Following is a partial list of the many accomplishments obtained in 2007:

• Two containers arrived in Peru with over 300 wheelchairs and items for the disabled.
• 230 wheelchairs have been distributed in Lima and other outer provinces in Peru.
• Over 500 disabled people have received assistance.
• Our medical team saw 1,300 patients and performed 23 surgeries.
• Our foundation has funded and completed the reinforcement of 410 foundations at Project Hope homes.
• Our foundation is currently funding the construction of several retaining walls at the Project Hope area. This is a crucial project to protect the well being of hundreds of families that live on the hillside.
• Water and sewage mains are now being laid at Project Hope. Property titles are now just months away from being issued.
• Built 30 houses, three preschools, one community center and implemented a second rehabilitation center and bio-mechanical shop.
• Our foundation has developed and implemented a Tutoring Program at Project Hope, which assists an average of 100 kids per week with their homework and provides career counseling to high school seniors.
• Over 860 homes participated in the census at Project Hope.
• Internet services were provided for the virtual library at Project Hope.
• Five teams and 140 people traveled to Peru to help extend our love and compassion to those in need.
• Two truckloads of food, water, medicine and clothing were delivered to the earthquake zone.
• One 20 ft. container of school books shipped to the earthquake zone.
• 130 Project Hope kids were treated to a field day at a recreational park.

Peru Mission Accomplishments for 2005

People Involvement

• Six teams traveled to Lima, including a total of 117 members.
• Our first two full time missionaries moved to Lima. They will live in Huaycan, where they will work mostly with the disabled people and with the local Catholic Church.
• Our first medical and dental team traveled to Lima and worked at the Huaycan Catholic Clinic, a community on the outskirts of Lima. The team treated about 1,000 patients, half of whom needed dental attention.
• The Rotary sponsored team was able to custom fit over 50 specialty children wheelchairs and repaired over 100 standard wheelchairs. Hundreds of walkers, crutches, canes and equipment for the disabled were donated to local and national disabled organizations.
• Twenty one houses and one preschool were built by our teams.
• One community playground was repaired and restored.
• Over 75 duffel bags with donated goods (clothing, school supplies, and books) were distributed to needy families, churches, and pre-schools in Lima.
• Twenty one gas stoves, 10 beds and 30 foods baskets were donated.
• Money was donated to cover for medical expenses of community members.
• Money was donated to single mothers to start-up small vending carts.
• A bio-mechanical shop was built at the Complex for the Disabled.
• Wheelchair repair training was provided to two disabled young men in the area of Huaycan. They have learned to run the shop and now are able to earn a living.
• Over 250 community kids completed a two-month long training program for the Project Hope computer center / virtual library.
• Six young men and women have received scholarship money to pursue either a higher education degree or vocational training.
• We hosted a Project Hope Soccer Tournament which fostered camaraderie and fellowship among the members of the nine communities.
• We hosted a Christmas party for 1,000 Project Hope children.
• Children’s Christmas play and party took place at the Complex for the Disabled.
• The Love for Peru Foundation has started the process of assisting all nine Project Hope neighboring communities to obtain a ‘Certificate of Land Possession’, key requisite that later will allow hundreds of families to request utility services and obtain property titles.

Participating Churches & Organizations

• Gulf Breeze Methodist Church
• St. Paul Methodist Church
• Pine Forest Methodist Church
• Bellview Methodist Church
• Cokesbury Methodist Church
• Chumukla Methodist Church
• Bill & Martha Pullum Foundation
• UMC Pensacola District
• Gulf Breeze Rotary Club
• Five Flags Rotary Club
• Pensacola Downtown Rotary Club
• Pensacola North Rotary Club
• Fort Walton Rotary Club
• Panama City Rotary Club
• Rotary Internacional
• UBS Financial Services
• Baptist Health Care
• Auditive Technologies from Peru
• Gillette Wheelchair Engineers
• Interfaith Ministries
• Mail's a Breeze
• Out of Space Storage
• 1 Peruvian Methodist Church
• 1 Peruvian Catholic Church
• 1 Peruvian Regional Hospital
• 1 Peruvian City Hospital

