Something New is Taking Root in Peru

As you know, most of our work has centered on training volunteer mission teams from U.S. churches. Those teams partner with local leaders to install and sustain water systems.

But Peru has challenged us.

It is a beautiful country - but geographically complex. Mountains, jungle, distance. Even with four dedicated staff members there, it is simply hard to reach every community consistently.

So we asked a question: What if the training did not always have to come from outside?

A new approach

In January, we piloted something new.

We gathered eight leaders from across our Peru network - staff and volunteers - and trained them not just to operate systems, but to become trainers themselves.

The goal is simple: equip local leaders who are already part of the ministry to strengthen, support, and multiply the work - especially in places that are hard to reach.

And we are already seeing signs of life.

Early fruit

Just a few weeks later, one of those newly trained leaders, Pastor Pedro, traveled to Cusco.

There, alongside Percy, one of our staff, he helped restore a system that had been inactive for months. Together, they brought needed parts, retrained local leaders, and reestablished both operations and community ownership.

In another part of the country - Iquitos - Santos worked with a church whose system had also gone quiet during a difficult season for their pastor. With leadership now restored, training resumed and the system is coming back to life. And Ester, one of our volunteers, is now leading health education workshops in her own church teaching families about clean water, handwashing, and daily practices that protect life. Thank you

You are part of this.

Every system restored, every leader trained, every child drinking safe water - this is the fruit of your faithfulness over many years.

We are learning as we go with this expanded approach, but I wanted you to hear about it early - because it feels important.

And it feels hopeful.