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Building

LeadersAshaninka Bible

Institute, Peru

CIET Bolivia

15 Years ofMaking the Grade

Being Bold in Peru

CONPLEI 2012 atThe Ammi Training

Center, Brazil

a publication ofSouth America Mission

on South America spring 2010

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on a Missionary Journey

In February, a group of SAM Bolivia missionaries traveledto an Ayor christian community called FA to build a

chapel in their village and give medical attention. As we

anticipate Gods kingdom, worship and healing are two

things we build for. These pictures offer a glimpse of

the beauty of Gods creation encountered on this journey.

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Walk into the oce o Kirk Ogden, SAM

executive director, and youll see a ramed

photo imprinted with the ollowing text:

PurposeTo the Praise of His Glory!

VisionMultiplied dynamic churches

across South America that transform local

communities by embodying kingdom of

God values.

MissionBuilding Leaders to Build Churches.

Youll see the same poster in the

lunchroom and throughout the oce. I

you know SAM at all, you know that we

are committed to developing leaders or the

churches o South America.

Is building leaders an end in itsel?

No. It is a means to an end. We want to see

multiplied dynamic churches across South

America that transorm local communities

by embodying Kingdom o God values.

It takes godly, capable, committed, and

knowledgeable leaders to make this happen.

What goes into building leaders?

First, there is evangelism. You might not

think o sharing the gospel as leadership

development, but it is. Leaders need to be

born again beore they can be useul in a

spiritual ministry. Can you imagine trying

to create and release unregenerate leaders in

the church? Every time someone is saved, a

potential uture leader o the church is born.

Neil Cole, in Organic Church, describes

the principle this way: the leaders or the

harvest must come rom the harvest itsel.

Second, there is real-life demonstration.

Educators have recognized the existence

o learning styles. Some o us are more

oriented to visual learning, others to

auditory learning, others to learning

through reading and writing, and others

to kinesthetic or tactile learning. While

preerred styles o learning may dier, it

is sae to say that or most o us the most

proound learning comes when we are

inspired or challenged by another persons

good example. Tink o the people who

have had the most inuence on you.

What was it about their lie that created

the impact? Long-time Christian educator

LeRoy Ford goes so ar as to say:

Many o the greatest teachers have never

taught in a classroom. Tey never speak

in public. Tey simply move among

people being the right kind o person.

Tey reect the right kinds o values

and ideals.

What Fords observation means is that

every missionary is a teacher by the way he

or she lives!

Tird, there are intentional, structured,

staed and unded centers of learning.

Tese are the Bible institutes and training

centers. You, through SAM, have invested

deeply in creating places where the

Bible is taught and spiritual disciplines

are developed, particularly among the

indigenous peoples o South America.

You can read about these special places in

this issue o window. oday, hundreds o

graduates o these institutions are serving

in their communities and beyond. Over

time, these institutions themselves have

their own national leaders.

A newer wrinkle on the Bible institute

concept is church-based theological

education. Tis approach ollows a defnite

curriculum but trains leaders in the church

rather than sends them away to an institution.

One curriculum or C-BE is BILD, known

in Spanish as EBIL (Educacin eolgica

Basada en la Iglesia Local). Tis approach is

being used by pastors in Paraguay and has

recently been introduced to the Mil Palmeras

Church in Pucallpa, Peru, which has orty

members involved in Level 1 training.

What all SAMs approaches to producing

leaders have in common is an intentional

ocus on character development through lie-

on-lie relationships. I this type o ministry

is your passion, wed love to talk with you!

by Dr. David BroucekDirector o International Ministries, SAM

Our MissiOnA Closer Look into the Vision and

Purpose of South America Mission

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When an individual receives acalling rom God to be a leaderin the church in the United States, there

are choices to make. What Bible school

or seminary to attend, in which areas

to ocus study, what will be the specic

capacity o service, and to where will all o

this ultimately lead. All valid questions to

wrestle with when nding Gods will in a

country ull o opportunities.

Choices are a little dierent in the

developing world, however, especially in

places like the Amazon jungle o Peru, ar

rom roads and cities and other conveniences

o modern lie. But these are the places where

South America Mission (SAM) extends its

reach in its eorts to cultivate a fourishing

church in South America.

