Introduction

History

The Idente Missionaries of Christ the Redeemer* established the first City of the Child Jesus (CCJ) in 1991 to meet the needs of under privileged children of La Paz, Bolivia. Bolivia is a country which is rich in resources and culture and has  great potential but also has great need. It is essentially a Christian country. The mission has since established other CCJs in Bolivia in the city of Santa Cruz de la Sierra, the village San Ignacio de Velasco, the farm at San Miguelito, and in Peru, the city of Abancay. We currently are offering daily aid and support to thousands of children in one of the poorest regions of the world. Our aim is to meet the youngsters' needs for: housing, medical care, nutritional assistance, schooling, and spiritual guidance. Most of our programs are oversubscribed due to the favorable results our children have acquired - as well as the great number of children at-risk in these impoverished lands. 

*Fernando Rielo, Poet and Philosopher, founded the Idente Missionaries of Christ the Redeemer in 1959 in Spain. We are men and women serving in 5 continents around the globe. We aspire to realize in common the fullness of our divine filiation in sanctity. We work primarily with young people in parishes, schools and universities.

Mission Statement

CCJ's mission is to provide enduring aid to some of the poorest children in our world to enable them to live healthy, holy, and fulfilling lives. We hold development of the children's humanitarian and spiritual selves, as well as nurturing their intellectual, social, physical, and occupational skills, of primary importance to the children's maturation. Our goals, through example and care for the children, are to demonstrate God's love for them and foster His love in them.