The Lorenz family lives just outside the capital city of San José, Costa Rica. Wendy works throughout Latin America with missionary children and families. She also leads a global Third Culture Kids (TCK) team, providing our FMWM missionary parents with encouragement and resources. She believes missionaries can focus more intensely on the ministry work when they sense their family is doing well. Wendy’s ministry helps missionary parents navigate some of the uniqueness of their child’s experience as a TCK.
Glenn served the Latin America Area for several years. In 2022 he became the assistant area director of Africa. His primary responsibility is recruiting, onboarding, training and coaching a team of long-term residential missionaries for West Africa.
Children: Libby, Isaac, Jakin, Ellie
Pray For
- the church throughout Latin America as it fuels and sustains a biblical movement to reach all for Christ, specifically through Community Church Planting
- Wendy and the TCK global team as they care for and equip families by providing resources, encouragement and educational support while advocating for TCKs in line with the vision of FMWM
- God to show all of the FMWM TCKs how much He loves them, cares about them and celebrates them – not for being a Third Culture Kid, but just for being His child
- their Religious Worker Visas to come through
- Raices (Roots) children’s curriculum as it is adapted and used throughout Latin America
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