Faith in Action since 1995

Hope Planted in
the Heart of Peru

Thousands of lives transformed — one child, one family, one community at a time. Your generosity fuels meals, education, shelter, and dignity for the poor of Alto Trujillo and Mache.

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100
Children Fed Daily
400+
Library Members
35
Special Needs Students Transported
30+
Years of Service
Who We Are

Solidarity with the Poor — in Word and in Deed

We believe the Gospel is lived, not just spoken. Since 1995, the Ministry of the Good Shepherd has stood alongside the Sisters of Mercy in Peru to fund programs that give children futures, families stability, and communities hope.

  • To live out the gospel of Jesus
  • To serve the poor with compassion
  • To seek relationships of solidarity with them
  • To show respect for the dignity of people through empowerment and education

Our Vision: A world in which the gospel is lived and alive in skilled, educated, empowered and transformed communities of faith.

Our Full Story Why Peru?
Children at the Child Care Center in Alto Trujillo
"I give thanks to God every day for the health and energy to walk the sandy desert roads and for the generous friends whose help makes all of this possible." — Sister Immaculata
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Nonprofit
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Current Campaign

New Building Expansion — $180,000 Goal

We're building a new two-story multipurpose center in Alto Trujillo, Peru — a space for children's performances, community gatherings, and ministry offices. We've raised $51,000. Help us close the gap. "Whatever You Did for the Least of These, You Did for Me."

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100% of your gift goes to the mission

Where Your Gift Goes

Our Programs in Peru

Every dollar given funds one of these active projects, led by the Sisters of Mercy on the ground in Alto Trujillo and Mache.

Child Care Centers

10 neighborhood centers serve 100 children with daily hot meals and homework help, freeing their mothers to work.

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Scholarships

School supplies for children and college funding for young adults pursuing nursing, law, engineering, and more.

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Medical Crisis Support

Emergency medicine, hospitalization funds, and monthly Support for the Poor benefits for 38 families in need.

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Children's Library

Over 400 registered students use the library daily for homework, research, and reading — in a country with very low literacy rates.

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San Jose Technical Center

Teaching sewing, baking, computing, and shoemaking to adults — building the skills they need to earn an independent living.

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Special Needs Transportation

Free daily bus service gets 35 children with disabilities to the Santo Toribio Special Education Institute — and gives them a future.

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Homes for Poor Families

Partnering with Peru's Techo Propio program to help families replace straw ranchitos with safe brick homes with indoor plumbing.

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Pastoral Care

Retreats, religious education, chapels in remote villages, and training local leaders to shepherd communities through the week.

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Tech Institute Support

Funding computers, visiting professors, and scholarships at the Instituto Superior Tecnológico in Mache — now serving 170 students.

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"What you see at San Jose — a chapel that is full and alive every week. A library full of students every day. Ten Care Centers where 100 children are fed and cared for. Young people going to college who would never have had the opportunity. All of this has been brought about because there were Christian people with a spirit of solidarity in Boca Raton and Ireland." — Sister Immaculata, Sisters of Mercy, Alto Trujillo, Peru