URUBAMBA, SACRED VALLEY OF THE INCAS, PERU

We stayed in this mountain inn near the Macchu Pichu ancient ruins in Peru.

It was quaint, full of history, comfortable and altogether delightful.

They have a type of corn-on-the-cob there that the kernels of corn are about the size and shape of a lima bean but with a great corn taste. I've never seen the like anywhere else.

The first time I was here I could find no evangelical churches. Now, our friend Missionary Robert Bariger has planted more than 40 strong churches in this Sacred Valley of the Incas--including one right in Urubamba.

INCA SACRED VALLEY

This Peruvian mother and daughter live high in the cold and windy Andes Mountains. This area is a stronghold of ancient religion.

In the 1980's I could not find even one Evangelical church in the Sacred Valley.

Now at the last count I know of Missionary Robert Barriger has planted 42 churches here--not to mention his mega-church in Lima.

Rob is a bona fide hero of the Gospel.

What a thrill it was to go back and minister in some of those thriving churches.