Written by Noél Rich | 15 April 2026

So sorry for the delay. The Lord is working and we truly thank you all for your prayers.

The news from Peru is for the most part good. Our Peruvian brothers are carrying on, the churches have for the most part have remained stable. God is bringing more to Himself. We are so very thankful. Of course there are some problems but the Lord is giving wisdom to the leaders He has raised up. Please continue to pray for these leaders, that they may have God's wisdom and discernship.Thanks!

As for the school, the 2026 school year started a month ago and is going on. How we praise the Lord for the freedom we have to teach God's truth, His Word. Please pray that Ebenezer Christian school will maintain Christ's values and be a light for Him.

Our youth keep on going out to teach children God's word in various areas in around Arequipa. Please pray for these outreaches. Now for the not so good news. We have been uprooted. But we are amazed at how the Lord is definitely caring for His servant.

Bob ("Roberto") has advanced cancer: from prostate to bones, now to a large part of the brain. This requires more radiacion. He had 10 sessions of radiotherapy after 19 sessions of chemotherapy but the cancer continued to spread, metastasis over large areas. Bob was hospitalized here in VA for 3 days in order to get the vomiting controlled. He is really weak and has loss of equilibrium and balance.

We have been here with our daughter Terri, who was recently widowed. We are glad that her dear children, Jennifer and Joshua, are taking good care of Terri and she is surrounded by her 4 grandchildren (and #5 on the way). But with Josue so recently passing into glory her housing situation is uncertain and very expensive. Please help us pray for wisdom, strength and provision for Terri.

So it appears that in a few weeks we will be moving to Indiana where our two sons live. They are stable and love the Lord. Again, it is amazing how the Lord has led us and we thank Him and trust for His continued guidance.

Thanks so very much for praying for us and sharing with the Lord's work in Peru and here too.

The Lord knows our times and we are in His hands.

April showers of blessing, Love and gratitude, Noel for us

Written by Noél Rich | 07 March 2026

Yes, when the saints go MARCHing in, we want to be in that number. It may be soon, so we must get ready, the Lord is coming soon.

Maybe some of you have heard of the disaster, flooding, sewage and drainage ditches with huge rocks coming in, knocking down vehicles, buildings, houses, apartments, and other properties. Arequipa and other districts have been declared emergency zones. The "Niño current" is causing all this in the south of Perú.

Usually this happens in the north of Perú but this year the south is being hit hard. The Lord protected us and most of the believers we know but some other folks lost a lot. Several high apartment buildings had to be evacuated and some of our believers had to leave their apartments and go live with family members until all this mess gets cleaned up. The buildings were left without electricity and running water. It truly was a disaster and we pray it won't happen again, but we need to be ready, trusting in God's care.for whatever disaster.

The beginning of the 2026 school year was put off to this coming Monday, March 9 for the private schools and March 16 for public schools. We praise the Lord for our dedicated teachers and are thankful that several more students are registering these days.

Also we are eternally grateful for those of you who are helping with scholarships for the needy students who cannot pay fees. Our administrator, Marino Catacora, is careful to grant these scholarships to those who do the best they can and are really grateful. So thank you for your prayers and help for Ebenezer Christian school. Please pray it will always be a light for the Lord here in Arequipa.

About Bob's health, it is not good these days. He had his 19th session of chemotherapy, but it is no longer effective and the cancer has advanced. The Lord is leading in all this, He provided a buyer for Bob's car who paid us well. The Dr. had prohibited Bob to drive, but Bob didn't always obey. Now however, it is necessary. Please pray for Bob and for wisdom for us, we want to do God's will and be where He wants us to be.

Thanks for praying for our daughter, Terri Raimundo, recently widowed, who also wants to do God's will. She has several decisions to make and indeed does need prayer. We are so very thankful for all of our children, grand and great grandchildren. They love the Lord and they love us!

Thanks for each of you, let's be ready to MARCH in with the saints. Our support address is:

Christian Missions in Many Lands, Inc.
P.O. Box 13
Spring Lake, NJ, 07762-0013 with a note: for Bob Rich, Perú

God's RICHest blessings for each of you, Gratefully, Noél for us

Written by Noél Rich | 07 March 2026

Dear family and friends,

Happy Valentine's Day! Today, friendship day, love day, etc. But true love is not just a fluffy feeling, roses or cards. God is real love, He gave all He had, His only Son, to save us. We pray to know and have God's love in us, today and every day.

We have had some difficult trials in our family recently. After our son in law's passing into glory, our daughter Terri needs a lot of prayer. We are so very thankful that Terri has a home of her own near to her daughter and family and also to her son and his growing family. Terri has possibilities for work, but still needs a lot of prayer for it to come together. Their hispanic church where Josué was pastor is helping her. We are thankful for all who are helping her. Thanks for all your prayer as well.

January 29 was our 60th wedding anniversary. We have been in Perú for 59 years. God has given Bob a big ministry in church planting, discipling, preaching, and teaching. We are thankful for all of our time here and pray for fruit filled believers in the Lord. On Feb. 9 Bob turned 81. I'm 82 and am so very thankful for having finished teaching the N.T. this year in our Ebenezer Christian school next door to the church building where we live and work.

Since 1993 I have been able to teach God's Word in Christian schools, O.T. one year, N.T. the next, to 5th and 6th grades mostly, sometimes 3rd and 4th. We are thankful for the freedom to do this. Please help us pray for students, teachers, families to come to know the Lord and His true love in His Son, our Savior. School starts early in March.

