South & Central America

Bryan & Terry Harms

Bryan and Terry Harms are developing a ministry center in the downtown core of Caxias do Sul, Brazil, with the purpose of establishing a new outreach to unchurched in the area. Plans are to also use the center as a base for encouraging and coaching new church-planters for the mountain cities of Rio Grande do Sul, and for church planters in the Christian Associates network, and to launch in November, 2013. Bryan, born of missionary parents, and Terry, a native of Caxias do Sul, Brazil, have been involved with church-planting and the training of Brazilian leaders from 1985 to 1994, and 2007 to the present.

Belize Camping Experience

Belize Camping Experience is an exciting ministry that reaches children and youth through camping programs. Led by Alexander and Leah Perez, BCE and their staff run Bible day camps all summer long and then follow up through supporting local community leaders who directly support the children who attended camps. They are developing a year-long leadership program and work through out the year in local schools and churches. Their mandate, “Belize Changing Belize” puts the focus on local leadership training up local disciples who change their communities!” Donations made and designated to BCE go to supporting the salary of the workers and special projects approved by their local board of directors.

Yuri & Kerry Mondal

Yuri and Kerry Mondal are the on site directors of Casa Angelina; an orphanage founded by Ivan & Kimberly Tait of What Matters Ministries and Missions. They have been serving at Casa Angelina for the past 10 1/2 years.
Every day they live the dream of rescuing orphans, and their example, in turn, has a profound effect on the lives and dreams of each child. They have become an uncle and aunt to these children, as well as important guardians. Together they share in the incredible journey and responsibility of rescuing, protecting, rebuilding, and turning each “orphan into royalty” at Casa Angelina for generations to come.

Luis Carlos Castillo

Luis and his family work in the beautiful Guatemalan city of Antigua. His passion is working with youth, helping transform the next generation of Guatemala. He and his 5 staff and 12 volunteer team work in the local high schools teaching Christian ethics and values. Through his connections, he has started youth groups around the area. MMF has also partnered with Luis in building homes for widows and low-income Mayan families in need. Luis hosts many short term mission teams as well.

Guatemala Conexions

Since 2001, our small group of Canadians has been partnering with local Guatemalans who are changing their country. Conexions has helped with orphanages, seniors’ homes, AIDS hospices, building projects, schools, computer labs, scholarship programs, disaster relief, English training, mobile medical clinics, and much more. Today, we primarily support trusted, local, self-sufficient entrepreneurs who run volunteer programs in the Lake Atitlan area, including a leadership development program for teenagers, and a health-care education clinic. Our partners are Forjando Mi Manana and Dr.Fransisco.

Forjando Mi Mañana

Forjando Mi Manana was started by Candelaria and Gregorio Garcia, our partners in Panajachel, Guatemala. They are self-made entrepreneurs who both grew up in poverty in the villages near Panajachel, speaking Kakchiquel, the Mayan dialect.

Candelaria and Gregorio own a Spanish school, and in their spare time, they have an exceptional talent for finding 13-year-old economic dropouts from rural villages, then training and refining them into talented, multi-lingual, confident, 18-year-old entrepreneurs. They are developing 30+ teenagers in their intensive leadership development program, including school tuition and leadership coaching. They also help provide education and development to local Mayan communities through Learning Centres and nutritional programs.

Doctor Francisco

Dr Fransisco and his wife Carina operate a clinic in San Pedro where he is the only doctor who speaks the Mayan language. He spends 20% of his time treating can-pay patients in Guatemala City, in order to volunteer 80% of his time treating can’t-pay patients in San Pedro. The clinic has a surgical centre that offer surgeries to local people in a safe, hygienic environment, in the Tzutujil language they understand and trust.

English House

Education: Leadership Development Program

CANDELARIA AND GREGORIO GARCIA, OUR PARTNERS IN PANAJACHEL, ARE SELF-MADE ENTREPRENEURS. THEY BOTH GREW UP IN POVERTY IN THE VILLAGES NEAR PANAJACHEL, SPEAKING KAKCHIQUEL, THE MAYAN DIALECT.

ENGLISH HOUSE is a 2.5 month immersion program that engages these students in a full-time learning environment during their summer break. They will live full-time with two families: Dave & Dinea McDonald, and Chris & Laura Wiens, along with all their kids. We will be teaching English, family values, Christian discipleship, and life skills.

The greatest strength of English House is the life-on-life model of ministry. This year, the program runs from mid-October – the end of December.

FORMA Tech School

The Forging My Tomorrow scholarship program, created by Gregorio and Candelaria, and the annual English House program have been developing rural Mayan students in the Lake Atitlán region of Guatemala since 2011. FORMA Tech School officially opened up in January 2025. Students in the program now have a very good source of education.Candelaria and Gregorio have transferred all the junior high school students to this new school. There are currently 34 students attending, with the goal to add 15 new students every year.

