Juniper Tree Children's Home
On the outskirts of the capital city of Lima, Juniper Tree Children’s Home in Pachacamac is made up of individual family-style homes where house parents provide for over 20 at-risk kids. These loving care givers serve as role models and look after the physical, emotional, educational, and spiritual needs of each child.
Each “family” at the Children's Home consists of a house father and a house mother and 6-8 children. Family is the essence of what the Children's Home is all about, as the house parents provide a loving, healthy, and Christ-centered environment for these children who have lost their own families. It is our hope that as the children grow in this environment they will come to find everlasting hope through a relationship with Jesus Christ. As they receive healing through their relationship with their heavenly Father, we hope and pray that they will someday move on as adults to impact their communities for Christ.
Many children from Juniper Tree continue their education in some way after leaving us, including university and trade schools. Several of our young men help lead worship in their local churches, sharing the Gospel in some of the poorest areas of the city. And because they are thankful for the opportunities given to them while living in our home, many of our graduates have expressed a strong desire to work with at-risk children in the future.