The last couple of years have been very different for us and our Wayuu family in Venezuela and Colombia. The needs in the Wayuu communities have become overwhelming in this “Covid-era.” However, God has not forgotten this unreached people group! He has used your faithful prayers and giving to accomplish eternal work for His glory… Continue reading
What is more important than God’s Word? This was the first question that Alfredo, my long-time friend, and disciple, asked during our first pastor’s training in Colombia. Alfredo took us to the parable of the sower in Matthew 13, and I have to confess, the first time I heard him speak about this parable, I… Continue reading
Developing a healthy exit strategy is essential to ensure our ministry focuses on multiplication; it also helps us work in the present, with the future in mind. An exit strategy is vital to our mission and how we engage with people and communities with the gospel. We have a saying at Bread of Hope: “Work… Continue reading
Luis Angel graduated from our Sembradores program in 2019, and last year he also graduated from our health program. A couple of months ago, he heard of a Wayuu leader in a nearby community that had been suffering from high blood pressure. His name was Emiliano. Luis Angel visited Emiliano and discovered that he… Continue reading
Mercy Global is one of our ministry partners. Their vision is to equip and mobilize this generation to live out its calling for God’s global mission. During the first week of June, a short-term mission team from Mercy Global served with us in La Guajira, Colombia. This team had a very impactful seven days working… Continue reading
Last week, we finished our first training session with our third group of Sembradores in Colombia. For five days these Wayuu pastors intensively studied the story of the Gospel chronologically from Creation to Jesus. Many of them were amazed to see how the Old Testament connected to Jesus. Largely because they don’t have the Old… Continue reading
About 3 years ago, one of our staff members, Alejandro, taught a literacy program workshop for churches in Maracaibo. One of the attendees, Mercedes (pictured above with her family) walked about 5 miles from home to attend the workshop with her two young daughters Genesis and Luisana. A few days later, Alejandro got a call… Continue reading
Healthcare is a huge need for the Wayuu people. For many years we have been praying about starting a Health Program in La Guajira, Colombia, and just a few days ago we hosted the first training session. The goal of our Health Program is to empower local churches with the knowledge and tools they need… Continue reading
Training indigenous leaders, the foundation for a church and community transformation Sembradores is a Spanish word for “seed sowers”. When we first started our pastor training, we shared the parable of the seed and the importance of the “little things” in God’s kingdom. Wayuu pastors realized how important is the seed but, at the same… Continue reading
La Guajira, Colombia is seeing a new rise in COVID-19 cases, and it is affecting Wayuu communities more than ever. Due to several reported deaths and hospitals reaching capacity, the local government is calling for further restrictions including curfews and the cancellation of recreational and tourist activities. One of the affected communities is Poromana, a… Continue reading
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