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Yurimaguas, Peru

A Gateway to the Amazon

 

Global Commissioned Builders is partnering with Impact Church (Scottsdale, AZ) and missionaries Mike & Sonja Trei to build training centers and improve facilities in key areas of the Peruvian Amazon.  In July 2019, GCB Founder, Ken Driscoll, and Impact Church Missions Coordinator, Randy Phillips visited Mike & Sonja in Yurimaguas to see first hand what Team Huallaga is doing to enhance the lives of those living in the Jungle.  This exploratory trip led to a partnership in several areas:

 

LOCAL CHURCH RENOVATION:

In November 2019, a group from Impact Church traveled to Peru in order to replace an existing wood-framed tin roof with a slanted steel-framed roof.  Earlier that year, the church added a second story to the back half of its property.  This additional space would be used primarily for children’s activities but would also be additional meeting space for other church ministries.  In order to make the space usable, the design called for a single sided sloped roof.  The church’s location within the city and proximity to existing structures made the installation a little challenging, but the team was able to complete the project.

 

YURIMAGUAS TRAINING CENTER:

The Yurimaguas Training Center is in the initial stages of construction and encompasses approximately 100 acres of land in a small community outside Yurimaguas.  Planned development includes dormitories; open-air dining facility with industrial kitchen; classrooms; and outdoor activity areas (like hiking trails, ponds, etc).  The property will be used for children and youth camps and other activities; pastoral training; retreats; and other church events. 

 

GCB furnished materials and labor to build the center’s main reception building/caretakers quarters, which the November team got partially up. At that time, a second trip was planned for April 2020 to put up the first dormitory and tabernacle.  Because the land is undeveloped, GCB and our partner, Impact Church, provided funding for cutting and working a road from the camp entry point to the new build site.  Due to COVID-19, the build was postponed and is now slated for June 2021.

 

ULLPAYACU TRAINING CENTER:

In addition to the Yurimaguas Training Center, Team Huallaga has a secondary training center up-river in a community that sits on the boarder of indigenous communities.  This training center is primarily used for jungle pastors conferences.  The number of pastors attending these communities has greatly increased which led to a need for expansion.  GCB provided funding to purchase an adjoining piece of property which will give room to build dormitories and classrooms.

 

KAMONYI - Rwanda

 

GCB supported construction of the Legacy Christian Academy building for River's Promise where children will receive the education and skills necessary to break the cycle of extreme poverty.  This project brought water and electricity to an area that has never had either.

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