{"id":21324,"date":"2014-09-12T16:19:40","date_gmt":"2014-09-12T21:19:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.globalministries.org\/lac\/"},"modified":"2023-10-26T13:53:11","modified_gmt":"2023-10-26T18:53:11","slug":"lac","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.globalministries.org\/regions\/lac\/","title":{"rendered":"Latin America and the Caribbean"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-cover alignwide is-light\"><span aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-cover__background has-background-dim-0 has-background-dim\"><\/span><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1020\" height=\"350\" class=\"wp-block-cover__image-background wp-image-36632\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/www.globalministries.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/header_lac.jpg\" style=\"object-position:4% 62%\" data-object-fit=\"cover\" data-object-position=\"4% 62%\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.globalministries.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/header_lac.jpg 1020w, https:\/\/www.globalministries.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/header_lac-300x103.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.globalministries.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/header_lac-768x264.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1020px) 100vw, 1020px\" \/><div class=\"wp-block-cover__inner-container\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-large-font-size\"><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n\n\t<div class=\"callout-grid style-overlay\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"callout\" style=\"background-image: url( https:\/\/www.globalministries.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/lac-outline-300x300.png )\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"callout-link \n\t\t\t\tbg-color-green\t\t\t\t\" href=\"#countries\" title=\"Countries\"><span class=\"visuallyhidden\">Countries<\/span><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<p class=\"callout-text \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\">Countries<\/p>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"callout\" style=\"background-image: url( https:\/\/www.globalministries.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Margarita-House-Ecuador-Bernice-Rivera-23-300x225.jpg )\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"callout-link \n\t\t\t\tbg-color-yellow\t\t\t\t\" href=\"https:\/\/www.globalministries.org\/regions\/lac\/lac-partners\/\" title=\"Partners\"><span class=\"visuallyhidden\">Partners<\/span><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<p class=\"callout-text \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\">Partners<\/p>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"callout\" style=\"background-image: url( https:\/\/www.globalministries.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Dominican-Republic-Taylor-Rapp-Picture2-300x225.jpg )\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"callout-link \n\t\t\t\tbg-color-purple\t\t\t\t\" href=\"https:\/\/www.globalministries.org\/region\/lac\/?post_type=person\" title=\"Mission Coworkers\"><span class=\"visuallyhidden\">Mission Coworkers<\/span><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<p class=\"callout-text \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\">Mission Coworkers<\/p>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"callout\" style=\"background-image: url( https:\/\/www.globalministries.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Guatemala-Angel-20230606_144619-copy-2-300x216.jpg )\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"callout-link \n\t\t\t\tbg-color-red\t\t\t\t\" href=\"https:\/\/www.globalministries.org\/regions\/lac\/lac-partners-2\/\" title=\"Projects\"><span class=\"visuallyhidden\">Projects<\/span><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<p class=\"callout-text \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\">Projects<\/p>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"callout\" style=\"background-image: url( https:\/\/www.globalministries.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Colombia_Michael_Joseph_Nueva_Venecia_Pedro_copy-300x225.jpeg )\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"callout-link \n\t\t\t\tbg-color-blue\t\t\t\t\" href=\"https:\/\/www.globalministries.org\/topic\/lac_advocacy\/\" title=\"Advocacy\"><span class=\"visuallyhidden\">Advocacy<\/span><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<p class=\"callout-text \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\">Advocacy<\/p>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.globalministries.org\/caribbeaninitiative\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.globalministries.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/caribbean-iniatiative-banner-1024x278.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-52566\" width=\"552\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.globalministries.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/caribbean-iniatiative-banner-1024x278.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.globalministries.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/caribbean-iniatiative-banner-300x82.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.globalministries.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/caribbean-iniatiative-banner-768x209.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.globalministries.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/caribbean-iniatiative-banner-1536x417.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.globalministries.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/caribbean-iniatiative-banner-2048x557.