Peru July 2025
Jul. 12 2025 — Jul. 21 2025
Location
- High Andes, Peru
Leader
- David Sealy
Estimated Trip Cost
- $3100
Peru July 2025
Jul. 12 2025 — Jul. 21 2025
Details
The team will depart Atlanta on Saturday July 12 and fly into Lima arriving at 9:40pm that same night. They will be staying at Swiss Mission in Lima the night of the 12th and fly to Huaraz on the morning of the 13th. That day will be spent organizing surgical and medical items. On July 14-16 and 18-19 we will be traveling to Quechua villages providing care in the Name of the Lord.
We will stay at the Aurora Hotel in Huaraz and will acclimatize a bit on the 13th. On the 17th we will travel to the Huascaron National Park and Lake Llanganuco and visit the monument at Jungay. On July 20 we will fly back to Lima and spend some tourist time there. Departure will be from Lima to Atlanta the following morning on the 21st.
We anticipate visiting five different clinic sites and having 5 days of clinics. This trip will also have an evangelistic component and will be partnering with a local church in Huaraz to provide translators as well as the ministry team. The purpose of the outreach is two-fold: we will display mercy through the use of medicine and work with the local pastors to see various mission works established and/or strengthened in nearby Quechua villages.
The team will be traveling and staying at an altitude of approximately 10,500 ft. Some team members may experience altitude sickness although this is generally mild. Older team members should be free of heart problems or other issues that may be exacerbated at high altitude. We anticipate seeing approximately 300 persons per day with many disorders. Minor surgeries, injections for arthritis of all joints and routine acute medical care will be rendered. We will be coming alongside local churches as part of the ministry there. We have a clean facility in which to work and a very comfortable hotel in which to stay. The location is spectacularly beautiful and the climate very temperate (40-70 deg).
This will be Dr. Dave Sealy's 20th trip to Peru as the team leader. He has participated in 32 VIMM trips since 1991. Dr. Sealy is the Founder of the Sports Medicine Fellowship at Self Regional Healthcare Family Practice Residency in Greenwood, South Carolina; Full Professor at MUSC, AHEC; and former Head Team Physician at Lander University. He has been married to Ann for 41 years and has six really great kids with 14.5 grands.
**Note: all medical personnel must submit a copy of their passport, medical license, CV or resume, and diplomas to the VIMM office approximately five months prior to the trip. This will enable us to have Peruvian medical recognition and licenses. Non-medical personnel must submit a copy of their passport.