Editorial

TESTIMONIOS DE UNA VIDA PASTORAL EN EL PERÚ

Tribute to my uncle Padre Pedro

These testimonies are geared at Pierre De Guchteneere, a ninety-seven year old priest originally from Belgium and currently living in Lima, Peru, where he is called Padre Pedro. Pedro spent the last sixty years living and working with Peruvian communities in Lima and the provinces. These testimonies comes from Belgium, Peru and beyond, where people testify about the impact of Padre Pedro’s presence in their personal, professional, religious and amicable lives.

Pedro’s presence expands from his parish in a low-income neighbourhood of Lima, to communities of youngsters, students, and adults of different origins and socio-economic backgrounds, living throughout the country. The book includes testimonies from 22 to 99 year-old participants from all walks of life. Testimonios de una vida pastoral en el Perú is available in Spanish only. For more information, consult the publisher.

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About the author

Marie-Noëlle Crabbé

Marie-Noëlle Crabbé held various management positions in areas of business and international trade before graduating from Harvard University with a master’s in educational psychology. She practiced as a family therapist and specialized in conflict resolution to work in corporate and humanitarian contexts. Her experience led her to become a corporate social responsibility auditor, a profession she practiced for twelve years in the USA, The Carribean and throughout Europe.

Marie-Noëlle wrote her first book during the 2020 pandemic, offering her perspective on social responsibility auditing and how to achieve her goals. Journal of a Social Auditor (2020) is available in English, French and Spanish. An essay on ESG strategies in the midst of the COVID crisis develops the social part of this new corporate trilogy (2022); the essay is available in English. Testimonios de una vida pastoral en el Perú is a tribute to a ‘Belgian prophet in Peru’, available in Spanish and published by Centro de Estudios y Publicaciones, Lima (2024).

Contact: noelle@imago-int.eu

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Why did I write this book?

For the last twenty five years, I have been visiting Peru and saw the impact one person can have on a community of all age-groups and socio-economic backgrounds. My uncle, now 97 years old, keeps his sharp mind and extraordinary memory in shape by contributing to numerous publications that he edits, working daily up to this day.

Every person who knows Padre Pedro speaks of a person with endless kindness, availability, offering a non-judgemental support. This priest fully lives his commitment to others, in communities searching for kindness and attention, where his impact remains strong after more than sixty years of dedication to the people of Peru.

Who is my reader?

Any person who met Pierre De Guchteneere will be pleased to discover that this book of testimonies represents some of his work in Peru. He left Belgium at 36 years of age to adventure to a new continent, little known by most and where the living conditions were quite different from Europe.

Along the way, Padre Pedro, as he is called in Peru, met numerous people of all ages and walks of life looking for spiritual support. He has been available to others; people now visit him at home in Lima as he no longer travels. Everyone who has met him will recognize the man through the testimonies of his book.

How to get a copy of the book?

Testimonios de una vida pastoral en el Perú is published in Spanish by Centro de Estudios y Publicaciones in Lima, Peru: https://cep.com.pe/

For questions on how to get the book outside Peru, contact: noelle@imago-int.eu