Francisco lives in Portobamba, Peru,

an Ashaninka Indian community located

ar up the Urubamba River near nowhere

in particular. Francisco wants to be a leader

in his local church and he believes the best

way to do it is through acquiring a greater

understanding o Gods teaching in the

Bible. SAM shares Franciscos belie, and

its primary mission in South America over

decades has been building leaders to build

churches through oundational biblical

training. SAMs desire is to help men like

Francisco return to areas like Portabamba

prepared to make a dierence in the

name o Christ. Tis is also the aim o the

Ashaninka Bible Institute (IBA) located

in Mazamarito orm church leaders

prepared to establish a fourishing church

among the 30,000-plus Ashaninka people

living in the Peruvian Amazon.

Te Ashaninka Bible Institute, started

by SAM, is where Francisco receives

his training. o get rom his home in

Portobamba to the Institute in Mazamari,

Francisco had to borrow more than 150

dollars just or one way. Te rst leg o his

journey ound him paddling a homemade

canoe. Ten he took two passenger boats

riding on hard board seatsor the rest o

the journey. It took three days to arrive.

Francisco made an enormous eort

just to arrive at the Institute, knowing that

it would cost him nearly the same on his

journey home. He also lost time cultivating

his arm, which would require additional

attention upon his return. Moreover,

theashaninkabuildingleadersamong

An isolated Ashaninka settlement, most likely a single family, near Aoti, Peru.

Tese are the places where South America

Mission (SAM) extends its reach in its

eorts to cultivate a fourishing

church in South America.

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Fiteen is a signicant number in Latin America. It is the

coming-o-age birthday. La quinceaera they call it, like

the sweet sixteen o the United States.

Recently, South America Mission and CIE, Te Center or In-

tegral Teological Studies, SAMs leadership training center in Santa

Cruz, Bolivia, celebrated a special anniversary o their own. March

18, 2010, marked teen years o CIE carrying out its mission o

building leaders to build churches in Bolivia.

CIEs quinceaera did indeed commemorate a coming-o-age

o sorts. Among many things, CIE celebrated a recent graduat-

ing class o nine studentsthe most ever. And classes this rst

semester o 2010 are brimming with students.

oday, just as it began in 1995, CIE exists to build a ounda-

tion o leadership or the local church. Te student body consists

o both men and women, pastors and lay people, many o whom

represent the 21 churches o a local church association (AIEO) that

SAM was integral in starting through a single church plant many

years ago. In many ways, CIE serves as an extension o this par-

ticular group o churches, but it also opens its doors widely to oth-

ers. Currently, our indigenous men who hail rom a local Ayor

community called Barrio Bolivar are studying at CIE, rounding

out a very diverse student body.

So how does CIE do it? An institute can easily boast academic

oerings that are just that: purely academic. CIE oers its air

share o quality biblical and theological studies courses, but the

academic component o these courses transcends the walls o the

classroom and reaches into the communities and congregations

where the students serve. Veteran SAM missionary and CIE pro-

essor Je HAuse, as part o his Introduction to the Bible course,

requires his students to spend at least our hours over the course o

a semester sharing what they learn in class with someone in their

amily, neighborhood, or workplace. It is this type o practicum

that enables students to move rom being a receiver o knowledge

to one who imparts knowledge by being engaged in peoples lives.

Tis is a signicant leadership quality, one that CIE is commit-

ted to instilling.

wo other actors strengthen CIEs church-leader develop-

ment capacity. Te proessors, while learned and academic in

their own right, are also pastors and/or missionaries, i.e., church

leaders themselves. CIEs current DirectorDana Wilson

holds a Masters Degree and is also a veteran SAM missionary.

CIE oers courses in areas as diverse as spiritual ormation,

missions, and christian educationshaping well-rounded mem-

bers o the body o Christ, people well-suited to lead a dynamic

21st-century church.

In addition to its ocial course oerings, CIE coordinates an

important training program or women called Te Joy of Serving. A

combination o workbook and Bible study acilitated through per-

sonal devotional time and bi-monthly small-group meetings, this

program is exceedingly popular and eective. Equally signicant

as CIEs graduating nine students recently was its awarding 145

women with certicates o participation in this program.

Currently, CIE operates out o its main campus in Santa Cruz.

Lord willing in the coming months CIE will be able to expand its

reach back into the province towns o eastern Bolivia, places like

San Ignacio de Velasco, where 10 people have graduated through-

out the years via CIEs extension program.

A coming-o-age birthday does not indicate the reaching o a pla-

teau. On the contrary, CIE is hal-way up a mountain. By the

grace o God shown to SAM and CIE through the people o God,

the trek orward, leaning towards a fourishing church, will con-

tinue onward and upward or 15 years more.

