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 Help us send our staff member, Ryan Earls on an EXPERIENCE OF A LIFETIME! As the owner of Aqua World, I am committed to helping him raise the funds needed to send him on this trip of Missionary Work.
We need to raise $5,000.00 by May 1,2008, so please join me in his support and get this great kid off on an adventure of a lifetime with your TAX DEDUCTIBLE DONATION !!!
CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD &
PRINT/READ A LETTER FROM RYAN !
[ .DOC Format ]
There are TWO ways you may donate to his fund:
1. Click here to purchase a T-Shirt (Designed by Ryan & his father) for $20.00 in our Online Catalog. ALL PROCEEDS WILL GO TO RYAN AND WE WILL SHIP THE T-SHIRT FOR FREE to you !!!
2. Click the link button below to donate directly to Ryan's Adventures In Missions student account without the T-Shirt:
You will be directed to the Adventures in Missions Secure Webserver...
[WHERE IT SAYS "STAFF MEMBER" YOU MUST PUT: RYAN EARLS ]
In either case you will receive a letter of donation for you tax deduction(s).
I THANK YOU PERSONALLY in advance for helping us raise the money for him. It is a pleasant surprise and very refreshing to see a young man of this caliber on a great path of life. I am very proud of him as his employer AND friend, and I wish him all the best on this adventure!
WATCH FOR HIS GOING AWAY PARTY INFORMATION HERE
AT AQUA WORLD COMING SOON !!!
Here's the informaiton on the Missionary Trip Ryan will be taking:
Amazon Jungle, Peru, South America Mission Trip
June 2 to August 2, 2008 |
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Age Group: 18-22 year old individuals.
Program: Real Life Mission Teams (About).
Cost (US$): $3,940 (Includes food, housing, leadership, ministry opportunities, discipleship and training, and airfare from the training camp in the U.S. to the mission location and back).
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| Ministry Detail |
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 Ministry Description:
• In your ministry, you will have the opportunity to partner with a local pastor whose heart is to reach these nearly unreachable villages with the hope of Christ.
• On this trip, you will immerse yourself in the communities of the local tribes, spending time daily getting to know the families in each hut.
• You will reach out to the community through hut-to-hut evangelism, sports evangelism, children’s ministry, and open-air meetings.
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| Location Information |
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Location Description:
 Peru is located in Western South America, bordering the South Pacific Ocean, between Chile and Ecuador. The total area of Peru is 1,285,220 sq km, which is slightly smaller than Alaska.
Iquitos, Peru is known as the Gateway to the Amazon. Accessible only by boat or plane, Iquitos is situated at the convergence of two rivers, which come together and form the Amazon. The Peruvians here are the descendants of the Incas. This large city of 400,000 people is driven by the combination of the lumber industry and tourism. Many jungle excursions begin and end in Iquitos. Many of the people of this region consider themselves separate from the rest of Peru, as they are isolated from the capital Lima by miles of jungle and the Andes Mountains.
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| People, Culture and Religion |
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Peru has a divided society in which the wealthy and mainly European elites have long dominated its more numerous population of indigenous people and mestizos (those of mixed European and indgenous ancestry). The indigenous people are descendants of the Inca, who ruled an extensive South American empire centered in the Peruvian highlands before they were conquered by Spaniards in the 16th century. Attracted by the gold and silver mines of the Andes, the Spaniards quickly converted Peru into the seat of their wealth and power in South America. The sharp class and ethnic divisions that developed during the colonial period persist to this day. The people of Peru speak Spanish, Quechua, and Aymara.
The Native American heritage of Peru is one of the richest in South America. Although Spain gave Peru its language, religion, and rulers, the civilization of the Inca has left its traces throughout Peruvian culture. Archaeological excavations have uncovered monumental remains of Native American societies. Architecture of the Spanish colonial period, a fusion of Spanish and Native American forms, is called Creole. In art today, the indigenist school pointedly interprets 20th-century Peru in a Native American mode.
The primary religion in Peru is Roman Catholic (90%). |
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Peru is a republic governed by a constitution promulgated in 1993. This constitution replaced the 1980 constitution, which was suspended in 1992. The new constitution increased the power of the executive and allowed for the reelection of the president to a second term. It also unified the formerly bicameral legislature.
The Peruvian economy has become increasingly market-oriented, with major privatizations completed since 1990 in the mining, electricity, and telecommunications industries. Thanks to strong foreign investment and the cooperation between the government and the World Bank, growth was strong in 1994-97 and inflation was brought under control. In 1998, El Nino's impact on agriculture, the financial crisis in Asia, and instability in Brazilian markets undercut growth.
The Peruvian Sol is worth approximately 30 cents, depending on the exchange rate and the merchants. |
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