Guy and Betsy Crawford provide pastoral care and support to FM missionaries in Latin America. Their role includes encouragement and spiritual nurture via emails, phone calls and field visits; special care in emergencies or times of crisis; and organization of prayer networks.
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J.R. & Becky Crouse
by Heather Utley | Jun 2016
Based in Quito, Ecuador, the Crouses assist the Free Methodist Church in Ecuador and the Latin America Area (LAA) through leadership development, education and transformational development.
Jose “Gaby” Estrella & Dalia Sanchez
by Heather Utley | Jun 2016
Jose “Gaby” Estrella and Dalia Sanchez are joining the Latin American mission team to contribute in multiple strategic ways. Gaby’s primary role will be as a digital storyteller, harnessing his background in photography and videography, and utilizing these tools to help tell the story of what God is doing throughout Latin America. Dalia will apply her many years of experience in education as she joins teams that support and expand the ministry to children and students throughout the area.
Kay Stotts Godoy
by Heather Utley | Jun 2016
Kay Stotts Godoy is deeply committed to the holistic development of children, with a special focus on nurturing their spiritual growth. She leads a dedicated team of Latin American children’s leaders and FM missionaries in adapting, translating, writing and implementing the Raices (Roots) curriculum across the continent.
Ricardo & Beth Gómez
by Heather Utley | Jun 2016
Based out of Medellín, Colombia, Ricardo Gómez serves as area director for Latin America. He oversees the U.S. missionaries and national leaders in 19 countries as they implement the shared vision to participate with God in the restoration of Latin America by developing healthy leaders who multiply disciples, groups and churches and empower them for holistic transformation. Beth serves alongside him as an executive assistant.
Esteban & Cris Flores
by Heather Utley | Jun 2016
Esteban and Cris Flores, originally from Baja California, Mexico, are fruitful leaders in the Free Methodist Church. For the past 15 years, they have served in various roles – worship leaders, youth pastors, short-term mission leaders and pastors of a local church. In 2022, they joined a team to coordinate an area-wide Youth Summit called JUMELI and are now leading the JUMELI movement across the Latin America Area.
Shane & Katie Jewell
by Heather Utley | Jun 2016
Shane and Katie Jewell are developing worship teams for church plants in Colombia through mentorship and music lessons. Shane also serves the Latin American Area as VISA coordinator, helping connect the U.S. church with the Latin American church through short-term mission trips.
John Jairo Leal & Susana Castro
by Heather Utley | Jun 2016
John Jairo Leal and Susana Castro are ordained pastors in Colombia and have served as pastors and church planters in Medellín. John is currently the field director for Community Church Planting with Impact Latin America and is part of the Colombian ministerial education and guidance board. Susana is the leader of the Developing Healthy Leaders pillar for the Latin American Area and is pastor of the Camino de Vida church in Medellín.
Dennis & Kyle Leon
by Heather Utley | Jun 2016
Dennis and Kyle Leon moved to Esterillos, Costa Rica, with the vision of seeing everyone in every community have access to a living church by multiplying disciples, workers and churches. God has used them to lead to Christ and disciple many new believers, resulting in a multiplying network of churches and home groups now called the 360 Mission District.
Casto & Flor Marlene
by Heather Utley | Jun 2016
Pastor Casto has a track record for training, mentoring, encouraging and empowering leaders, resulting in more than 20 new churches in his home country. He now mentors superintendents in Puerto Rico, Chile and Mexico, and is a mission district leader in Costa Rica. A retired teacher, Flor Marlene is currently part of the Latin America Area Developing Healthy Leaders team.
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