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From December 18th – 22nd, Bread of Hope hosted a church planters’ training for 9 Wayuu leaders.  This training was the just the beginning of a year-long program with these Wayuu church planters. Our first training session centered around God’s Word.  The church planters’ intensively learned how each story in the Bible (beginning in Genesis)… Continue reading

This Christmas Eve, Bread of Hope brought the love, joy, and hope of Christ’s birth to Wayuu families living and working in the landfill of Maicao, Colombia.  This small community of Wayuu families is unique in Colombia.  Usually, Wayuu families in Colombia live in rancherias with their family on land that has been owned for generations.… Continue reading

City Dumps – its where everything that is worthless, dirty, empty, and useless goes.   You usually think of trash trucks and piles of garbage.  But in Latin America, as well as many other countries you’ll see people who make their living going through what’s been thrown out and left behind.  People of all ages, including… Continue reading

Training pastors and christian leaders is part of obeying the Great Commission. As part of the supreme mandate to “make disciples” Jesus commands us to “teach them to observe all that I commanded you.” As we train Wayuu pastors and church leaders, they will be better equipped to make more disciples, teaching them what Christ has commanded.… Continue reading

Do you shop on Amazon? Now you can support Bread of Hope every time you shop at Amazon.com. Simply start your shopping experience at: smile.amazon.com and select “Bread of Hope” as your preferred charity, and we will receive 0.5% of every purchase. What is AmazonSmile and how does it work? AmazonSmile is a new charitable… Continue reading

Our ministry among the Wayuu people is rapidly expanding.  New communities are being reached in remote areas.  Over twenty new communities have been reached this year We need to travel to these communities to assess their needs and provide tools and training so more people can be reached. REDESKA, an association of Wayuu Baptist churches… Continue reading

Lorenzo is a passionate Wayuu follower of Christ who delights in sharing how God transformed his life. A few years ago Lorenzo was desperately lost and depressed.  He turned to his alcohol addiction to numb his feelings of loneliness and insecurity.  Lorenzo said, “I used to believe there was no God, I was a bitter and… Continue reading

On June 24th, a group of 23 people traveled from the US to La Guajira, Colombia for a week-long mission trip with Bread of Hope.  We would like to thank all of you who prayed and supported us on this trip.  Your prayers were definitely heard, and we were able to feel and see God’s… Continue reading

On the south side of Maracaibo is an open-air market, called MercaSur, where people come to buy fresh fruits, vegetables, and bulk products. A lot of restaurants and markets in the city come here to buy their produce. The families that live around the market are often low-income and struggle daily to feed their children.  Due to… Continue reading