Kuyay Talpuy…..2013

sembrando semillas con el amor de Dios

Kuyay Talpuy….What is Kuyay Talpuy? In the Quechua language these words mean, “planting

seeds with the love of God.” The Kuyay Talpuy preschool program was started by missionaries Billy

and Laurie Drum in 2009 in the Andes mountains in the small pueblos of Iscos and Partacocha, Peru.

The program was offered free to parents, and trained teachers were hired to teach the children. The

program emphasized religious teaching, specifically, teachings about Jesus and how to pray, but it

also followed the prescribed preschool curriculum of Peru.

When Billy and Laurie left Peru in December, the teachers of Kuyay Talpuy felt strongly

that the evangelization which was occurring with the children and in these communities needed to

continue. Tania, Luz and Rosio have seen this dream come true. A new Kuyay Talpuy program has

been started, and evangelization in the community continues.

The new Kuyay Talpuy school began March 11, and has 13 stu-

dents. The students are engaged in learning the alphabet, numbers,

small motor skills, and social skills. An important part of the school

day is the religious teaching, when they listen to stories about Jesus,

sing songs, and pray. Every day is begun with prayer.

The parents are very happy that this program has continued be-

cause of the positive influence the program has always had on their

children. The children bring home the skills they have learned, which

includes praying before meals, and they talk to their parents

about the stories of Jesus.

Tania, Luz, and Rosio all share the teaching at the school

in Iscos. Rosio also goes to Tinyari one day a week to have

Kids’ Club with the school children there. She also makes home

visits to people of the community to share Christ.

So the program of bringing Christ to the mountain people

of Tinyari, Partacocha, and Iscos continues. One big difference

is that these young women are working without being paid.

They have a heart for missionary work and love God so much, they want to continue seeing the

changes in people’s lives through Jesus Christ. Even though the use of the house in which they are

teaching has been donated by a community member, money is needed for supplies for the school,

and their daily living needs of meals, electricity, water, and transportation from their home commu-

nities. Tania, Luz, and Rosio will not receive a salary, but they need money to live from day to day.

Could you join them in spreading the love of Christ in the Andes Mountains? Information on how to

help with this important missionary work is on page 2. Kuyay Talpuy newsletter April 6, 2013

Kuyay Talpuy’s teachers: Left, Tania

is climbing the apple tree behind her

house. Right, Rosio is helping take care

of children while the mothers knit. Be-

low, Luz is pictured with her daughter

Luz del Cielo.

Tania, Luz, and Rosio have a knitting

group with the mothers. A knitting teacher

comes from Chupaca on Mondays and

Wednesdays to teach knitting skills. In Peru,

many women knit. Often women are seen

sitting on a park bench or riding on a bus

while knitting, or even walking and knitting

at the same time. Children wear sweaters and hats their mothers have

knitted. The knitting group is a wonderful time of fellowship for the

women, and during the time together, the Bible is shared with them.

Some of these women don’t attend church so their knowledge of the

Bible and their faith in Jesus is increasing. This is another method of

evangelization used by these three young missionaries. In the picture

above, Berta, the teacher, is helping Gladys

and Rocio begin their projects.

Rosio goes to homes in the mountains

to teach the Bible to people who also do not

attend a church regularly. Some of the peo-

ple do not know how to read, so sharing the

Bible stories with them is one way they can

grow in their faith. In the picture at right she

is sharing the Bible in the home of Vanessa and her sister and nephew.

Rosio uses a storytelling method, which research has shown brings

people who are illiterate to faith in Jesus.

Tania and Luz are also helping out at a school in the nearby town

of Chupaca where they teach cooking, arts and crafts and also share the

love of Jesus with children aged 8-12.

Kuyay Talpuy newsletter April 6, 2013

Do you want to help?

Tania, Luz, and Rosio do

not have any income

from the work they do.

They work on a volun-

tary basis out of their

love for God and with a

desire to share Jesus

with the people of the

mountains. Their needs

are for food, shelter,

clothing, and transporta-

tion. The needs are

great at this time.

If you would like to

help them, donations are

being managed by

Louise Reimer, a Mission

Society missionary.

Send your donation to

Reimer 352 “special ac-

count.” The address is

The Mission Society,

PO Box 922637, Nor-

cross GA. 30010. Please

prayerfully consider

helping these young mis-

sionary women.