Bolivia | July 21 - 31, 2012  

This rugged adult trip will offer light construction work, veterinarian, medical, dental, eye clinics. We are always in need of medical professionals on this trip and assistants for them. We look forward to carrying on our 15 year tradition of service in the tiny village of Quesimpuco, high in the mountains of the Andes Mountains. For more information, please contact Laura Eason at revlkeason@aol.com. Participation is limited to 20. Cost is $2090 + $135 for 5 year VISA.

Bolivia Project Background

AUMC’s support of mission teams and of the local Bolivian community of Quesimpuco has made a significant improvement in the living conditions of the indigenous Quechua Indians who live high in the Andes Mountains. Partnering with Servants in Faith and Technology (SIFAT), AUMC has worked for years to help Quesimpuco become a medical and educational center for more than 40 communities in the region through the establishment of a local school and dormitories, as well as a fully-functional health clinic. Prior to AUMC’s involvement, healthcare was non-existent in this remote area and public school was only available through the third grade. Now, local healthcare providers have been trained to improve the health and life quality of the local people and the infant mortality rate has significantly reduced. And with the support of AUMC, one local high school graduate is now completing her medical degree in the capital city of La Paz and will become Quesimpuco’s full-time doctor upon her graduation. Other projects include implementing a power system for the clinic and construction of a community center, church, community kitchen and dining hall.

We have recently completed a 350 foot bridge across a nearby river to increase access to these community services. For over a decade, AUMC has provided basic health care and necessary construction to the people of Quesimpuco. Along the way, we have seen them grow in their faith, build new churches and congregations, and work with us to spread the love of Christ in this remote area. This has been, and will continue to be, a truly successful long-term development project.