The Nehemiah Project

10/09/2026

Monthly givers are our lifeline. We are looking for 4
monthly donors today for each of our projects.

With $100 more a month, this is what can happen:

We could buy desperately needed tires for their car that they use to transport children, food, and other necessities.

$25 does a lot.
You tell us which project you want it to go to.
Link in comments.

10/07/2026

Last week, we showed you one of the most important rooms at the orphanage—a space used for meals, homework, fellowship, and church.

But tucked inside that same room is something else essential to everyday life: the indoor kitchen.

The orphanage cooks inside using propane, but having a propane stove doesn't always mean having propane.

When the propane runs out, meals still have to be made.

So they make a way.

Outside is another cooking area where they can prepare food over a wood fire. It may not be the easiest or most convenient way to cook, but when there are children depending on you for their next meal, you use what you have.

That is something we saw over and over during our time in Cachimayo.

This orphanage is operating in survival mode.

There isn't always a backup plan, extra money tucked away, or another appliance waiting when something breaks. They make the best of what they have and find a way to keep going.

While we were there, their oven was broken.

That meant more than simply not having an oven to prepare food.

The older children help make chocolate to sell at the market, and the orphanage also makes bread to sell. These are ways they can help bring money back into the home and provide for their needs.

With the oven broken, there was no bread being made to sell.

And when propane runs out, something as ordinary to us as cooking dinner becomes another problem that has to be solved.

During our visit, we were blessed with the opportunity to purchase enough propane to keep them supplied for a significant amount of time.

It may seem like such a simple thing.

Propane.

But sometimes helping isn't about doing something enormous.

Sometimes it's making sure there is fuel to cook tomorrow's meal.

Sometimes it's helping provide the resources that allow the people already there to continue doing what they do every single day.

The indoor kitchen and the outdoor wood-fire kitchen tell an important part of the story of life at the orphanage.

They adapt. They work. They make things. They sell what they can. They use what they have. And when one way doesn't work, they find another.

They make a way because they have to.

But our hope isn't simply to help them survive from one immediate need to the next.

It's also to help create opportunities for the orphanage to become more sustainable and self-sufficient over time.

And one of the ways they're working toward that starts right outside their doors—with the ground beneath their feet.

They'll be growing their own garden.

A garden means more than plants.

It can mean food on the table, fewer foods that have to be purchased, children learning how to grow and care for something, and another step toward providing for themselves.

Next week, we'll dig into the garden and learn what their typical garden produces.

10/02/2026

$10 can barely buy you a cup of fancy coffee these days. It’s only a little over 2 gallons of gas. It can’t even buy a full meal at some fast-food restaurants.

But, it can feed an orphan.

And it adds up fast when multiple people donate.

Together we can make a difference.
Link in first comment.

10/01/2026

**"Jehová es mi pastor y nada me faltará."**

When we think of going to church, most of us picture getting dressed, driving to a church building, and gathering with our congregation.

The children in the Cachimayo orphanage don't travel out to attend church. Instead church is had in the same space as food and studies.

The room pictured here is one of the most important spaces in their facility. It's a place where so many parts of everyday life come together.

🍽️ **MEALS:** The children gather around the tables to eat, share stories, and spend time together.

📚 **EDUCATION:** The same room serves as a place for homework or tutoring.

⛪️ **FAITH:** When it's time for church, this very room becomes a place of worship, prayer, fellowship, and learning about the Lord.

One of the most meaningful details in this room is the beautiful message painted on the wall:

**"Jehová es mi pastor y nada me faltará."**

* "The Lord is my shepherd; I shall not want." — Psalm 23:1

Psalm 23 speaks of God's guidance, provision, protection, and presence, even through life's most difficult valleys.

Here at the Nehemiah Project we are helping closing those gaps on their needs. Sponsoring a child or sibling group is God using us and our resources to help.

For children who have experienced uncertainty, loss, or hardship, this message can be especially meaningful. It reminds them that they are not forgotten, that they can turn to God for comfort, and that their circumstances do not define their worth or their future.

Imagine seeing those words every day in the very room where you eat, learn, gather with friends, and worship.

**"Jehová es mi pastor y nada me faltará."**

A simple psalm, yet a profound message of hope, faith, and reassurance. ❤️

The colorful murals, flowers, and cheerful artwork bring life to a room that serves so many purposes.

Imagine having one room where you eat your meals, do your homework, gather with your friends, and worship together.

While this room serves many practical purposes, it also provides a place for belonging, routine, fellowship, and spiritual encouragement.

Children need a safe place to learn, a table to gather around, a community to support them, and the opportunity to grow in their faith.

And sometimes, the most meaningful things happen in the simplest of spaces.

**Next week, we'll take a closer look at two more important parts of daily life at the orphanage: the indoor and outdoor kitchens!** 🍲🔥

We'll explore how meals are prepared and how these kitchen spaces help make everyday life possible for the children.