15yearsof Building Leaders to Build Churches

CIE BOLIVIA

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In many ways, 2009 was one o the most challeng-

ing years or CIE. Financial instability presentedSAM Bolivia with serious questions regarding the

centers viability. SAM responded with determination

to perseverebelieving that Gods plans or CIE are

proound and obstacles are made to be overcome to the

glory o God.

God was gloried on December 7, when CIE

enjoyed its largest graduating class in its 15-year his-

tory. Nine students received degrees and 145 women

received certicates or having completed a biblical

training program called Te Joy of Serving. Over 200

were in attendance to celebrate the graduation, which

was held in SAMs multi-purpose acility in Santa

Cruz, El Atrio.

At the close o 2009, the local church leadership in

Santa Cruz became stronger. Tank you CIE or your

contribution to this. 2010 has begun with a strong

headwind in CIEs sails. Pray or CIE as it nishes

the rst semester at the end o April, and begins the

second at the end o May.

God was indeed gloried on December7, when CIE enjoyed its largest gradu-

ating class in its 15-year history.

M

eet Guillermo Pedriel Salvatierra. He is standing

outside o a savings and loan business in Santa Cruz, Bolivia,

where he works as a guard 11 hours a day to support his am-

ily. Guillermo lives with his wie and son in a single room at his church.

Tere he serves as a teacher and director o the Sunday school program.

Guillermo has studied at the Centro Integral de Estudios eolgicos

(CIE), South America Missions training institute in Bolivia. He took

one class with the aim o becoming a more eective Sunday school teacher

and leader in his church. Guillermo is working to pay o the small ee

associated with the class, and as time and money permit, he will continue

his training at CIE.

Since 1995, CIE has ocused on building a oundation o leadership or

the church in Bolivia. CIE is a dedicated night institute in a city o 1.8

million people. For many working men and women eager to grow as signi-

cant infuences in their local churches, CIE provides a unique opportunity

to receive training directed towards this growth. Biblical and theological

studies, Christian education, spiritual ormation, and leadership develop-

ment orm the basis o CIEs course oerings.

Te cost o the CIE program is almost ridiculously insignicant to us,

but it is still a challenge in Bolivia, the poorest country in South America.

A Bolivian lay leader like Guillermo, or just $35 per month, can receive

biblical training and other valuable instruction to help serve as a leader in

the church or years to come.

Will you help make it possible or people like Guillermo

to become an efective church leader in Bolivia? Would you

consider a monthly git o $35 to help in this efort? Any

amount to which you can commit will help us achieve our

goal. Contact us using the inormation below, and simply

mention or select CIE 70433 to make your donation.

1-803-802-8580 or samusa@southamericamission.org

Donate online at www.southamericamission.org

Making Te GradeCIE Update on 2009

Making it Possible or CIE

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Pray for the work of our Leadership

Training Centers in South America.

coLoMbiacENFoWWy indn Tnng cente. Located in the Guajira desert

region o northern Colombia, this unique training center disciples leaders to shepherd

dozens o congregations scattered across the desert. Pray for the four Wayuu pastors

committed to teach the CENFOW classes.

PErurve f chst.Tis program is dedicated to reaching the people who live along the 800-mile UcayaliRiver region with the gospel and discipling believers. Pray for the growth of the church along this river and for

a strategic re-formation of this ministry in 2011.

ccbShp Tnng cente. Located in Pucallpa, Peru, CCB was established to accommodate the

liestyles o the Shipibo river people. Students live and take six separate, month-long courses over the course o

two years. oday the CCB is owned and run by the Shipibo church association with collaboration by SAM and

others. Pray for 38 students who graduated recently to teach others in their own villages.

ibEPaamzn Nght ble insttte. Tis night Bible institute serves local churches by oering

accesible Bible education to pastors and lay leaders. It is among the only options or solid theological training

available in Pucallpa, a jungle city o nearly hal a million people.

ibaashnnk ble insttte.Te IBA was established to reach a specifc people group known as the

Ashaninka, estimated to be about 30,000 in population. Te IBA prepares people or church ministry, evange-

lism, and church planting. Students travel or days on oot, by dugout canoe and whatever means possible to

attend the intensive courses.

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Te world is hungry or leaders ormed

in the biblical model leaders with

godly character, adorned by

knowledge and understanding.

PArAguAyAcadema Bblca. Tis Bible Academy is a leadership training program at the local

church level in Asuncion, Paraguay. Presently there are 40 pastors and 300 students across

Paraguay connected with this strategic program. Pray or these pastors and students to

build a strong network nationwide to efectively disciple the church in Paraguay.

