Pastor Juan Tacsa has served as a church planter/pastor with Anchored in Truth Ministries for over 15 years. He serves in the mountains of Perú working with the Jaqaru people in the villages of Aiza, Tupe, and Colca. His ministry includes evangelism, teaching, preaching, and personal discipleship. He currently pastors the believers in these three villages while at the same time training up leaders from among them to continue the work in the future. Pastor Juan also serves the churches at the base of the mountains by providing teaching and discipleship. One of the special aspects of Pastor Juan's ministry is his ministry to the children in the villages where he serves. Pastor Juan devotes a lot of his time to teaching the young children God's word through Bible lessons and songs, planting the seeds of the Gospel in their hearts. Pastor Juan is married to his wife, Vivian, and they have a daughter named Damaris.

June 2025 Update

Pastor Juan continues pastoring the saints in the Jaqaru villages of Aiza, Tupe, and Colca. Although the populations of these villages is declining as the younger people move away and the older generation passes on, Pastor Juan continues to put a great effort into teaching the children of these villages the Word of God and the Gospel of Christ. Recently, there have been several professions of faith in these villages, and Pastor Juan is discipling these people and counseling them as they prepare for baptism. In addition to his ministry in these three mountain villages, he also provides guidance and training to the church in Canchan at the base of the mountain. He is also working with one of the members of the church in Canchan to reach the children of another nearby town, Huallampi, with the Gospel. 

Pastor Juan requests prayer for the items listed below:

• Please pray that God would provide a place in Huallampi to either rent or buy that can be used for the children’s ministry there.
• Please pray for the church in Canchan that God would bring reconciliation and unity among the members there.
• Please pray for wisdom regarding the future ministry in Tupe as the current meeting place of the church will not be available much longer.
• Please pray for Pastor Juan’s wife as she is experiencing some issues with her health.
• Please pray that God would give grace and strength to Pastor Juan to continue faithfully in the ministry that has been entrusted to him.

Lastly, Pastor Juan sends his heartfelt greetings and thanks to the Anchored in Truth family its prayers and support.