Robert and Rosemary Munro joined Calvary Chapel Oxford in summer 2005 and both have a heart for Paraguay, visiting the country (shown in purple on the map) whenever they can.

While on such a visit in 2005, they learned of a project run by a group of Christians from the Centro Familiar de Adoracion, a church in Asuncion, which is seeking to help needy street children from some of the poorest areas of the city.

Project Koe'ju, which means 'dawn' in Guarani (the native language of Paraguay), was born of a desire to prevent these children from falling into a life of drug addiction, prostitution and crime, where girls often become pregnant before they are 16.

The project now works with up to 500 families from the Chacarita area to help educate and feed the children and to give them an appreciation of their value in the eyes of God. Since it began in March 2006, the project has grown to regularly feed up to 300 children 6 days a week. In fact, the growth has been such that leaders Luis and Olga Manfredi have gone full-time with both Sunday services and a daily 6.00am prayer meeting. Since services started in October 2005, there have been 25 adult conversions. A Vocational Training School has been started using five computers
donated by a mobile phone company. They hope to grow this school to provide training in electricity, plumbing and dress-making, as well as IT.

Please pray that God would provide more helpers, a vehicle and sufficient finance to continue to grow this valuable work.