Dispatches: Peru 2025
Mission: Peru 2025
By Andreas (Andy) Moritz, Climbing For Christ
Introduction
Mission: Peru 2024 had to be cancelled after a tragic accident during a scouting trip, in which Edwin Milla – our Kingdom worker and mountaineering guide – was seriously injured in a bus accident. Sadly, three other people lost their lives.
Now, one year later, it’s finally happening. Climbing For Christ’s Mission: Peru 2025 is about to begin. Nicole Durocher Beaulne (Canada) and I will be leaving our respective countries on Sunday and Monday to travel to Peru, where we’ll join Edwin for an 11-day trek through the Cordillera Huayhuash. This will be C4C’s ninth mission to Peru, taking place from May 18 to June 4.
This past week, just before departure, has probably been the most stressful I’ve experienced in a long time. I’ve had several personal matters demanding my time, energy, and attention. Just when I thought everything was resolved, something new would come up the very next day.
As I write this introduction, I’m on a train, starting the first leg of my journey to the airport. I’ll be stopping at my girlfriend’s before continuing on Sunday. But even getting on this train wasn’t straightforward – two earlier trains were cancelled, so I tried to use a ride-sharing app. I responded to two different offers, but neither was accepted. Eventually, I had no choice but to take a much later train. While walking back and forth between options, I suddenly felt a burning pain in my left foot: a blister had appeared out of nowhere.
To say the least, this wasn’t the smoothest start. And yet, even now, when I feel exhausted and drained, I believe these difficulties are signs of something important. Clearly, the enemy is not happy about this trip. Clearly, he is doing all he can to distract, frustrate, and discourage us – because he is afraid.
When I asked Edwin what his main concerns are for this mission, he said:
“My concerns revolve around health and the safety of the group in remote areas. But I know we don’t go alone – the Lord goes before us.”
That is so true. The Lord does go before us. Even when things are hard and uncertain, we can trust that He will guide us, if we choose to follow and persevere.
Please pray that we will do just that, so that we can see Edwin’s hope for this mission come to life: “My greatest hope is that the name of Christ will be known in every community we visit,” he said, “and to see people giving their lives to the Lord.”
Amen! 
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