BrAziLAmm Tann Cente. Located in Chapada, Brazil, Ammi is dedicated to

making disciples o Jesus Christ among the native peoples o Brazil. Over 200 students

representing 36 diferent tribal groups have studied the Word o God at Ammi. Te

great majority o the 73 graduates are serving the Lord.

BoLiviACiETCente f Thelcal Stdes. A dedicated night Bible institute

in Santa Cruz, Bolivia, CIE serves the bi-vocational leader who is eager to make an

impact in the local church. Pray that God would provide the resources and personnelnecessary or CIE to continue its work.

SEBiTESBble Semna f Thelcal Stdes. Based in the capital

city o La Paz, this seminary serves 47 churches among the Aymara people o the Andes

Mountains by training isolated young leaders through extension courses. Students then

come together or classes every two weeks.

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An example: A leader, an itinerant preacher, arrives at a church.

Te believers invite him to preach. Bible in hand, he promises the

congregation that i they give just one chicken to God, they will

receive it back hundredold. Te poor believers bring him what little

they have, and beore long, the leader leaves with a load o plunder.

Not ar rom there in a neighboring town lives Pedro. He is rep-

resentative o most believers rom the jungle region. Strong supersti-

tions overshadow his aith, which oten relies more on sel-righteous

works than Christs work on the cross. His marriage is a mess. In his

congregation, lying and gossip are common orms o communica-

tion. Personal devotions are largely an unknown practice.

Considering the background rom which Pedro and most other

believers come, this is not that surprising, but no less depressing.

Neither his parents nor his pastor provided good role models or

him. Actually, the pastor did not know how to preach, which re-

sulted in a spiritual diet o moral platitudes mixed with stale stories.

Tis does anything but urther Christian growth. Te church leader

lacked adequate training.

Finally, a new pastor was commissioned by a church association

to serve Pedros church, just two weeks ater he had been released

rom serving somewhere elsein a prison or sexual assault on chil-

dren. With this kind o leadership, both pews and hearts are now

emptier than ever beore.

SAM and other missions have been training leaders or years in

this vast and difcult jungle area. Te good news is that many have

been equipped in biblical knowledge and godly character. However,

78 percent o the leaders still lack biblical and spiritual training.

Tere is still a lot o work to do!

A Bold Leadership Development Program

Usually, only the better educated get accepted into leadership pro-

grams. But is that air? What about those church leaders already in

for Perus Jungle region

Te rampant growth of weeds in the tropical rainforest is second only to the weeds of false

teachings in the churches of this area. Tey grow in fertile ground if local believers have

not been taught the Bible or how to think critically.

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ministry, who are less ortunate and have never had the opportunity

to get a good secondary education?

SAM has taken a bold approach to remedy the dire leadership

needs in Pedros church and hundreds o others. By bringing the bal-

anced, purpose-driven curriculum that has been developed over the

years in the River or Christ Bible Institute to church leaders in the

Pucallpa area, we are expanding our ministry to the oten neglectedsemi-literates in the city.

Learning to Lead With Character

ake, or example, the biblical theology course Knowing God Bet-

ter and Enjoying Him that studies biblical key narratives in chrono-

logical order. As the students study Gods amazing power and mercy,

the class is driven to prayer and worship. Systematic theology courses

emphasize how doctrines are resh and relevant to daily lie. eachers

coach students in understanding and applying biblical texts. It hap-

pens regularly that Gods working becomes evident through tears

and conessions, oten right in the classroom.

Students and teachers debate real lie issues in the light o the

Bible, like racism among Christians, the dierence between a ma-

cho leader o the local culture and a true man ater Gods design, or

options to the current parental discipline o burning a childs ngers

over the cooking re. Students learn to attend to spiritual growth

through devotional practices.

Personal relationships are as much a part o character develop-

ment as a hot and humid climate is to the tropical jungle. In order

to acilitate the discipleship/mentoring process, teachers oten play

sports with the students and visit them on a regular basis in their

homes and churches.

Learning to Lead with Skill

Attending lectures is remarkably ineective or learning how to

swimor how to lead or preach or evangelize! Tereore, Pedro

and his ellow students in the Bible institute both observe and re-

ceive coaching in group leadership, preaching, evangelism, bap-

tisms, unerals, encounters with alse teachers, and counseling

role-plays. eachers help students in learning to study and to think

or themselves. o give urther help, the multi-cultural teaching

team develops booklets at an appropriate reading level, aimed ordirect and personal application and in a reproducible, ready-or-

the-pulpit ormat.

