Provides medical/dental services, needed surgeries, food and clothing to children in remote areas. Sends teams of physicians and dentists to relieve their suffering.

Fighting For His Life Alipio is a Machiguenga infant we found clinging to his mother and fighting for his life, deep in Peru's Amazon Jungle. He had a severe case of Yellow Fever, was malnourished, dehydrated, and infested with intestinal worms. Our doctors said, "Without immediate hospital care Alipio will die," (photo on the right). Alipio was one of three children found in this condition, yet Alipio's mother Paulina was the only mother brave enough to leave the village of Yomibato with her son. SHE TRUSTED CERT WITH THE LIFE OF HER CHILD. To bring mom and son out of this highly restricted area required special government permission. After a three day boat ride downriver to the jungle town of Puerto Maldonado, a CERT representative and local pastor contacted government officials and began the "red tape" process. As only the Lord can do, permission and permits were quickly granted. Then the pastor had to make the long trip back upriver to Yomibato to get Alipio and his mother. On the fourth day just before getting to Yomibato, a propeller on the motor broke. The next day, after retrieving Alipio and Paulina the spare prop broke. "Propless", it took seven days of floating and paddling downriver to Puerto Maldonado where medical attention awaited. Alipio was immediately hospitalized where he received life-saving care for the next two weeks. Thanks be to God and partners like you, Alipio is back home in Yomibato now … doing what healthy little Machiguenga boys do.