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
Recent Newsletters
Recent Heartbeat Articles
From the Front Lines of the Fight to the Front Lines of Transformation
Colombia is a country of great diversity – diverse landscapes, climates, fruits and people. This diversity is also reflected in generational differences. Many in the younger generation are discontent. In 2021, young people were on the frontlines of protests and...
Following Shiprah and Puah
Before Moses and Aaron, there were Shiphrah and Puah, two midwives who stood up to the most powerful leader in the world at the time (Exodus 1). Pharaoh isn’t named. The author draws the contrast between the powerful and the powerless: a powerful tyrant against the...