Leading YOU to Support Church Leaders in Peru?

Capable sta and unds are scarce. In such a challenging ministry

situation, spiritual growth and ministry progress o students is oten

slow. However, many individuals, amilies, and churches have been

changed by the power o God. Over three quarters o the River or

Christ graduates are actively involved in ministry. Nine churches

have been planted. And as o last year, the Bible institute or the rst

time has a national leader, Gidel Gatica. He has been trained and

coached by SAM missionary Matthias Drochner.

As Pedro sat in a course on how to preach, he was overwhelmed

by how Gods Word and Spirit had changed his marriage and his

lie. As tears fowed down his cheeks, he shared with the class about

how his marriage had been a wreck beore he began attending the

leadership training.

Now, Pedro has graduated and eels called to the ministry o the

Word. Te child-molesting pastor o his church prohibited him to

preach, so now Pedro is preaching to a aithul remnant meeting in a

living room. He already is gathering building materials or a simple

church building. God is raising up a resh and wholesome witness

or Himsel in this town!

However, many more church leaders like Pedro are needed. You

can be a part o developing this important group. For more informa-

tion, contact Matthias at MRDrochner@SouthAmericaMission.org.

Pedro and his wife studying the Bible together.

Pedro (right) and Matthias Drochner, SAM missionary and programmanager (center), meet with another pastor in Pucallpa.

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place of ServiceEastern Bolivia, working with the Indigenous Rural Expansion Team of SAM Bolivia.

key role As Bolivian national missionaries to the Ayor, Csar and Mirtha live among this people

group in a community called Poza Verde. They have even learned to speak the Ayor native tongue.

The Indigenous Rural Expansion Team of SAM Bolivia works closely with Csar and Mirtha to facilitate

the proclaiming of the gospel message and the cultivation of Christian leaders among the Ayor. Csar was

recently selected to attend the Third Lausanne Congress on World Evangelization to be held this year in

Cape Town, South Africa. He will attend as a representative of the indigenous peoples of Bolivia.

what you can doTo nd out more about how you can partner with SAM to support the work of Csar

and Mirtha and other national leaders in Peru, Colombia, Brazil, Paraguay and Bolivia, call or email us, visit

our website, or send us an inquiry by mail. Our contact information is below.

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MINISTRY DESCRIPTION

TRAINING

REQUIREMENTSLeadership Development Equip and disciple leaders in the context of the local church.

Theological TrainingTeachers and administrators for contextualized ministrytraining programs (pastors and laypeople)

Church PlantingStrategy, coordination and evangelism in Mission-Churchpartnerships

DiscipleshipSupport local churches through relational and contextualdisciple making across age groups

Youth MinistryEngage young people with an authentic lifestyle that gripstheir hearts and minds and gives hope.

MK EducationTeachers and administrators for the children of missionaries ina variety of settings.

Field AdministrationLead through strategic planning and stewardship of resourcesand relationships.

LANGUAGE

REQUIREMENTSChildren's Ministry Equip local churches to engage the next generation.

Health CareProvide medical care and training in a tangible extension of

the love of Christ.

Computer Services /Technology

Enable missionary and local church ministry through effectivetechnology implementation.

Vocational Training /Discipleship Worker

Provide skill training for leaders and laypeople helping them tomeet their family's needs.

Guest Home / Base HostServe the missionary community through hospitality and bynurturing community.

Sports MinistryUse sports as a platform to develop the mind and reach intothe lives of youth and families.

AgronomyProvide skill training for communities and their leadershelping them to meet their family's needs.

ARE YOU AVAILABLEConstruction Teams Build the Kingdom in tangible ways.

Outreach / HolisticProclaim the love of Christ by initiating and directing tangibleresponse to felt needs.

TESLUse English teaching to provide opportunity and extend thereach of the local church

MissionsPromote missional focus and involvement in the global workof God among local churches.

Short-Term CoordinatorShepherd short-term missionaries in their long-term growth,effectiveness and spiritual health.

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South America Mission is not

looking for perfect people.

We are looking for those God

is calling and equipping.

Togetherwe can work to build

the Kingdom of God.

Full membership with South

America Mission requires

formal Bible study and

experience in ministry. Most

missionaries begin servicebelow requirement levels and

continue their spiritual and

professional development in

the context of ministry.

Effective cross-cultural

ministry is built on strong

communication skills.

Because few missionaries

begin with fluency, South

America Mission assigns

language training in

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A Vision for South America:"Multiplied dynamic churches across South America that transformlocal communities by embodying Kingdom of God values."

