A Boy Who Prays for His Family

This story comes from our ministry partner, MISIUR, working with children in Lima, Peru.

Jesus is twelve years old and lives with his parents; he is the youngest of three brothers.  His house is located in the highest part of a Settlement in a heavily populated district of Lima.

His mother devotes her time to their home, and his father is an informal guard in a settlement some distance from the city.

He is in the fifth grade but that doesn’t correspond with his age.  His mother had to travel and because of this, he was not enrolled in time.

Since October of 2007, Jesus has participated in Bread of Life at the Peruvian Evangelical Church “The Grace of God.”

Jesus is improving physically and spiritually.

Arriving on time for breakfast helps him form the habit of being punctual.  At the same time, he works on beginning friendships with other children; he prays before he eats his breakfast; he uses to say hello before entering the church.  He also helped his mother Mary and his brother Lucero join the church.

Something very significant in his life is that he is learning to pray for his family.  His father is an alcoholic and hurts his mother and brothers.  Because of this, in April of this year, Jesus and the pastor at the church signed an agreement to pray everyday at nine at night for a change for his father.

Jesus is shy and nervous because of his father’s problem.  Nevertheless, he surpasses the average students.  He only needs reinforcement and more attention so that he might develop in a healthy way without difficulties.

Jesus is a dreamer who yearns for God to change the reality of his family, and he is sure that this is how it will be to the glory of God.

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