Creed
We believe in:
The Holy Scriptures, as God originally gave them to us, inspired by God, infallible, perfectly reliable, and the highest authority in all matters of faith and conduct.
One God, who exists eternally in three persons: the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit.
Our Lord Jesus Christ, God, revealed in the flesh, His virgin birth, His sinless human life, His divine miracles, His substitutionary and atoning death, His bodily resurrection, His ascension, His substitutionary work, and His personal return in power and glory.
The redemption of lost and sinful man through the shed blood of our Lord Jesus Christ, through faith and not through works, and regeneration through the Holy Spirit.
The Holy Spirit, through whose presence the believer is enabled to lead a sanctified life, to bear witness to Jesus Christ, and to serve him.
The unity of the spirit of all true believers, the Church and the Body of Christ—the resurrection of both the redeemed and the lost; the former are redeemed to resurrection to life, the latter are lost to a resurrection of eternal judgment.
The story of Cashibo
Before 1950, there was a prayer group of young people in eastern Switzerland who prayed for the indigenous people in the vast Amazon Basin of South America. It was important to them that the various ethnic groups there should hear the good news of Jesus Christ.
None of the existing missionary societies took up the cause. Finally, in the mid-1950s, a small group led by Emil Rechsteiner sent out a missionary family. They went first to gain experience in Brazil with another missionary. Then they traveled through Bolivia to Peru. There, the missionary team came into contact with the Wycliffe Bible translators, who had long been praying for people who would engage in biblical education and church planting. More missionaries joined them. Their motto was: Indigenous people bringing the Gospel to other indigenous people – adapted to their culture and in their own language.
Despite setbacks, the first Bible study courses were held starting in 1957. Initially, there were fewer than 20 students, but the classes grew larger each year, and participants came from an increasing number of ethnic groups.
After the first few years at the training center on the main road, a new, larger station was established inland, which became known as “Cashibo.”
Today, the training activities consist of Bible courses, women’s education programs, and leadership training for working with youth and children. As part of a holistic approach to development, technical training courses such as carpentry and mechanics are also offered. Staff members conduct visits and training trips to villages in the Amazon lowlands. The foundation and goal of this work is the Bible verse from 2 Timothy 2:2: “What you have heard me say in the presence of many witnesses, entrust to faithful men who will be able to teach others also.”
Conexión Indicamino
The Misión Suiza en el Perú is part of the Conexión Indicamino network.
Since its founding in 1956, indicamino’s heart has beat for the indigenous people of Latin America. Although the organization’s structure has developed and changed over its approximately 70 years of missionary work, the core mission of our work has remained the same: to train indigenous Christians so that they themselves can spread the Gospel of Jesus Christ.
Other missions of Conexión Indicamino are located in Tinamastes (Costa Rica), Chinauta (Colombia), Huánuco and Lima (Peru) and Riberalta (Bolivia).
Vision
We want to see indigenous, evangelical churches, founded on the Word of God, multiply among the indigenous peoples and other population groups of Latin America.
Mission
We coordinate and promote the cooperation of our member organizations for a holistic training of leaders based on 2 Timothy 2:2.
