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.
Children: Juliana, Jonathan
Pray For
- discernment, wisdom and balance for Ricardo and Beth’s effective ministry and leadership
- safety as they travel throughout the region
- biblical restoration throughout Latin America amid growing social, economic and political challenges
- a growing dependence upon the Holy Spirit as the whole team in Latin America pursues God’s will together
- overall spiritual and physical health and growth for Juliana and Jonathan
Recent Newsletters
2022 Latin American Leadership Summit
June 2021 CCP Video Report
Recent Heartbeat Articles
More Than We Could Ask or Imagine
If missionaries Don and Elda Rose Bowen could have seen 65 years into the future, they would have said, “It is more than we could ask or imagine.” In 1956, missionaries Don and Elda Rose Bowen founded the Free Methodist Seminary in Brazil. Hundreds of men and women...
Connection: Bible Memorization and Restoration
One simple interaction in Paraguay and an offering collected at the National Bible Quiz Finals in the USA are reaping great rewards in Colombia. It all started when missionary and the mission district leader of Colombia, Thad Roller, sat next to Gerry Coates, the...
It Works!
What did a pharmacist really need of faith? Especially one who was raised in a good Catholic home? For 34 years, Iván didn’t think much about faith until his wife became an evangelical Christian. He turned down her invitation to go to church, but over time, as he...
Redeemed Life—Redeeming Work
Drugs, violence, crime and participation in the occult were all part of Pastor Efraín Cabrera’s life before God rescued him and radically changed his life! He knows firsthand the vulnerabilities of the youth and adolescents in Paraguay. He also knows the rejection...