Santa Clotilde Mission, Peru

We are in the process of starting a Development Center for Children and Pregnant Women here in town. It is a collaborative effort between...

Charlie LOVES all animals! He'll approach cats and dogs... and turtles, chickens, etc to share a hug. He's was especially ex...

Are you serious dada? We finished that whole fish?! Fish is Charlie's favorite food! Teeth and all.

Charlie had a blast with his abuelos, hammering away with grampapa... Posing for a pic with daddy and gramama... Trying to s...

The Christmas Pageant at the Parish! All 10 communities put together a skit to two local Christmas carols. This group (along with a coupl...

A 7 year old came in with this firm growth on her tongue, since birth. It's not painful but recently has gotten somewhat bigger. She ...

This 44 year old man came in to our hospital on Christmas day after falling backwards, hitting his head, and not waking up. He has a w...

I was amazed to learn that this beautiful fruit growing an the bushes in front of the franciscan mission is a cashew!! The nut is inside...

Charlie was unhappy and shaking with fear at this plastic Santa Clause! I don't blame him. We were at a Christmas party a few days befo...

I'm working on my 7th tooth. I like to chew on my frozen teething ring for 2 minutes. Then I get bored and find other fun things to d...

We had six months back in Peru, this time with a baby. Before we left we wondered.. What will life be like with a baby in Peru? Family time ...

In the hospital now are 3 babies with pneumonia, a little boy who burnt his hand in hot oil, another who burnt 15% of his body with boiling...

26 June 2014 For most of the beginning of May, we’ve had over 20 patients hospitalized and a record number of emergencies and tr...