Today was a very special day in the life of Cupar Old Parish Church. Left, is their minister Ken Jeffrey opening up the latest Girasoles home in Ica Peru.

People say to me "why do you go to Peru, would you not be better just giving the money?". My reply to that question is that it is important that people go in order to encounter the injustice and the poverty. It is often only from such encounters that people are moved to do something. As you know the main reason for this blog is to encourage all who read to make a difference in the world. Just take a look at the grinding poverty that we encountered yesterday. Whether caused by natural disaster or not there are places in this country of Peru where sadness pervades the atmophere. The settlement we visited to hand out water was one such place. You get the feeling that the people here are trapped. You can't help thinking, what is their future? As we continued to give out water in this desert place we passed a cemetery. Here was a stark reminder to us that people live and die in this desert without perhaps moving a few miles from where they were born.

Today at the opening of the home it was fantastic it proved beyond a doubt that individuals can make a difference. Ken Jeffery and the people in his church could have legitimately said they had too much on their plate, as they prepared to build a new extention. Instead they gifted one hundred thousand pounds to build a home for abandoned boys. Today saw the fruition of the vision begin to impact on street children. Some of these of had been orphaned by the August 2008 earthquake and the tsunami that followed.

However what really touched me was the performance of the Girasoles. Have a look at the picture below. The Girasoles for those who don't know means Sunflowers. To be called a sunflower is an open compliment. The boys are delighted to have such a name.

Of course the exciting thing is that these children some of whom had no bed to go to now not only have a bed but also a loving family of which to be part.