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. In addition to raising and homeschooling their three children, Katie serves on the Connections Team, sharing stories of God’s work in Latin America via Facebook and Instagram. This year, Shane hopes to start a woodworking trade school to serve and mentor undereducated youth and adults who need skills for employment.
Children: Josie, Norah, Asher
Pray For
- God to guide their steps and pour His Holy Spirit into their family’s hearts and those they encounter
- The development of their Spanish language skills
- greater connections between the U.S. and Latin American churches through the VISA program
- guidance as they begin ministry focus on a different local church
- God to give them wisdom as they pursue a new path of ministry in microenterprise/education
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