Alan van der Woerd and his wife Eileen Barrientos met in 1993 at her church Comunidad PAS (started by LAM Missionaries) in San José, Costa Rica. The following year, they married and moved to Mexico where Alan served for 14 years as a theology professor and church developer, they moved back to Canada in 2006 where Alan has been the chaplain at the University...
Andres and Ale have been giving leadership to ZONAJ in the city of Armenia. ZONAJ is a movement ministry which uses technology, theological education, arts and media for social transformation and evangelism. Some of their projects include The Nest, REAXIÓN, Podcasts, and the 4D Leadership Development. ..
Allan and Rhoda organize around three trips each year to Latin American destinations, from January to March. They have served in this ministry for many years, Generally, there are two types of people who come on these trips: the skilled (carpenters, electricians, plumbers, masons) and the willing...
We are very happy to welcome Barney Cserepka to LAM as a missionary. He has an interesting history that he loves to share – be it in English, Hungarian or several Bolivian Spanish dialects! Barney's Hungarian immigrant parents, Rev. John & Dr. Margaret Cserepka, were called to Bolivia in the mid-60s...
Ben will go to Ecuador for three months to participate in the Hacienda El Refugio intern program. Hacienda El Refugio is a training and retreat centre which facilitates a deeper relationship with Jesus Christ through nature and outdoor adventure. It is located in Calacalí, a peaceful rural setting, at more than 9,000 ft elevation in the mountains just north of Quito, and almost exactly on the Equator...
We are grateful to God the Father, Jesus Christ Our Lord, and to the Holy Spirit our Comforter, who has brought us all together by his grace to serve him in his work for the honor and glory of his name. We are privileged to serve the Lord through the ministry we founded - Walpa Yamni - which in English means Precious Stone. The headquarters of our work is located in Puerto Lempira...