I retired from being a parish priest in early 2009. Polly and I had been accepted as missionaries with SAMS-USA https://samsusa.org/ We began a four year ministry in Peru. In 2013 we returned home to live in Vermont. Meanwhile, I continued to work part time in Peru. I continued to work under Bishop Bill Godfrey and then with his successor and our dear friend, Bishop Jorge Aguilar. I continued until the pandemic of 2020-2022. I was then invited to return and became the part time Dean of the Anglican Cathedral of the Good Shepherd, Lima, Peru. They were in a difficult situation. I was asked to help.
On May 18, 2025, I retired as Dean. I continue to work in the DIocese as a mentor and “clerigo emerito.” I continue to train my successor at the Cathedral. In late May the DIocese elected the Rev. Victor Condori as bishop coadjutor. His election has been ratified by the Anglican Province of South America. He will be consecrated on August 30, 2025 at our Cathedral of the Good Shepherd. I will continue to worlk long distance under his and Bishop Jorge’s oversight.
God is so good.
Mission Meanderings 
Hello Ian
I am very encouraged by the work that I see that you are doing. Please send me information on your work in south and central america. My wife and I help to support several missionaries and are often in prayer to discover other ways that we are to help to expand Gods kingdom. I do not know how we will be led whether it will be to pray for you or to add monetary support to your cause if we can ,but know that now there are two more believers in the States that can offer specific prayer for you and your wife and not just generic prayer for missionaries. We take that very seriously in our lives.
Please know that I offer this word as a Christian brother and not as a banjoholic.
God bless you and your work.
Hazen
Thank you dear friend – please know that there will be both banjos and bagpipes in heaven to welcome the redeemed and to celebrate the Lamb. What we do now is practice for then!
Miss seeing you at Computer World. It’s not the same with you gone. If you remember, I visited Peru about 12 years ago. I was there for 2 1/2 weeks. I have look for you on iChat, but have not found you yet. If you want, my e-mail address is: rerdmann@mac.com. I’ll give you an update on my dad if you e-mail me. God bless, Rick Erdmann.
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Dear Ian:
What a pleasant surprise stumbling on to your website while investigating ACNA. I miss our occasional meetings at Nashotah House, and I am interested in your work in the Upper Valley since I went to college (Dartmouth) in that area many years ago. Blessings on your work, and I hope we can keep in touch.
In Chirst,
Dan W+
I am a congregant at All Saints Anglican church in Charlotte, NC. We have supported the diocese of Peru for 7 or 8 years beginning at San Pedro in Lima (Misael and Claudia Varillas). We are now primarily supporting Fr. Misael and the Bishop Mike in Ica.
When we were in Lima last April, Bishop Godfrey told us of your work, and we (Joe Smith and I) told him that we would be happy to assist you in the US with fund raising, promotion or the coordination of short term mission.
I’ll be looking forward to meeting you on our next trip, and please contact me if I can be of assistance to you mission.
Doug
Good afternoon Doug – I am sitting at the DFW airport awaiting our flight to Los Angeles where our daughter will get married next Saturday. Our time is getting exciting. May I call you next week? If so please send me your # at frianm@aol.com
Blessings – Ian
Hi Ian
So good to have you with us yesterday in sunny Buckden. The children were certainly keen to pray for you and send you the proceeds of whatever they end up doing cake-stall wise! I’ll try and make sure they keep up with what you’re doing, and I’ll work on getting a photo of them to send you so you can show it to the children in the photos you brought to show us.
Thanks again for coming, and also for the very beautiful stole, which I will treasure and which I know will be the envy of my vicar friends…!
Every blessing to you and yours, and for all that you are doing in God’s name,
Ally
Thanks Ally – it was a classically beautiful day in such a wonderful place. I am so thrilled by what you are doing there and am delighted to build the relationship – especially with the children in San Andres.
Many blessings – Ian