09/25/2026

Be like Dolly today. Link in comments.

09/24/2026

This week we had two sibling sets sponsored! That’s 6 kids in one week! What a blessing!

Only 17 more kids to go.
We have a few more sibling sets!

Is God calling you to change a life today?

09/23/2026

⛪️🇵🇪 **FAITH & RELIGION IN CACHIMAYO**

Last week, we talked about what school looks like for children growing up in the Andes.

But school is only one part of a child's life.

To really understand the children and families of **Cachimayo**, we also have to understand something that has been woven into Peruvian culture for generations: **faith, religion, and tradition.**

Catholicism has a long history in Peru, and it remains the largest religious tradition in the country. According to Peru's national census, 76% of Peruvians age 12 and older identified as Catholic in 2017, while 14.1% identified as Evangelical.

But religion in the Andes can be more complicated—and more beautiful—than simply choosing one category.

For many Quechua communities, Catholic traditions have become intertwined with older Andean cultural traditions. Over generations, Christian celebrations, saints, symbols, music, dances, and ceremonies have sometimes been practiced alongside elements of traditional Andean beliefs and customs. Peru's Ministry of Culture describes this as a distinctive **Andean-Christian religious tradition**.

And you can see that connection in the celebrations themselves.

In the Cachimayo district, local religious festivities include:

✝️ **Santísima Cruz** — celebrated March 3
🌹 **Virgen del Carmen** — celebrated July 16
🌹 **Virgen del Rosario** — celebrated October 7

These aren't simply dates on a calendar. Religious celebrations can bring together **families, music, dancing, food, community, and faith**, making them an important part of cultural life.

And this is one of the things I find so fascinating about learning about Cachimayo.

The same community that celebrates **Christmas and Easter** also carries traditions that have roots much deeper in the history of the Andes.

Faith isn't necessarily something that exists separately from everyday life.

For many children, it can be part of identity, community, and culture.

And as we learn about the children we're supporting through the Nehemiah Project , these details matter.

Because sponsorship isn't just about knowing a child's name.

It's about learning about their home, their school, their language, their culture, their traditions, and the community that helped shape them.❤️

Religion and faith are even more important to many of these particular children. Their future, their situation and the people around them may be uncertain at times but faith stays with them internally.

Sometimes its the only constant.

When visiting these children I left with the hopes to have the Lord instill in these children that they are loved, they matter and they can have the future they desire. No matter what has or will happen.

We may never fully understand why God lets situations such as becoming an orphan, being abused or neglected, childhood sickness and hardships. We can however be Christlike and help where we are called.

We ask that if you are called to please reach out and sponsor a child.

Let our team help in connecting with a child, answer all the questions and keep you in the loop along the entire journey.

09/20/2026

09/18/2026

For our Friday Fundraiser today we’re focusing on something not so cute- tires.

These are real pictures and their real cars they use for transportation. The roads are extremely poor and they deal with a lot of mud. Ai just helped with graphic designing.

I’m trying to help them get tires for both of their work cars. They have already been to the tire shop and giving me estimates so the money will go directly to the tire shop.

If you have any other ways or ideas to raise this kind of money, please let me know.

Praying for a miracle here. It’s a lot of money.

🙏🇵🇪🚙

09/16/2026

What does schooling look like in the Andes?

While American children typically begin school in August and finish in May or June, the school year in Peru runs from March through December.

Formal Initial education begins at age 3, with children generally progressing through Initial at ages 3, 4, and 5 before their six years of primary school and five years in secondary school. They graduate at ages 16 or 17.

There is no legal consequence for not attending school in Peru. Education is free BUT access is not.

There are required uniforms. Due to the high elevation and strong sun both uniforms are long sleeved and include a hat year round. Without these uniforms there is no permitted attendance which means no education.

The uniforms are neither free or cheap.

While visiting the children and learning about this fact we immediately knew that this would be a priority for us to help with.

Being a sponsor is ensuring your child has the needed two uniforms each year. This is crucial to their education. This allows more brain power to focus on studies rather than if they get to go or not.

Many children in the Andes grow up around both Spanish and Quechua, the Indigenous language of the region. In bilingual education settings, children may learn in both languages. For these students, language isn't simply another subject—it can be an important connection to their family, culture, and community.

School also connects children to their culture.

Along with familiar holidays such as Christmas and Easter, Peruvian children celebrate national events like Fiestas Patrias in July, as well as important cultural celebrations such as Inti Raymi.

So while a classroom in Chacimayo may look different from a classroom here in the United States, children everywhere have something in common:

They are learning.
They are growing.
They are making friends.
They are discovering who they are and who they might become.

School is only one part of the story. Another part of everyday life are the deep roots in the community and culture— faith and religion.

So next week, we'll take a look at the religious side of life in Chacimayo and how faith, traditions, and community come together.

Because ultimately, that's what this journey is about. ❤️🇵🇪