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Paul Opp
- Oct 15, 2018
- 3 min
A Family in Need
I went to the central plaza to find a family that has been sponsored in school by a volunteer last January. We have been trying for...
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Paul Opp
- Oct 15, 2018
- 5 min
It Must Be a Dream
We stepped off a marine repair dock along an Amazon tributary and moved to the shade on the first landing of the steep stairs leading to...
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Paul Opp
- Oct 15, 2018
- 2 min
Nikko
I watched a man dance in the square for money. What made him unique was he had only one arm and one short stub for a leg. He sits on the...
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Paul Opp
- Oct 15, 2018
- 3 min
Monica's Story
She sells candy on the streets to help the family survive. She was nine years old when I met her and now she is fourteen. She is not as...
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Paul Opp
- Oct 15, 2018
- 2 min
Hmmm...$200
The first call of the day was to pick up the sister of my friend Marina and take her to the eye doctor. She has had vision problems for a...
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Paul Opp
- Oct 15, 2018
- 5 min
Father's Day
I woke up this morning in a foreign land surrounded by people that are very different from me. Most of them will never come close to...
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Paul Opp
- Oct 15, 2018
- 4 min
Abelardo
His name is Abelardo. He is a twenty-seven-year-old subsistence farmer that has struggled to provide for his wife Edith and daughter...
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Paul Opp
- Oct 12, 2018
- 4 min
Meet Jasmine and Count your Blessings
This is Jasmine. She is fourteen-years-old and lives in a small village up the river, about three hours from Iquitos. At the age of ten...
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Paul Opp
- Oct 12, 2018
- 1 min
Ryan & Rosany
Ryan and Rosany Haberly have accepted the position as directors of POPPYS House. What a privilege to have this dedicated couple as an...
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Paul Opp
- Oct 12, 2018
- 5 min
A Typical Night
Tonight we were in a meeting at the church where the group is doing a children's program and adult meetings. Every night the seats are...
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