Pachacutec will not be found on most maps even though more than 500,000 people call this sandy, arid, hilly area 1 1/2 hours north of Lima, Peru, their home.

In an effort to “clean-up” the Peruvian capital of Lima, government authorities trucked destitute families out of the city with the promise of free land and housing. No infrastructures were in place, and the community is still without running water and modern sewers. Most families live in tiny houses built from panels of woven reeds.

Having little to begin with, the people of Pachacutec are some of the very poorest in the 11 million person greater Lima metro-area. Their poverty breeds illness, and there is a scarcity of nearby medical facilities. Social ills also beset Pachacutec. Faced with lack of work, many fathers abandon their families.  Many mothers cannot provide for their children alone, and often dump them to the care of other relatives, who are also unable to adequately care for them.

Unwanted and marginally wanted children spend increasing amounts of time on the dusty streets, hungry and needing direction. It is our goal to provide for them a solid spiritual and emotional environment where they can learn about their God and grow into the persons that He intended them to be.