Peru Mission Accomplishments for 2004

General

• The 'Love For Peru Foundation' received its 501(c)(3) non profit organization status, and formed its first Board of Directors
• One 40 foot container with medical equipment was sent to Lima in August, funded by Baptist Health Care
• One 40 foot container with wheelchairs, equipment for the disabled, and computers, was sent to Lima in December, funded by two local Rotary Clubs
• Over 100 duffel bags with donated goods (clothing, school supplies, and books) were distributed to needy families, churches, and pre-schools in Lima

People Involvement

• Local area volunteer hours surpassed the 1,000 mark!
• 7 Mission Teams traveled to Lima, including a total of 120 members
• Our first Family Team traveled to Lima and was a huge success on both fronts
• 2 Baptist Health Care exploratory teams traveled to Lima to scope our projects and consider sending teams to Peru in 2005
• Starting in April, Luis and Alfonso came on board as full time employees in Lima, which guarantees progress and continuity for both Project Hope and the Complex for the Disabled

Participating Churches & Organizations

• Gulf Breeze Methodist Church
• St. Paul Methodist Church
• Pine Forest Methodist Church
• Belview Methodist Church
• Cokesbury Methodist Church
• Chumukla Methodist Church
• Elizabeth Chapel Methodist Church
• UMC Pensacola District
• Fort Walton Presbyterian Church
• 1 Peruvian Methodist Church
• 1 Peruvian Catholic Church
• Gulf Breeze Rotary Club
• Five Flags Rotary Club
• Pensacola Downtown Rotary Club
• Pensacola North Rotary Club
• Fort Walton Rotary Club
• Panama City Rotary Club
• Rotary International
• 2 Peruvian Rotary Clubs
• Baptist Health Care
• West Florida Hospital
• Sacred Heart Hospital
• Auditive Technologies from Peru
• 1 Peruvian Regional Hospital
• 1 Peruvian City Hospital
• Peruvian YMCA
• Local and Peruvian Lions Club
• Peruvian National Rehabilitation Foundation
• Escambia Public Defender's Office
• Get Real Signs
• Gillette Wheelchair Engineers
• Interfaith Ministries
• Mail's a Breeze
• Miracle Strip Printing
• Out of Space Storage
• Starkie's Foundation
• T-Shirt Connection
• The Club
• UBS Financial Services
• Waterfront Mission

Project Hope Accomplishments for 2004

• 300 latrines were installed
• 31 houses were built
• 1 Community Kitchen was built and implemented
• Began construction of the New Jerusalem Community Library
• Installed the first 4 computers at the Project Hope computer center. Another 18 to follow.
• Over 300 community members completed a two-month long training program for the Project Hope computer center / virtual library. More groups to follow
• Treated 280 children to the movies and McDonalds, for the vast majority, for the first time in their lives
• Completed the development of a comprehensive Database Program, aimed at capturing detailed social, economic, and health statistics on approximately 10,000 people. The ensuing area Census is scheduled for the second half of 2005
• Started an organized effort between the community leaders and local government to help regularize property titles for all community members in the Project Hope area. The goal is twofold: To provide security to all families, and to activate an enormous source of 'dead capital' to help fund infrastructure, commercial, and industrial projects
• 25 food baskets, 2 beds, 9 stoves, and many blankets were given to needy families
• 4 hearing aids were given to hearing impaired children
• Covered hospital bills for two community members' emergency surgeries
• 2 needy families received seed money to start a small business
• Helped free-up an 18 year-old young lady from an abusive relationship. The abuser is now in custody
• Sponsored a young man who is deaf and blind in one eye to attend school and receive medical care. He was embraced by our mission team members and left his house to interact with his fellow community members for the first time in many years
• Received $11,000 in donations to help fund the water project. Final job scope is still in the works, and total cost is estimated to be around $25,000
• Laid the groundwork, along with a Peruvian Rotary Club, to carry out our first medical fair in the Project Hope area by the end of February, with the support of local government medical facilities and the police department.
• Clean-up and awareness efforts continue to keep the former trash dump free of trash
• Last but not least, we built lots of special relationships and, in the process, the hope and spirits of over 10,000 people has been further strengthened!