Pastor Training.

In 2015 we offered a pastor training seminar to a hand full of local village pastors. Our desire was to teach them basic Biblical principles so that they in turn would be better equipped to pastor others in their own villages. The response was exciting as we watched these men eagerly soak up every word. We learned that while they were sincere in heart many had never had anyone teach them, and they were hungry to learn.

Word spread rapidly to other jungle villages and in our next pastor training session in 2016 we experienced a significant increase in attendance. We began to use chronological story teaching materials for basic theology lessons. The results were fantastic. We now plan to hold 3 seminars per calendar year and have included additional curriculum to address practical applications for the village pastors. All teaching material and methods are specifically developed to target the learning methods that most effectively reaches the culture. In our latest session of 2017 we had pastors attend from approximately 500 miles of 6 different rivers in the vast jungles of the Amazon.

Funding for this project allows us to cover the costs for ground transportation, river transportation, food, gasoline for generators, pay for translators and pay for village help, such as cooks. We are now hosting 40 to 50 people at these seminars including village pastors, teachers, translators, cooks, etc. Feeding that many people 3 meals a day for a week is in itself a challenge. But what a great problem to have!

Medical.

With long boat rides required to make it to town and with very little money to pay it is understandable that many villagers have never been to a doctor or dentist in their lives. This ongoing project involves bringing medical professionals to the villages when possible as well as keeping a supply of medicines on hand for everyday medical problems. In 2016 The Cocama Project was able to hire a young dentist to visit our village for 4 days. Word spread quickly and people began to arrive from miles of river villages. In that short time our dentist pulled over 50 teeth at our Mission Outpost and provided needed medical attention for other conditions to over 30 additional individuals.

Funding for this project helps us continue to supply basic medicines and bring in an occasional doctor, dentist or other medical professionals to our Mission Outpost.

The Cocama Project strives to be the hands and feet of Jesus. We seek to serve other just as Jesus modeled in scripture. 

“I have set you an example that you should do as I have done for you.” 

John 13:15 We desire for our Peruvian brother and sisters to not only be spiritual health, but physically healthy. 

Being an isolated community, located several hours away from medical facilities, The Cocama Project has formed a small team of locals who respond to medical emergencies in our village. When you partner with us in supporting our medical ministry, you help people who who do not have the means to get the medical helps they need. 

Children.

It is only an occasional event for jungle children to travel outside of their villages, and even more unusual for them to have visitors from another country and culture. But like most children around the world they are smart, curious and always looking for a way to have fun. Games that children play in the jungle include no electronic equipment and no manufactured toys, but their imaginations produce incredibly ingenious pastime enjoyment.

Our Children's Project has focused on bringing new ideas and knowledge to these children by helping the village school with their needs, by opening a library at our Mission Outpost and stocking it with children's books, by bringing in volunteers from churches in the United States to teach Bible stories and new games, and by hosting other ministries, such as Mission Possible,that brings young people from Lima to teach, do puppet shows and clown acts.

Funding for this project helps us continue to supply basic new materials such as books, pencils and paper for both our Mission Outpost as well as the village school. It also helps us bring in outside help from other ministries who can teach and entertain these children.