S.E.R. Ministry (Health, Education, & Restoration)

In 2003 we left for Peru to spend nearly a year of our life volunteering at S.E.R., a Christian medical ministry located in Southern Peru. S.E.R. is a clinic based on a sliding scale fee system. Meaning, those who have money pay the normal fees, those who are poor get charged according to how much they can afford, the poorest of the poor receive free treatment. So, how do you go about paying for those who can’t afford the services? It was our mission to open up a restaurant to support the “free” services of the clinic and that was our main task while we were down there for those 12 months. A three story building was picked out with this specific goal in mind. The first floor is the restaurant, the second floor is the clinic, the third floor houses all the staff. The restaurant also holds meeting rooms for health lectures and classes which is a great avenue to teach the local people about the importance of healthy living as the best “preventative medicine”.


As of 2009 S.E.R. has tripled in number, there are now three different sites up and running…two in the Cusco area and one in Arequipa. One clinic even has several “beds” for those who need to receive more intensive treatments for longer amounts of time. The ministry also has regular alloted time on local radio and television stations which has helped immensley in getting the word out to the public. So, for all of our families and friends who have wondered what in the world we were doing down in Peru…we hope this gives you a clearer picture.