Peru
In 1967 a missionary to Peru studied and baptized a young man. As he grew and matured in his faith, he knew that he needed more knowledge and training in order to accomplish his goal of becoming a preacher. After what must have been much soul searching and prayer, the young man made the decision to uproot his young family and travel all the way to Lubbock, Texas to study the word of the Lord. As you probably guessed, this young man was Hipolito and his faithful wife Francísca. This family arrived in Lubbock with limited Spanish, and no English! But Hipolito was determined to attend Sunset School of Preaching and return to his home country with the best education he could possibly obtain.
After graduating from the School of Preaching, Hipolito was ready to return to his home in the mountains of Peru and begin his ministry to the Quechua people, descendants of the ancient Incan Empire. In 1977 Broadway Church of Christ agreed to begin supporting the Triveños family, and by doing so, have been partners in reaching some of the most remote peoples in South America. Being one of only a few preachers who could speak the Quechua language, Hipolito began teaching the gospel both by radio and trekking into the Andean mountains to preach in the tribal villages that were almost inaccessible.
This year, 2024 will be the 47th year of our partnership in God’s work with Hipolito and Francísca Triveños. It is impossible here to list all the wonderful work this couple has done for the Lord’s Church in Peru. They are responsible for starting: ENBOC. A training school for indigenous people to come and learn the word of the Lord and how to tell it to others. This program successfully trained vocational preachers to go into the mountains and the jungles of Peru and lead new and developing churches. Hipolito and Francísca would travel into the mountains and jungles to teach and preach, following up with young congregations and helping them to grow in their faith and knowledge. The International Women’s Conference, which celebrated its 19th year last year! This wonderful program, started by Francísca, has blessed women all across South America, by allowing Spanish speaking Christian women to come together and learn from other women about the saving grace of Jesus Christ. From humble beginnings as the “Women of Cusco”week long meeting in the Tinta congregation, they now reach women across South and Central America, and hold the week long conference in different countries.
Broadway would like to honor this wonderful Christian couple in the best way possible. They will be retiring from full time ministry this spring. Do not worry, they have a very good retirement plan in place! We are still in the planning stages, but want you to know that later this year we will be announcing how we will thank them for the 47 years they have been spreading the Gospel in Peru.