Amistad Mission

06/08/2026

Turning five in Casa Amanecer!
The Church of St. John the Divine

06/08/2026

The Christ Church Cathedral pilgrims spent the weekend with Casa Kantuta at Parque Mariscal Santa Cruz, Burger King, the Christ statue, and celebrated a ninth birthday!
Christ Church Cathedral

06/05/2026

The CCC Youth and Casa Kantuta admired the beautiful mosaics downtown made overnight by local schools and religious groups to commemorate the Feast of Corpus Christi. This annual tradition attracts many to the vibrant “alfombras” (carpets) of colorful sawdust lining the streets around Plaza Principal. By late morning, a Eucharistic procession passes through, and the mosaics are all swept away!
Christ Church Cathedral

06/04/2026

The Christ Church Cathedral Youth are at Amistad this week on their annual pilgrimage to Bolivia! They had dinner at Casa Margarita with our higher education students, visited Amistad for Families Tiquipaya, and took Mamá Mary and the children in Casa Kantuta to a nursery for flowers to plant around the house!
Christ Church Cathedral

05/30/2026

Amistad was blessed to receive its first all-Spanish speaking group this month from Christ Church Ponte Vedra! Mamá Ruth of Casa San Francisco said it was a visit they will never forget and one of the most special weeks they have shared with their amigos!
Christ Church Ponte Vedra Beach

[Episcopal News Service] For more than 20 years, Christ Church in Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida, has sent groups of parishioners on pilgrimages to Amistad Mission, an ecumenical Christian orphanage an…

05/29/2026

The last morning in Cochabamba for the Advent pilgrims was spent walking up the Stations of the Cross to the Christ Statue with prayer friends and cooling off with ice cream. The afternoon was spent in Villa Amistad playing with Nerf blasters and leaving with new prayer friends!
Cathedral Church of the Advent

05/28/2026

The children loved these minute-to-win-it games: guiding an Oreo from forehead to mouth without hands, cup stacking, knocking over cups with a tennis ball in a stocking, balloon keepie uppie with a pool noodle swatting it down, and picking up Skittles through a straw and placing them in a cup!
Cathedral Church of the Advent

05/27/2026

The Advent pilgrims led the morning reflection in the Villa chapel and retold the story of the disciples stopping the little children from coming to Jesus. Jesus commanded them to let the children come to him and said “the kingdom of Heaven belongs to such as these.” The amigos reminded the children that Jesus always has time to listen to them and wants to be close to them.

In the Bible study with the mamás and tías, Douglas encouraged the group to consider how joyful Jesus was when interacting with people, and we, too, as Christians should be joyful and seek others who inspire joy. Children provide the best example of such joy, and we can learn from their example. The amigos then shared pastries and gifts with the mamás and tías to honor them for their service and to celebrate them ahead of Mother’s Day in Bolivia.

In the afternoon, the group brought a cake for a cumpleañera turning 11 in Casa San Miguel and wrote sweet birthday messages to her. After dancing and games, the group made pillowcases for all the children in Casa San Miguel that read, “Be still, and know that I am God.” -Psalm 46:10

Dinner with the Girls Youth House at Casa Margarita was full of laughter and 19 pizzas! The girls were delighted to take home lunch and dinner for the next day.
Cathedral Church of the Advent

05/26/2026

The children at Amistad for Families welcomed the amigos with “Alleluia”