Life style - Many Quechua people have moved into the cities of Bolivia in an attempt to find work and feed their families. Many, however, are still subsistence farmers who make a living on the bare minimum in the western part of Bolivia. Much like their Inca ancestors before them they still use oxen to plow their fields. They spend much of their time struggling to survive since the soil is not very fertile and weather conditions not often favorable. In Quechua culture, livestock is a symbol of wealth. Many Quechua also tend other livestock, such as llamas, sheep, and goats. Another aspect of Quechua culture is the importance of family ties; as a result many Quechua communities consist of extended family groups which are related to one another through blood or marriage.

Religion - The majority of Quechua profess to be Catholic but fellow religions which is a mixture of their Inca ancestors and Catholism. As a result, the Quechua people are often referred to as Christo-pagans. They are very concerned with the spirit world, and take steps (such as burying a llama fetus in the foundation of their homes) to ensure that they do not offend the spirits which have power to harm them. In general the Quechua do not understand they do not understand the need for redemption, and so they do not understand the gospel message.

Christian Population - Praise the Lord there are some growing Quechua churches. The two largest needs of the Christians are the lack of trained leaders, and lack of effective evangelism among unreached Quechua. Spiritual opposition, poverty, and persecution are some of the obstacles that have kept the church small, but many are praying for God to begin to break through these obstacles.

An Unreached People - Of the 2-1/2 million Quechua in Bolivia, it is estimated that only 2% are evangelical Christians. This is true in spite of the fact that there have been missionaries working among the Quechua for over 95 years. The majority of the Quechua have never heard the Gospel message, and are isolated in such a way that they do not have an opportunity to hear. There are many reasons for this situation, among them is the fact that many Quechua still live in isolated locations among the Andes mountains. They are not only unreached, but often physically unreachable. Also, the Quechua culture is still quite strong in the villages, and outsiders are not often listened to. There has also been opposition against evangelicals from Romans Catholic churches in Bolivia.

Life style - Many Quechua people have moved into the cities of Bolivia in an attempt to find work and feed their families. Many, however, are still subsistence farmers who make a living on the bare minimum in the western part of Bolivia. Much like their Inca ancestors before them they still use oxen to plow their fields. They spend much of their time struggling to survive since the soil is not very fertile and weather conditions not often favorable. In Quechua culture, livestock is a symbol of wealth. Many Quechua also tend other livestock, such as llamas, sheep, and goats. Another aspect of Quechua culture is the importance of family ties; as a result many Quechua communities consist of extended family groups which are related to one another through blood or marriage.

Our vision to reach the Quechua People - Because of operations in the South American world and specifically in the Andes region we have been praying for breakthroughs with the Quechua people. Some of the things that we would like to do in the next few years are as follows:

1. Develop a Bible school curriculum in the Quechua language - one of the biggest challenges to spreading the gospel message among the Quechua people is many of them do not know how to read and write. Our desire is to produce a video and audio Bible school curriculum in Quechua to spread throughout the Andes region. The developing of this material will cost $6,300 for the two year material.

2. Quechua Bible schools directors school - Our long-term desire is to raise-up Bible school directors that have received an extended amount of Bible training and speak the Quechua language and assist them in planting Bible schools. The vision is to bring in leaders from the Quechua community and train them for 10 months giving them a firm foundation in the Word of God and teach them every thing that they need to know to plant Bible schools. It would be an intense training time where morning, afternoon and night they would be prepared to impact the Quechua community. We believe by training Quechua nationals we can greatly see the Quechua people come to a saving knowledge of the Lord Jesus Christ. The total cost per month for the Quechua Bible directors training center would cost $1,100.

God has placed it on our heart to help bring the gospel truth to the Quechua people. We do not know when we will be able to start with these project but this is our vision. Please pray and support these two projects that we want to see developed within the next five years. We are believing the in at the end of five years there will be Quechua Bible schools popping up all over the Andes region changing the region for Jesus.

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