Evangelism
God is using personal and mass evangelism to reach the lost across the continent. Thousands of people are coming to Christ as King’s Castle warrior teams invade cities and present the gospel through door-to-door visitation, street evangelism, church services and radio broadcasts. Evangelism crusades are ministering to the unchurched, and thousands are accepting Christ as their Savior.

Unsión Television Network in Quito, Ecuador, provides 1.4 million people with 24-hour programming that includes gospel broadcasts, news, sports and family-friendly entertainment. In 2006, the counseling centers logged more than 14,000 commitments to Christ! Children are giving their lives to Christ through camping and kids crusades.

Much evangelism takes place outside the walls of the church. Police officers have come to God through the ministry of missionary Bob Caiazzo in Nicaragua. Scores of women and children in Abra Prison in Cochabamba, Bolivia, have accepted Christ as their Savior. Missionaries Gilbert and Virginia Contreras are seeing lives changed as they minister to university students in Argentina.

Church Growth
Cuba is one of the great church growth testimonies within the Assemblies of God. Today 500,000 Cubans hear the gospel each Sunday in registered churches, house churches or cell group meetings.

In South America, nearly 900,000 believers worship in more than 1,000 Assemblies of God churches in Argentina. Three churches have 20,000 believers each. The Brazil Assemblies of God has nearly 20 million believers worshipping in more than 134,000 churches and preaching points, and the national fellowship is committed to reaching the entire nation for Christ.

Education
Consistent training in churches and Bible schools remains a strong force to maintain balance amid the powerful currents of growth and change in Latin America and the Caribbean. Presently, 58,000 men and women study in 1,300 Bible schools or take courses via extension, night or Saturday programs.

In early 2007, Antonio Quinchoker, chief of two Inca tribes, received his master’s degree in practical theology from Latin America Theological Seminary — the culmination of nearly 10 years of study. Over the years Antonio and his wife, Raquel — also a master’s level student with Latin America Theological Seminary — have adopted more than 150 children who were orphaned following atrocities by Shining Path terrorists. Many of these children grew up and sensed God’s call to full-time ministry. The Quinchokers trained them, and today they are planting churches in the Amazon basin. Antonio is but one of thousands who have committed themselves wholeheartedly to the greatest calling on earth.

Compassion Ministries
Many missionaries participate in compassion outreaches. Gary and Patty Heiney work with abandoned and orphaned children and have established a children’s home in Caracas, Venezuela. Steve and Kim Puffpaff direct City of Refuge Children’s Home in Kingston, Jamaica. These and similar ministries provide shelter, food and an education for children and also give them an opportunity to receive eternal life in Christ.

Other ministries are making an impact. Hundreds of people receive physical, emotional and spiritual healing during HealthCare Ministries outreaches. Latin America ChildCare plays a significant role in the lives of children and families by helping more than 90,000 children attend 300 schools and projects in 20 countries. To address the alarming growth of HIV/AIDS in Latin America/Caribbean, both missionaries and national believers are working to bring about a greater awareness of the problem and ministering to those affected by it.

Until Everyone Hears
Within the hearts of missionaries and a growing number of national workers, God has placed a desire to reach the lost. Some are going at great personal cost. They are blessing communities, affecting societies and filling the earth with the glory of the Lord.