Breiel Church MissionPeru,2010: First Interest Meeting for the Trip

Mission Field Director, KEN BIRON

Ken Biron: Ken grew up attending the First Church of God in St. Louis, headquartered in Anderson, Indiana. When he was 13, Ken attended a Church of God youth camp where he accepted Christ as his Savior. He was baptized soon thereafter. After four years in the Marine Corps, Ken attended Parks College in St. Louis earning his Aircraft and Power Plant License in 1981. After graduation he worked for eight years in the aviation industry. Missionary Roma Lee Courvisier spoke about a short-term mission trip to Lima, Peru at South Side Church of God in 1987. Ken was the first to sign up for that trip. After seeing a poorer district in Lima, Ken asked God, "Why doesn’t someone do something for these children?" Ken felt God speak to him, “That’s why you are here.” Ken took five more trips to Peru and in 1988 he founded Latin American Children’s Fund (LACF) beginning with only five children. The goal was, and still is to evangelize the children of Peru. Through a sponsorship program, their physical and educational needs are being met. In January 1990, Ken quit his job in St. Louis, learned Spanish and moved to Peru to help the children. Ken met his wife Maria who shared his desire to serve God by serving the children. They have four children.

Saturday, January 30, 2010

First Interest Meeting for the Trip

This morning (Sat., Jan. 30th, 2010) we held our first informational meeting for the MissionPeru, 2010 group. With the people who attended the meeting and others I know of who are interested, it looks like we will have 30-35 people be a part of this life-changing mission.

Please remember to get a passport or check to see that yours is up-to-date as soon as possible. We will be creating a time-line soon that will let you know when applications/deposits are due, as well as update you with more detailed planning.

I've added the photo above to show you the dorm building where most of us will stay while in Reque, Peru at the Roma Lee Courvisier School. The video clip below also shows the what the beds are like in the dorm. There is some mosquito netting hanging down from the ceiling in areas where beds are usually located in the room.