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 552px) 100vw, 552px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Latin America and the Caribbean office currently walks with dozens of partner churches and ecumenical organizations in 20 countries. We are responding to God&#8217;s call to serve all of creation. Global Ministries accompanies partners as they grow innovative ministries through prayer, the sending and receiving of missionaries, and financial support. Global Ministries is accompanied by our partners in the rich exchange of ideas and lasting friendships that come with the many People-to-People Pilgrimages that take place every year in this region.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In Latin America, the church reminds us that ministry is not limited to pastors and mission coworkers but includes all walks of life &#8211; nurses, teachers, sociologists, lawyers, economists, human rights advocates, farmers, health educators, social workers, construction workers, physicians &#8211; all who engage in preaching through their talents, energy and time to share the Good News of God&#8217;s love that calls for justice and peace for all of humanity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We are blessed by the many churches, organizations, and institutions in Latin America and the Caribbean as they strive to:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li>Provide theological training for the next generation of church leaders<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Promote the rights and livelihoods of women and children<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Build communities of peace with justice<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Advocate for the rights of displaced peoples<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Heal the deep wounds caused by violence and natural disasters<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Challenge the lingering injustices of colonialism<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"latin-america-the-caribbean-news\">Latin America &amp; the Caribbean News<\/h3>\n\n\n\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\t<div id=\"latest-news-block_67bca532144945cbbea0969ab6bac1e3\" class=\"latest-news\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"latest-news-post\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"latest-news-thumbnail\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"thumbnail-link\" title=\"The Peace Commission of the Evangelical Council of Colombia (CEDECOL) Condemns the Murder of Christian Leaders in Calamar, Guaviare, Colombia\" href=\"https:\/\/www.globalministries.org\/the-peace-commission-of-the-evangelical-council-of-colombia-cedecol-condemns-the-murder-of-christian-leaders-in-calamar-guaviare-colombia\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/www.globalministries.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/cedecol-colombia-logo-1024x576.png\" class=\"latest-news-thumb-img wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.globalministries.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/cedecol-colombia-logo-1024x576.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.globalministries.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/cedecol-colombia-logo-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/www.globalministries.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/cedecol-colombia-logo-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/www.globalministries.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/cedecol-colombia-logo-1536x864.png 1536w, https:\/\/www.globalministries.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/cedecol-colombia-logo.png 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"latest-news-content\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"latest-news-title\"><a title=\"The Peace Commission of the Evangelical Council of Colombia (CEDECOL) Condemns the Murder of Christian Leaders in Calamar, Guaviare, Colombia\" href=\"https:\/\/www.globalministries.org\/the-peace-commission-of-the-evangelical-council-of-colombia-cedecol-condemns-the-murder-of-christian-leaders-in-calamar-guaviare-colombia\/\">The Peace Commission of the Evangelical Council of Colombia (CEDECOL) Condemns the Murder of Christian Leaders in Calamar, Guaviare, Colombia<\/a><\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"latest-news-excerpt read-more\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>\nen espa\u00f1ol\n\n\n\nWe condemn the atrocious murder of eight Christian leaders who had previously&#8230;<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.globalministries.org\/the-peace-commission-of-the-evangelical-council-of-colombia-cedecol-condemns-the-murder-of-christian-leaders-in-calamar-guaviare-colombia\/\" title=\"Read more of The Peace Commission of the Evangelical Council of Colombia (CEDECOL) Condemns the Murder of Christian Leaders in Calamar, Guaviare, Colombia\">Read More<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"latest-news-post\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"latest-news-thumbnail\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"thumbnail-link\" title=\"HELM Global Immersion: Reflections on Brazil\" href=\"https:\/\/www.globalministries.org\/helm-global-immersion-reflections-on-brazil\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img width=\"1024\" height=\"771\" src=\"https:\/\/www.globalministries.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Brazil-HELM-Street49-1024x771.jpeg\" class=\"latest-news-thumb-img wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.globalministries.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Brazil-HELM-Street49-1024x771.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/www.globalministries.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Brazil-HELM-Street49-300x226.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.globalministries.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Brazil-HELM-Street49-768x578.