{"id":1204,"date":"2016-06-15T11:12:08","date_gmt":"2016-06-15T17:12:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/wwv.group.com\/childrens-ministry\/?p=1204"},"modified":"2016-06-15T11:12:08","modified_gmt":"2016-06-15T17:12:08","slug":"group-vbs-landed-peru","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wwv.group.com\/childrens-ministry\/blog\/vbs\/group-vbs-landed-peru\/","title":{"rendered":"How Group VBS landed in Peru"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em>Ever wonder how the VBS team chooses which country to explore for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.group.com\/category\/ministry-resources\/childrens-ministry\/vbs\/passport-to-peru.do\">Cross Culture VBS<\/a>?<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Every year, the VBS team at Group gets to select a culture to share with kids all over North America. How do we make such a huge decision? After all, we have <em>the world <\/em>to choose from! Believe it or not, we don\u2019t just throw darts at a map of the world. We want this experience to open kids\u2019 eyes\u2014and hearts\u2014to a diverse and surprising culture. We want to take kids to an impressionable, captivating place that ignites imaginations and excitement; giving kids a life-changing look at how God\u2019s great love is at work all over the world.<\/p>\n<p>So, why Peru? For starters, it offers a feast for the senses:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Color:<\/strong> From the vibrant green jungle in the Amazon basin to the bright blue sky above the soaring Andes, an experience in Peru doesn\u2019t come without color! Brightly-colored traditional clothing, a paint palette of buildings, yellowed reed islands, and markets boasting food in full spectrum.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Sound:<\/strong> The rainforest is alive with singing birds, hushing rushes of rain across the forest canopy, and hypnotic lullabies of night-time wildlife. Cities burst with the constant hum of traffic, \u201cbeep-beep\u201d of horns, and iconic pan flute music.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Taste:<\/strong> Peru\u2019s rich land supplies an <em>endless <\/em>variety of potatoes, corn, and fruit. Fill your plate with quinoa, rice, beef, chicken, pork, plantains, olives, avocadoes, peppers, soft bread, and fresh cheese.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Smell:<\/strong> Damp earth and sweet exotic flowers flood your nostrils. The humid coastal air offers a smell you can almost taste\u2014the salty Pacific Ocean and fresh-caught fish.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Touch:<\/strong> Let your skin soak in the drenching humidity of the jungle or bask in a warm, heavy tropical rain. Enjoy the delicate softness of alpaca wool or trace the expertly-chiseled lines between the giant stones of Machu Picchu.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Group\u2019s research team spent two weeks in Peru being \u201ccultural sponges\u201d so we could bring back beautiful pictures, stories of the everyday lives of five Peruvian children, and a sensory experience of the list above to you and your ministry. We connected with our longtime ministry partners at <a href=\"http:\/\/lifetreeadventures.com\">LifeTree Adventures<\/a> who made sure we experienced real, everyday life in many areas of Peru.<\/p>\n<p>At the end of <em>your<\/em> adventure, everyone at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.group.com\/category\/ministry-resources\/childrens-ministry\/vbs\/passport-to-peru.do\">Passport to Peru VBS<\/a> will not only feel like they\u2019ve spent a week in this unique country (without the luggage and bug spray!) but they\u2019ll have experienced a culture where faith and joy often come in appreciating God\u2019s simplest gifts.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/wwv.group.com\/childrens-ministry\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2016\/06\/Peru1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-1199\" src=\"http:\/\/wwv.group.com\/childrens-ministry\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2016\/06\/Peru1-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"Peru1\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wwv.group.com\/childrens-ministry\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2016\/06\/Peru1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/wwv.group.com\/childrens-ministry\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2016\/06\/Peru1.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/wwv.group.com\/childrens-ministry\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2016\/06\/Peru2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-1200\" src=\"http:\/\/wwv.group.com\/childrens-ministry\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2016\/06\/Peru2-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"Peru2\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wwv.group.com\/childrens-ministry\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2016\/06\/Peru2-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/wwv.group.com\/childrens-ministry\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2016\/06\/Peru2.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/wwv.group.com\/childrens-ministry\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2016\/06\/Peru3.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-1198\" src=\"http:\/\/wwv.group.com\/childrens-ministry\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2016\/06\/Peru3-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"Peru3\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wwv.group.com\/childrens-ministry\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2016\/06\/Peru3-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/wwv.group.com\/childrens-ministry\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2016\/06\/Peru3.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ever wonder how the VBS team chooses which country to explore for Cross Culture VBS? 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