About Us
Until All Hear - Peru
We are not builders. We are not electricians. We are not plumbers, nor roofers. And some of us are better at cooking meals or playing with the kids and showing God’s love to them. Each summer, we get to take on all of these roles as we serve others in this incredibly remote village along the Ucayali River called Santa Rosa. We’re just like you - we're old, we're young, and we're everything in between.
Our mission is simple yet profound: to provide the labor needed to construct spaces where pastors from nearby villages can come to be trained and equipped to lead their own villages. It also provides a place for visiting medical staff to stay and have a place to see patients, and new vocational skills can be learned.
These buildings are more than they appear; they are centers for growth and community that will impact countless lives for the kingdom. Below you can watch us build a house in about 90 seconds!
Our Story
Introducing Philip "Felipe" Hamilton, my former boarding school roommate. We hadn't crossed paths since 1987, but unexpectedly, he reached out via Facebook to see I was interested in a trip to Peru.
Outside of the hand of God, I cannot explain why I agreed almost instantly. But I then asked my two daughters, Kate (middle) and Clara (right), to join me. After the plane ride and then the boat ride, we set foot on the grounds of the Santa Rosa village. While none of us realized at the time, this adventure would transform us and keep drawing us back time and again.
Our hosts in Peru are Josue (39) and Gina (40). They are missionaries sent by the Baptist Bible Church of Jicamarca-Lima. They have three children: Joanne (11), Joshua (8), and Darrell (1). Together, they founded the Christian ministry UNTIL All HEAR with the purpose of reaching the ethnic groups found in the Ucayali jungle and beyond. They discovered their calling in God's word and chose to dedicate themselves to serving remote ethnic communities after noticing that native populations received little assistance from churches or Christian organizations during their travels. Moved by this need, they accepted the challenge to minister to tribal groups—such as the Ashanikas, Ashenikas, and Shipibo Konibo—that few had heard of. They have been serving these villages for 10 years, considering it both a privilege and a blessing to be called to this work.
Since our inaugural year, we have organized numerous return trips with different groups. One common question we receive is, "I don't have any skills; how can I contribute?" The answer is straightforward—there countless ways to serve, and your current skills (or lack thereof) can be utilized effectively. Here are some of the activities where we always need assistance:
- Translation assistance
- Cooking and cleaning
- Trash pickup around the village (as there is no trash service)
- Engaging with children through drawing, games, coloring, balloons, etc.
- Construction tasks
- Moving construction equipment
- Residential wiring
- Cutting wood for walls and floors
- Digging holes for support beams
And the list continues