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.globalministries.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Brazil-HELM-Street49-1536x1157.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/www.globalministries.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Brazil-HELM-Street49.jpeg 2040w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"latest-news-content\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"latest-news-title\"><a title=\"HELM Global Immersion: Reflections on Brazil\" href=\"https:\/\/www.globalministries.org\/helm-global-immersion-reflections-on-brazil\/\">HELM Global Immersion: Reflections on Brazil<\/a><\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"latest-news-excerpt read-more\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>\nIn May, Higher Education Leadership Ministries and Global Ministries organized a pilgrimage for&#8230;<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.globalministries.org\/helm-global-immersion-reflections-on-brazil\/\" title=\"Read more of HELM Global Immersion: Reflections on Brazil\">Read More<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"latest-news-post\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"latest-news-thumbnail\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"thumbnail-link\" title=\"Statement on the break in at the headquarters of the Christian\u00a0Ecumenical Council of Guatemala\" href=\"https:\/\/www.globalministries.org\/statement-on-the-break-in-at-the-headquarters-of-the-christian-ecumenical-council-of-guatemala\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/www.globalministries.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/1024px-Bandera_Guatemala.jpeg\" class=\"latest-news-thumb-img wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" 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read-more\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>\nEn Espanol\n\n\n\n\u201c\u2026Live in harmony with one another, sharing in each other\u2019s joys and sorrows,&#8230;<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.globalministries.org\/statement-on-the-break-in-at-the-headquarters-of-the-christian-ecumenical-council-of-guatemala\/\" title=\"Read more of Statement on the break in at the headquarters of the Christian\u00a0Ecumenical Council of Guatemala\">Read More<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-buttons\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"wp-block-button__link\" title=\"View more tagged in Latin America and the Caribbean\" href=\"https:\/\/www.globalministries.org\/region\/lac\/news\/\">More<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n\t\n\n\n<div style=\"height:50px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:25px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"mission-stories\">Mission Stories<\/h2>\n\n\n\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\t<div id=\"latest-news-block_443b6c8e23b2fce2a25bd0dbf1086329\" class=\"latest-news\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"latest-news-post\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"latest-news-thumbnail\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"thumbnail-link\" title=\"Hope Chest: Remembering Juanito Carter\" href=\"https:\/\/www.globalministries.org\/hope-chest-remembering-juanito-carter\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img width=\"960\" height=\"717\" src=\"https:\/\/www.globalministries.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/FB_IMG_1739135534578.jpg\" class=\"latest-news-thumb-img wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.globalministries.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/FB_IMG_1739135534578.jpg 960w, https:\/\/www.globalministries.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/FB_IMG_1739135534578-300x224.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.globalministries.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/FB_IMG_1739135534578-768x574.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"latest-news-content\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"latest-news-title\"><a title=\"Hope Chest: Remembering Juanito Carter\" href=\"https:\/\/www.globalministries.org\/hope-chest-remembering-juanito-carter\/\">Hope Chest: Remembering Juanito Carter<\/a><\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"latest-news-excerpt read-more\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>\nBy Elena Huegel\u00a0who serves with the Intercultural Research and Studies Institute (INESIN) in&#8230;<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.globalministries.org\/hope-chest-remembering-juanito-carter\/\" title=\"Read more of Hope Chest: Remembering Juanito Carter\">Read More<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"latest-news-post\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div 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href=\"https:\/\/www.globalministries.org\/a-time-for-gratitude\/\">A time for gratitude<\/a><\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"latest-news-excerpt read-more\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>\nby Elena Huegel who serves with the Intercultural Research and Studies Institute (INESIN) in&#8230;<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.globalministries.org\/a-time-for-gratitude\/\" title=\"Read more of A time for gratitude\">Read More<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-buttons\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"wp-block-button__link\" title=\"View more tagged in LAC Mission Coworker Stories\" href=\"https:\/\/www.globalministries.org\/topic\/lac_missionary_stories\/news\/\">More<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n\t\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:50px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" id=\"countries\" 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