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Gloria Fernandez

Gloria Fernandez works in Honduras as a teacher and Pastoral educator. She works among the neediest and least theologically developed peoples within the Spanish speaking Body of Christ. She provides top quality evangelical training for local Christian leaders all over Honduras and other Latin American countries.

Travis Dyck

Travis grew up on the prairies of Manitoba, Canada. His first visit to Guatemala in high school sparked a deep love for the people and culture. In 2016, while teaching English at a nearby school, he connected with Kids Alive and was deeply moved by the resilience of the rescued girls at Oasis as they pursued justice and healing. After completing his Bachelor in Business Administration at Canadian Mennonite University, Travis felt the Lord’s call to return to Guatemala and serve with Kids Alive at Oasis. His desire is to help hurting young women grow into their full potential through understanding the deep love that God has for them as HIS daughters.

He hopes to provide opportunities to equip them with practical skills for success. Travis teaches English to residents, graduates, and program staff while also contributing to business initiatives that support Oasis graduates, providing guidance, strategic direction, and opportunities for growth.

Grace Community Birth Center

Ninotte Lubin, supported by her team of board members scattered throughout the States and Canada is in the process of building a much-needed birth center in the rural north-east of Haiti. Their mission is to provide affordable, accessible, compassionate, and respectful maternity care.

The center aims to assist women throughout pregnancy, birth, and postpartum through the midwifery model of care. Currently, it offers prenatal, postpartum, and family planning in its current facility. While planning and fundraising for the new facility, Ninotte has been actively involved in community development, educating children, teens, and the broader community on sexual health, family planning, violence prevention, and gender equity. All of this is motivated by Ninotte’s deep desire to extend the grace she has received to the most vulnerable—those lacking resources, education, and access to essential perinatal care. Grace is a place of hope, a place to receive compassion and care in one of the most vulnerable times of a woman’s life.

Melissa Friesen

Melissa is a long term missionary in Haiti. She serves in a children’s home called Chosen and Cherished Ministry, Along with her ministry there, Melissa leads a woman’s Bible study and serves at Quisqueya Chapel.

Aggie Klassen - "Justice Flowing"

Agatha has lived in Haiti since 2014, first working for multiple ministries, and then starting Justice Flowing in 2020. She married Mackenley Edmond in 2022, and together with their children they manage Justice Flowing’s work in Arcahaie, Fort Jacques, and Jacmel, Haiti.

“Let justice flow like a river, and righteousness like a never failing stream.” -Amos 5

Janice Esau

Janice ministers in a Christian discipleship school called the Doulos Discovery school, and teaches in the Junior High School.

God has been using Doulos in many ways to educate and equip students to impact the Dominican Republic.

Tom & Helen Froese

Tom & Helen Froese are veteran missionaries who have worked in Haiti for the past 20 years. In the fall of 2020 they set out to work with Haitian Christian business persons and professionals to do community development and discipleship in poor communities. However, in the past 2 years the stability in Haiti has deteriorated rapidly. The ministry has been forced to turn its focus to humanitarian relief with the hope of returning to community development when things settle politically.

Fundación de Desarrollo Activo Paraguay (FDAP)

The FDAP (Fundación de Desarrollo Activo Paraguay – Paraguayan Foundation for Active Development) is a non-profit Christian institution dedicated to Paraguay’s social and active development. Its focus covers key areas such as bible-based education, scientific research, and personal and sociocultural training.

Their main project is currently the CDA (Centro de Desarrollo Activo – Center for Active Development) School which focuses on delivering quality Christian education to the rapidly growing low-income community in Loma Plata Paraguay.

Thomas and Priscilla Dekker

Thomas and Priscilla, along with their five children, are returning to Curitiba and southern Brazil called to ministry with Nossa Agência Missionária. Their focus will be making disciples, supporting church leaders, and serving churches both in Brazil and globally. One key project is an ESL outreach, offering free or low-cost English classes to share the Gospel, build relationships, and invite people into their home for meals and Bible studies. They are also passionate to bringing Biblical and Theological Reformation to churches through solid, Scripture-based teaching.

Music is central to their ministry, and they will serve as guest musicians, leading worship and helping others connect with God through music. Additionally, they will support Missao Reconstruir, a Christian rehab center, through Bible teaching, music lessons, and meeting the center’s practical needs. They are excited to see what God will do through these ministries and invite you to join them in prayer and financial partnership.

Janellie Blanco

Janellie is a born and raised Belizean who is wholeheartedly dedicated to serving in full-time ministry in her country. Over the years, she has focused on empowering youth through discipleship training, building strong teams, and inspiring other Belizeans to embrace ministry in Belize. She is deeply passionate about connecting with those who love Belize and desire to make a lasting impact on its people.
Her heart’s desire is to partner with local churches, schools, and youth-focused organizations across Belize to bridge support gaps and strengthen the local church. Her vision is to equip Belizeans to be mission-focused, empowering them to spread the transformative message of the gospel of Jesus Christ throughout the nation. She believes it’s essential for Belizeans to inspire and encourage one another, collaborating to spread the life-changing message of Christ across our beautiful country.

South & Central America