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And they sang a new song: You are wor-

thy to take the scroll and to open its seals,

because you were slain, and with your

blood you purchased men for God from

every tribe and language and people and

nation. Revelation 5:9

CONPLEI, Te National Counsel

o Evangelical Indigenous Pastors

and Leaders o Brazil, will bring

together peoples rom many tribes, languag-

es, and nations or their 7th National Con-

gress in July, 2012. It will be an extraordi-

nary event like no other in the history o the

evangelization o the Indian peoples, a time

o encouragement where the body o Christ,

indigenous and non-indigenous, share their

struggles and victories and are encouraged to

take up the challenge once more to disciple

the nations. It is a time o training and spiri-

tual enrichment and the birthplace o many

new ideas and methods to make more eec-

tive the witness or Christ and His church.

Born in 1992 with only a handul o peo-

ple and a vision to see the church established

among the indigenous peoples, CONPLEI

grew to 1,200 in 2004 and most recently

1,600 in 2008 with 49 dierent tribes repre-

sented rom seven dierent countries.

Te Ammi raining Center (a SAM

institute) in Chapada, Brazil, will host the

event in 2012. Ammi provides a central lo-

cation and acilities ideal or meeting and

learning. Moreover, Ammi shares a like pas-

sion with CONPLEIsending disciples o

Jesus Christ to the ends o the earth to lead

the church and gloriy God.

Te CONPLEI congress at Ammi is

expected to bring together 3,000 pastors

and lay leaders rom many South American

countries. More than 60 dierent ethnic

groups will be represented, and many lead-

ers o organizations passionate about the

ourishing o the church among the indig-

enous populations o South America.

CONPLEI, SAM and Ammi will work

together to hold this important event,

but to meet all o the needs we need the

strength that the partnering with the wider

body o Christ provides. With 3,000 people

descending upon the campus o Ammi, we

will need to expand the meeting space, most

likely with large, temporary tents. We will

also need to erect temporary dining, bath,

and dorm acilities. Water will also be an

issue, as we will need to bring it in rom a

neighboring source. Last, but certainly not

least, eeding 3,000 eager learners will re-

quire yeomans work.

We submit all o these needs, the unds

and human resources to ulfll them, to God

to provide. Te church will be glorifed as

we come together to make this happen.

Mark the date nowJuly 4-8, 2012!

SAM and The Ammi Training Center ofChapada dos Guimares, Brazil, will host

CONPLEI 2012July 4-8, 2012www.conplei.org.br

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his is an ambitious edition owindow on South America.

Weve introduced a new ormat to try and better tell our

story. Even more ambitious is the story we are trying

to tell. In this issue youll read o our leadership development

eorts across the continent o South America. Tere are even

some undertakings you wont fnd in these pages because they

are too new to publicly discuss.

But the scope and variety o South America Missions leadership

programsrom Amazon to Andesbegs a question: whats the

point? Tat question was crystalized or me at a recent memorial

service or a marvelous woman o prayer. I was present because o

her great support or missions and ministry throughout her lie.

Greatgrandchildren and other direct descendants aside, I was among

the youngest in attendance.

wo grandchildren, my contemporaries, shared memories o their

grandmothers lie. Tere were stories o cookies and Christmases.

But what most gripped me was that they got it. Tey understood

the heart o their grandmothers lie. Her aith in Jesus was not

just a quaint memory, but a love they had inherited. What a great

inheritance indeed!

Tats the point, isnt it? Our desire or these leadership

programs is not simply the transer o skills. South America

Mission ocuses on leadership development because we want

to see women and men o character who are reshaping their

communities or generations to come with the love o Jesus. We

believe that leadership without godliness is vanity. Our programs

are built with that conviction in mind.

As you read and pray, I ask that you pray or the

transormation o South America through the Church o Jesus

Christ. Whether among the proessional class, in the teeming

marginal neighborhoods o big cities or among the tribal groups

o the Amazon basin, may God use South America Mission to

raise up leaders ater His own heart whose spiritual legacy will be

a blessing or generations to come.

Ten we your people, the sheep of your pasture, will praise you forever;

from generation to generation we will recount your praise. Psalm 79:13

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by Kirk Ogden, Executive Director, SAM

generatiOns

Posterity will serve him;

future generations will be told about the Lord.

Tey will proclaim his righteousness

to a people yet unbornfor he has done it. Psalm 22

Tree generations of Ogdens: Kirk, Liam and Bill