Extra Commitment Opportunities

There is a channel through which gifts can be designated for specific items that support the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.)'s work around the world. These are called Extra Commitment Opportunities (ECOs). You can give directly to an ECO account online or by mailing your check designating the name and account number of the particular item you have chosen to:

PC(USA) Individual Remittance Processing
P.O. Box 643700
Pittsburgh, PA 15264-3700

Your gift will go directly into the ECO Account designated, and you will receive a letter indicating that your gift has been received and will be used for the purpose intended.

Below are several Extra Commitment Opportunities related to Peru. For a complete listing visit Mission Funding's Web site and type Peru into the search box.

Agriculture and Hunger

Partners for Just Trade

Gifts to this account assist in the setting up and operations of the newly formed nonprofit organization established in the United States to promote just trade and market the production of Joining Hands partners from Peru and other participating country networks.

Support for La Oroya Children in Peru

Gifts to this account  assist in responding to lead-poisoning contaminated children's needs for treatment and prevention in La Oroya.

Uniendo Manos Contra la Pobreza

Gifts to this account give general support for program activities by the Joining Hands partner network in Peru focused on environmental concerns around water, mining pollution, especially in La Oroya, rehabilitation of children affected by lead poisoning, trade justice and human rights.

Development

Micro-Enterprise Development in Peru

Artisans in remote parts of the Andes come to Lima for two weeks of advanced training in new weaving techniques, dyes and finishes. Micro-enterprise work is market-oriented with links to local and export markets (Ten Thousand Villages, SERRV, etc).

Disaster Response

This account supplements the One Great Hour of Sharing offering to enable a significant response for relief and disasters in Peru.

Education

Latin American Biblical University (UBL) in Lima, Peru 

Mission Personnel

Jacob Goad serves as delegation coordinator at the invitation of the Evangelical Presbyterian and Reformed Church of Peru. “When I worked with a human rights organization in Moyobamba, Peru,” writes Jacob, “I saw that the best way to build a partnership with the church in Peru was to work with short-term mission teams. As delegations coordinator, I plan to emphasize mutuality. Each church has important gifts to share with the other. I want to see both churches sharing a unified vision in Christ’s service.” Jacob’s work includes a myriad of responsibilities that enable successful trips: logistics, planning, accompaniment, itineration set-up, translations, and all back-and-forth communication.

Following nearly a decade of mission service in Guatemala, Harry and Debbie Horne have been appointed as missionaries to a branch of the Universidad Biblica Latinoamericana (UBL) in Lima. Harry, an ordained PC(USA) minister, teaches Bible and biblical language courses. In describing the students at UBL, he writes, “They have a deep concern for the largely poor communities in which they serve. They share a hunger for a space where followers of Jesus Christ can have theological dialogue that is open to these concerns and seeks answers in the Bible. I am grateful to be allowed to participate.”

Other Support

Peru Young Adult Volunteer Program

Young adult volunteers serving in Peru experience a year of developing Christian community through spiritual formation and volunteer service. Serving at several sites across Peru, young adult volunteers live together in Christian community and serve neighborhood ministries. Funds will be used for programmatic site support or to directly support young adult volunteers through reimbursement of outstanding students loans, housing and food allowances, and/or a travel subsidy.

Regional Liaison South America

Gifts to this ECO will be used to defray the direct and indirect costs of travel and operating expenses for the work of the regional liaison in helping implement agreed-upon programs with partner churches and institutions, supporting PC(USA) congregations and presbyteries in mission involvement with partners, and supporting PC(USA) mission personnel serving in the region. This region includes Argentina, Brazil, Bolivia, Chile, Colombia, Peru, Uruguay and Venezuela. The regional liaison also visits Presbyterian theological institutions and gatherings of Latin American seminaries and assists in developing and implementing a theological education strategy with the PC(USA)'s partners in the region.