Diospi Suyana would not be imaginable without his cooperation
On August 3, 2005, Udo and Barbara Klemenz traveled to Peru with the John family. It wasn’t about a study trip for three weeks, but a commitment for years. The civil engineer from Niederbiel has spent more than ten years of his life working in Curahuasi. He directed the construction of the mission hospital and the dental and eye clinic. This was followed by the construction of a house for the Diospi Suyana children’s clubs. The next major project he shouldered was the Diospi Suyana School. In 2017, he added another floor to the hospital and led the construction of an orthopedic center. Three expansions followed in 2018, namely to the media center, the operating theater wing and an additional building for the school.
When there was a need in March 2023, he spontaneously traveled to Peru for ten weeks to advance the sanitation work for the youth festival. On Monday, he will travel back to Germany. When the Klemenzs began making mission history in the mountains of Peru in 2005, the civil engineer was 63 years old. Now in his 80s, he is still active for the good cause. It is not by chance that in all books on Diospi Suyana the use of the Klemenz is described chapter by chapter.
Everything began with a prayer in the morning in the kitchen of the Klemenz: “God will be ready to do your will. However, please tell us what it is!” Five minutes later, an unknown doctor called from Wiesbaden. Diospi Suyana thanks Udo and Barbara from the bottom of its heart. They are role models at their best for all of us.
(Caption above. On December 10, 2005, Udo Klemenz placed the very first stone ever placed at Diospi Suyana).
The last of over 500 reports written by Udo Klemenz
