INAUGURATION SHALOM

On Tuesday 27th July friends and invited guests attended the official inauguration ceremony for the new building for the Shalom church and therapy centre. A red and white awning was erected in the street as we also combined celebrations for the Peruvian independence day which is 28th July. Various songs, poems and dances were presented and then Bishop William Gofrey gave a reflexion and officially opened the premises.

The ceremony began by welcoming guests and thanking all those churches and individuals in the Uk who had made the purchase and renovation of the new building a reality.

The children from Shalom singing to the guests

A traditional dance was presented with costumes and a lot of fun especially when guests were invited from the audience to join in.

For the official cutting of the ribbon I was dressed in traditional peruvian outfit, complete with plaits, having just danced with colleagues and some of the young people from Shalom.