Lakeside Missions is focused on working globally and locally in partnership with local leaders and missionaries to help make a difference in lives in our community and third world countries.

 Our current project is the Lakeside Girls refuge in Puerto Maldonado, Peru. This is a home for abused and pregnant girls, a refuge and safe haven where they will be able to raise their babies and continue with their education. Eventually they will be able to head out on their own with an education and the ability to look after their own children. The girls would typically enter the home pregnant due to rape and could be between 11 and 13 years old.
 

To date we have sent two teams to Peru to start the construction and we are well on our way to bringing the first girls into the home under the supervision of a local missionary family who has run a similar home in the past. Patti and Joel have a wealth of experience working with young girls and will be a huge asset to ensuring the success of the project. They have already moved into the home to prepare for the first girls to enter.

To help us fundraise, please consider participating in or supporting the Ride for Refuge, which takes place on Oct. 2, 2010.