As we look toward the time when we will be leaving this work totally in the national's hands, we are diligently working to train them.  We have established a church in Chiquian, and are working to establish the churches in Aquia, and Pacarenca; we have worked with an established church in Huasta; there are potential churches in Pocpa and Llamac;  and as of 2008 there are new connections "on the other side of the mountains" that we pray will develop into church starts.  But the need is still great for reaching all the areas of Bolognesi with the gospel.  If you would like to be a part of this work, through prayer or volunteering to come, please contact us at thehocutts@writeme.com.

The Chiquián Quechua are descendants of the ancient Incas. These people are moving away from their Quechua language and Spanish is spoken more, especially in the towns and villages. In the mountains there still remains a lot of Quechua spoken. Our desire is to train local men and women who already speak Quechua to go with us into the mountains to plant churches in the heavily Quechua areas. There are an estimated 20,000 Chiquián Quechua in the area. We work in the largest population center, Chiquián, population 3000. About 92% of these peoples have not responded in faith to Jesus Christ.

The Chiquián Quechua have mixed a version of Catholicism in with their ancestral beliefs, which has created much syncretism and bondage for the people. These people are without hope, and need help in coming to the Hope, a relationship with Jesus Christ.

Our strategy was to focus our work first in Chiquián, and now we have moved out into the smaller pueblos. We are conducting Bible studies, discipling new believers, and training these believers to share their faith.  We hope to see a church planting movement started in the area and that we can begin disengaging our work by year 2010, something that will only happen with God's help.