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Three Who Like the Samaritan Woman at the Well Were Restored

Many of you know I always distribute large quantities (80-100 pounds) of individually wrapped candies to all ages when I visit Puerto Lempira. As the sole English-speaking, blue-eyed, pale-skinned person in the whole community, I stand out, and I want all my interactions with the people there to be of a positive nature...

Prayer Results 25 Years Later!

How many dreams take 25 years to come to completion? On Friday, July 28th, several LAM leaders participated in the dedication and inauguration of a leadership training center for pastors and laypersons...

Was This an Impossible Task?

I have not been in Puerto Lempira since the end of 2019 due to COVID, and it was good to reconnect in person with the people. As usual, it was a solemn reminder of how much we have to be thankful for living in a country like Canada...

What are the Results of Good Training?

We presented 19 diplomas for participants who completed the vocational training portion of their time in Puerto Lempira. This included instruction in harvesting trees for timber production. Then came basic sawmilling, planning lumber for construction, design and layout of simple wood projects, and...

The Gospel in a Prison Filled with Gang Members

During our final week and a half, we also spent considerable time at the prison working and providing instruction and encouragement to the inmates on some of their projects. Since my last visit to Puerto Lempira, many changes have occurred within the penal system. Due to widespread protests within prisons...

Is there Hope for the Indigenous People in Chiapas, Mexico?

Why should we pray for Florentina Diego this summer? She works among four tribal groups in Chiapas, Mexico. Who is this missionary, and who are the people she is reaching for Christ?

How Did the Wayuu in Northern Colombia Resist the Spanish for Centuries?

The Wayuu people are the only indigenous people in Colombia who never submitted to the Spanish. Incredibly, they successfully actively resisted all attempts to subjugate them. In one famous event in 1769, Wayuu raiders invaded the Spanish military’s fort to take back the 22 Wayuu men forced to build a military fort.

What Will a Kayapo Crown in Heaven Look Like? Visit the Brazilian Amazon

Much emphasis recently in Canada and the United States has focused on indigenous people groups. In Ottawa, Canada, the nation’s parliament has declared past actions towards Canada’s original peoples a genocide. Consistent efforts are being made to bring about reconciliation.

Developing Youth Camping Programs in Colombia

I have had the privilege of working with youth my entire professional life, primarily in the development of camping ministries with a focus on leadership development...

Passionate about Improving Camp Sites!

From January 15 to 29th this year, I had a team of four people at a Conference center/campground called Centro Conferencial/Campemento Biblico near Maimon, in the Dominican Republic, DR.

On the Cutting Edge in a Camp in Mexico / Meet Mirna and Diana

The vision to start a Christian camp on the beach was ignited in 1966. Juan and Liz Isais were long term LAMUSA missionaries to Mexico.

On the Cutting Edge / Benjamin and Isabel Martinez

For us, it is always a joy to share with you the great mercies that the Lord has shown to his people in this Miskito region of Honduras. We thank God that the Covid crisis has diminished considerably, people are returning to their normal lives. In communities and small villages, people live without fear of the virus.