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PRAYER! 

We need all we can get and then some. This will only work as long as it has God's hand on it and we desire more than anything to be in his will. Because of that we covet your prayers above all else that He would guide us, our hearts will stay right and that he would go before us and behind us every step.

 Financially

-One time donation's:

A lot of people are not in the position to give every month, but they are able to give a one time gift of any amount. I first want to say that sometimes people say I only have $5, $10, $15, $20 so therefore they don't want to give because they feel bad that they can't give $100 or even $50. I personally want to tell you that EVERY AMOUNT COUNTS,  if every one gave $5 or $10 or $20 it would add up. Plus $20 here in Peru kind of somewhat doubles/triples so it lasts awhile. Any amount help, and every penny is INVESTED IN SOULS for Jesus. Know that I value and are grateful for every amount I receive, Jesus has been good and faithful, thank you for those who can do a one small time gift and to those who can do far more than I can imagine. You're investing in souls.

-Monthly recurring donations:

We will need about $3000 a month. The first year we will participate in the ministry school that reaches out to the families of Peru. Most of our budget will go to our daily living expenses (Rent, light, taxi cost bc we dont have a car, cell phone to communicate, food, and unexpected expenses). Including traveling to Piura monthly to work on establishing the mission there so when our time in Lima is done the transition will be easier. Anything we are given above that will go into a savings account we will use for the Mission in Piura.

If you would like to give into our ministry one time or monthly you have 2 options.


Option 1 -Paypal. I have installed a tab on the TOP (Donate Button) of the home page that will take you directly to our paypal account and you can give that way. Our paypal account name is viccetina@gmail.com

Option 2 -Tax deductible donation. There is another tab on the right of the home page that will take you to our church website. They have set up an account for us where you can give (designated as Mission to Peru.) They will track it and get it to us and mail you a giving statement at the beginning of the year (just in time for tax season) They also will email you a receipt and you can track your giving through the website. If you choose to give this way please send me an email at the above address with the amount you are giving and if it's a one time gift or if you plan to give monthly.


Any amount you can give is helping us to fulfill our mission to Peru. Thank you for your support of this ministry!

You can also send a check to :

Victor Cetina
2811 Oakland Brook St.
Houston, Texas 77038

Or Money Orders to:

Victor Cetina
632 Los Aromos #202
La Molina, Lima, Peru

My Story

My Story

            Growing up my heart felt like it was always full of chaos, never had peace.  I had nothing buthurt and pain. My father left me at the age of 6 and in my teenage years, growing up was hard, because I did not have a man to model after so I did not know who to be. I was foolish and immature; everything I did was to please me and my needs and wants. In my teens I got involved with drugs and experimented in many areas in my life. I was a criminal who was arrested various times for crimes I was fully responsible for, I was put into a special school for "trouble students". I was out of control in life and in school, failed high school then finally graduated in the summer. Went through a period of my life where I experienced extreme poverty, with no food to eat, we would go to shelters or churches to ask for food. No one in school or family knew of this problem because my mother was trying to be strong, but really it was pride trying to sustain us, which didn't last. I was suicidal and depressed, I was tired of living the way I did, it felt as if I was in a deep well, and there was no way out but up, but going up seemed impossible to me because all my life had done was go down into an even greater pit. I felt there was no hope.

            You have to understand that I did not know who I was or why all this was happening to me. My life went spiraling down, one day when I was partying under the influence. I was driving home and got in a wreck, glass flew everywhere and it automatically triggered a panic attack. After finally driving to a safe location, and having my friend calm me down. I was sitting up against my car trying to take it all in. 

And then that’s when God spoke to me and revealed himself to me.  You see, I as a person was destroyed on the inside I could not love, because I did not know the true feeling of love. I had so many wounds in my heart, which had built up over the years, metaphorically speaking, my body was an open scab, bleeding, hurt, wounded, and injured. But you see there was a man that was looking for me, my whole life. I did not even know this man was looking for me, or that he had a solution and a way out. I didn’t know that he could heal my wounds, that I did not have to live with this hurt & I didn’t have to be upset, bitter and angry at the world. I didn’t know that he was prepared to bandage every cut in my body. That he was ready to let me cry in his arm, that he was looking around every corner, searching high and low. He looked in every valley, he looked at the top of every mountain, and he went to the dept of the ocean and still did not give up. And when he found me I was a complete mess.

           

            You see this man is Jesus Christ; he IS LOOKING FOR YOU, right now. And has been for some time and he hasn’t given up on you.

 He knew everything I needed that’s why he came with bandages and ointment for my wounds, plus open arms to receive me. He found me!

 To me that says that he looked for me when no one even considered me or gave me the time of day. If I would of killed myself, or overdosed, or got in a wreck would the world notice I was gone?! NO! The world would not care that it has one less person in it. But oh how this man did, this Jesus Christ that died for me. He took my name and went to hell and resurrected and now because of that I can take his name and live for eternity. My heart is filled with joy, and PEACE, how the peace I have now in my life I never would of thought that I would have had it. Life for me was a tornado, now it feels like when you float. I still have challenges in every area in my life, but the one that looked for me helps me through them, and he gives me strength.

            I never knew how much Jesus Christ loved me, I never knew that he never hides his love from me, that he is always pouring affirmation and love over me; even while I sleep. This is me. That is my God, Jesus Christ.

Some Peru facts about the children there

Here are a bunch of statistics that are really heart breaking. While I don't put my trust in statistics these are a good indication that we live in a hurting and dying world. I wanted to share them so those of you that are interested and/praying for us can have an idea of what we will be working with. 

Many children in Peru are sent to work to support their families in spite of child labor being against the law. Two out of ten children ages 6-11 work and there are more than 3 million children working in Peru. Due to the high and persistent levels of poverty, Peruvian children are often sent out by their parents to earn money on the streets. This might be by selling sweets or crafts, begging, performing acrobatics, or in one of many other ways. 


Studies show that 90% of street children come from rebuilt (with step-father or step-mother) or mono-parental families, or from rural families that had 'given' their child to other people (relatives or not) to be raised by the latter in the city. 

Children are often blamed and at the receiving end of family disputes so much so that the streets appear as a better alternative than the family home. Too scared and afraid of another episode of violence, the children run to the streets for the comfort and refuge they so badly seek. One research project found that 73% of the street children they interviewed cited family violence and child mistreatment as reasons for taking to the streets. The report also suggests that most street-living boys in Peru are children who had become 'scapegoats' in their family; blamed for causing conflict and stress, and maltreated when their families were going through a crisis. 

These statistics illustrate not only the need for a safe haven for homeless children. They also illustrate the need to build godly men to reverse the curse of fatherlessness. Our desire is to teach these “men” that “Maturity doesn’t come with age but begins with the acceptance of responsibility” (-Edwin Louis Cole) and not just accepting responsibility for yourself but for those around you.






-Victor Cetina