School year in Perú is from March through December. We are in the southern hemisphere so our winters are your summers and our summers are your winters. But here in the Andes the summer is often colder than the winters. We are in the clouds as the "summer" is the rainy season and takes away our sun. So, our automatic clothes dryer and our solar water heater are "on the blink". And we are in a "summer freeze", cold rain, thunderstorms, (February, kinda scary.)

Bob is still able to teach God's Word and to travel to some of the mountain, valley and coastal churches the Lord has raised up. Bob is now in Tuti, a church in the Colca canyon, to encourage and teach the believers there and in Chivay. He should be back home tomorrow afternoon, Lord willing. Bob always takes one of the brothers with him on trips, to help him drive if needed. It hasn't been needed till this trip. We are thankful for Carlos, a brother who is wanting to serve the Lord more drove very well up to the canyon. Carlos is an experienced driver. Please pray for him and his family.

Bob has admitted to feeling weakened after 19 chemotherapy sessions. We ask you to pray for wisdom for more or not. The Lord has our times in his hands. Thanks so very much for your prayers and for sharing as you can. Visit us!

Happy Valentine's Day, in Christ's love, Noél for us. Our support address is:

Christian Missions in Many Lands, Inc.
P.O. Box 13
Spring Lake, NJ, 07762-0013 with a note: for Bob Rich, Perú

Written by Noél Rich | 03 January 2026

Dear family and friends,

This is a difficult end of 2025 and beginning of 2026. Our son in law, Josué Raimundo, passed into the Lord's presence. His wife, our daughter Terri, was with him in the hospital. He needed multiple bypass open heart surgery, but God took Josué Home and gave him a new heart. The whole family knows that this is best. The Lord's will is always best.

But it is difficult for Terri especially and we ask prayer for her. Praise the Lord, just in time Terri now has her own home. It comes with a large mortgage but we know the Lord will provide. As Josué and Terri said: "Where God guides, He provides."

Please pray for Terri especially. Her daughter, Jennifer, with her husband and 3 children, and son Joshua, with his wife and 1 daughter (son on the way), all live relatively close. Their dear hispanic church supports them and helps them where needed. Our sons and families in IN can go when needed to help too. Thanks to technology we can meet with them often.

In God's perfect timing we will visit, and if the Lord leads, think of going to live, but for now the whole family agrees we should stay here. We have a ministry here. The Lord has definitely planted us here, so we pray to "bloom where planted" for a little while longer.

Our churches here in the city and most of the groups in outlying areas are growing, but there are some problems, always, right? Bob continues preaching, teaching and traveling, though not quite so far as before. He has had 18 sessions of chemotherapy. These make him tired but he keeps going.

As I won't actively teach in our Christian school anymore, supposedly I should have more time, but so far it hasn't worked out that way. I still hope to be involved in the school. We pray that the students, teachers and parents will continue faithful to Christ. Our "summer vacation" is from Jan - early March, really only 2 mos. We will have a vacation program with sports and recuperation where needed.

Thanks for praying for us, our family, forTerri especially, and the Lord's work here in southern Perú. Our support address is:

Christian Missions in Many Lands, Inc.
P.O. Box 13
Spring Lake, NJ, 07762-0013 with a note: for Bob Rich, Perú

New Year's blessings for you, Noél for us

Written by Noél Rich | 31 December 2025

Where, oh where, has this year gone?

It seems impossible that we are almost 2026. Each moment of each year is an opportunity to share Christ with others. This is why we are here.

The school year is ending as well, the closing ceremony is scheduled for December 22. The finals and class parties will be next week. After 32 years of teaching the Lord's Word and English in Christian schools here in Arequipa it is kind of sad to have it end, but all good things come to an end. Several of my former students have told me they remember me teaching them. We praise the Lord for the freedom to teach God's Word here. Many of our church youth are teaching children and families in low income areas. Some really want to follow the Lord, He is working in hearts.

Sadly, another bus flipped over killing 7 and wounding 38. This accident was in the Espinar area at 2 a.m. Accidents, violence, crime, corruption and lack of respect and order are increasing everywhere. The need for people to know the Lord is increasing as well. This is why we are here.

We had a sad surprise this past week. A dear sister who helped me prepare the Bible course I taught in schools passed away. I had been looking for her for a long time, as she had been moved to a different location for her job and I did not have her phone number. She was also a victim of violence. She was going up the street on her way home from church one evening when from a taxi a man reached out and grabbed her purse, dragging her several meters.

I visited her after that but for family and other reasons she had left off coming to church. She always listened to Bob's messages over the internet. However just last Saturday her sister appeared at our door telling us that she was dying of advanced cancer. Bob and I went to the hospital immediately. She was semi conscious but able to recognize us, and smiled through all the tubes, etc. she had in her.

We visited again 3 days later, sang and read the Word. Her son said she could hear us but could not react. Anyway, she passed peacefully. We had an opportunity to share Christ with the family members at the funeral. I surely hadn't expected to find her this way, but God definitely led us there.

Bob is doing well and continues to teach and help many spiritually. The leader of our newest church is receiving counsel now. He has a sweet spirit and wants to teach these new believers right.

Thanks for praying for us and sharing as God leads you. Our support address is:

Christian Missions in Many Lands, Inc.
P.O. Box 13
Spring Lake, NJ, 07762 - 0013 with a note: for Bob Rich, Perú

Have a joyous, blessed Christmas, remembering Christ, God Himself, Who came to save us, What a Savior! Gratefully, (not the first) Noél for us