Ray and Maria Kidwell took their entire family on the Peru Mission Trip. Ray shares some parts of their experience: "Fresno Adventist Academy went on a 12-day Peru mission trip through the Quiet Hour Ministries. We were based near Cuzco, the home of Machu Picchu.
Thirtyfour students went along with over 15 staff and parents. The students preached eight sermons each at four churches and dozens of people accepted calls to be eventually baptized.
The medical team saw over 550 patients in four cities and one orphanage. Students ran the pharmacy, did intake and triage, performed blood pressures and blood sugar checks. Over 500 pairs of glasses were given out. Four students even performed dental injections and pulled teeth! The medical team consisted of Ray Kidwell (doctor) and Vanessa Greer (nurse practitioner), Maria Kidwell (dentist), Margie Recalde (optometry), Sam Recalde and Trish Johnson and three other nurses.
The construction team helped with painting, plumbing, and electrical services of the local churches.
Additionally, $10,000 was donated the help build the Cuzco SDA Church. We had a blessed trip!" Several families and students from Sunnyside were among those who served on this mission trip. We are proud of their contribution and thank God they have returned home safely
