Sharing the good news in Ayacucho
Living at an altitude of almost 14,000 feet in the Peruvian Andes,
the Quechua Indians know the meaning of hardship. The sun´s intensity
leaves the ground parched and almost devoid of vegetation. Root
vegetables like potatoes and oca are the only crops that grow here. At
night, temperatures can plummet below zero. Villagers wrap themselves in
blankets and llama skins to keep from freezing in their unheated stone
houses. An indigenous ministry called
Churches of Ayacucho
oversees the work of 50 missionaries who preach the gospel to the
impoverished Quechua. The missionaries often spend weeks at a time
ministering in remote villages. Their efforts have produced much fruit
as many churches have been planted over the years, and now over 50
percent of the population in some areas follows Christ.
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