (Asentamiento Humano) in the Villa San Juan district of Pamplona Alta was completed successfully. We wish to thank the visiting team that came down from Michigan (U.S.) to help us with this humanitarian initiative. Ed, Judith, Marv, Anita, Elaine, and Erin lived with us at our center/residence for 2 weeks and worked side-by-side with us, donating both their time and financial resources in a desire to help our Sanando Corazones charity improve the lives of the 60 families that are serviced by the small center. We couldn't have done it without your help! Much thanks also to our local Peruvian colleagues, who also helped in many different ways. It was a true teamwork effort, and every person was needed. We want to thank all the volunteers for a job well done! Their tireless work and unselfish giving bettered the lives of hundreds of people much less fortunate than ourselves. We look forward to greater participation and collaboration in the future |
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