Catalog of The Missionary Organizations of Honduras 2006 Comibam

Catalog of Missionary Organizations of Ibero-America November 2006 Editor: Ted Limpic

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Our sincere thanks to the following missionary orgaziations who provided us with such valuable information

Agencia Misionera Evangélica del Norte de Honduras (AMENH) Amor Viviente Asociación Bautista de la Capital Asociación de Iglesias Evangélicas Centroamericanas de Honduras Brigadas de Amor Cristiano de Mateo Brigadas de Amor Cristiano de Suyapa Centro Cristiano Hondureño Centro Cristiano Internacional Centro de Capacitación Misionera Transcultural (CCMT) Conferencia Evangélica Asambleas de Dios FEMEH - Federación Misionera Evangélica de Honduras Fraternidad de Apoyo Misionero (FAM-ASIECAH) Gran Comisión Latino América Honduras Puerta al Mundo Igl. Brigadas de Amor Cristiano Iglesia Bautista Salem Iglesia de las Naciones Iglesia Episcopal Hondureña Iglesia Evangelica Betel Iglesia La Cosecha Iglesia Santidad en Honduras Instituto Latinoamericano de Misiones y la Biblia (El Cordero) JUCUM - Juventud Con Una Misión

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Part 1: The Honduran Missionary Organizations CONFIDENTIAL DATA REMOVED

Agencia Misionera Evangélica del Norte de Honduras (AMENH) AMENH/Hnd

Asociación Bautista de la Capital Honduras

Tel Code: 504

ABCap/hnd

Tel Code: 504

Apdo Postal 5856, Tegucigalpa, M.D.C. TEL: 229-0098 E-MAIL: [email protected]

Apdo 4432, San Pedro Sula, Cortez TEL: 557 3834 FAX: (504) 557 3801 E-MAIL: [email protected]

FOUNDED:

THEOL POS:

DIRECTOR: Josué Guzmán FOUNDED: 2000 THEOL POS: Non-denominational

DESCRIPTION OF MINISTRY

Asociación de Iglesias Evangélicas Centroamericanas de Honduras

MOTTO: Honduras, light to the nations

Honduras

IglAmViv/Hnd

Tel Code: 504

Apartado Postal 2017, San Pedro Sula TEL: 551-5511, 551-5611 FAX: 551-5522 E-MAIL: [email protected] WEB: www.amorvivente.net

EXECUTIVE SECRETARY: Manuel Puerto FOUNDED: 1951 THEOL POS: Evangelical

FIELDS:

BOARD PRESIDENT: Javier Orlando Soler DIRECTOR, OFFICE OF MISSIONS: Javier Soler FOUNDED: 1974 THEOL POS: Evangelical

DESCRIPTION OF MINISTRY MOTTO: A Church of Happy People ACTIVITIES: Music, Christian counseling

FIELDS: CNTRY

CITY

Brazil Canada Asia Costa Rica El Salvador Mexico Nicaragua Peru Spain USA

Rio de Janeiro Vancouver

PEOPLE

Alajuela San Salvador San Luis Potosí Cuzco Various

Indigenous tribes

Tel Code: 504

Apartado 20070, Comayaguela TEL: 222-4767 FAX: 220-1970 E-MAIL: [email protected]

Amor Viviente Honduras

Asiecah/Hnd

WORKERS 2 2 1 3 3 2 6 2 4 12

4

CNTRY

CITY

PEOPLE

Albania Honduras Mali Mexico Spain

Fier Montana de la F Kayes

Albanian Tolpanes Khassonké

WORKERS 2 2 2 2 2

Brigadas de Amor Cristiano de Mateo Honduras

BrigMat/hnd

Centro Cristiano Internacional

Tel Code:

Honduras

Apartado Postal 2726, Tegucigalpa, M.D.C TEL: 504 229-0383

CCI/Hnd

Tel Code:

Apdo Postal 694, Toncontin TEL: 239-6915 E-MAIL: [email protected]

PASTOR: Martín Martínez Amador FOUNDED: 1978 THEOL POS: Assemblies of God

FOUNDED:

THEOL POS:

DESCRIPTION OF MINISTRY TARGET GROUP: Missions school for youngs

FIELDS: CNTRY

CITY

PEOPLE

Ecuador

Quito

spanish

Centro de Capacitación Misionera Transcultural (CCMT)

WORKERS 1

Honduras

BrigSuy/hnd

Tel Code:

FOUNDED:

Apdo Postal 20, Tegucigalpa, M.D.C. TEL: 206-3118 FOUNDED:

Tel Code:

Apartado Postal 20308, Comayaguela, M.D.C. TEL: 227-2117 E-MAIL: [email protected]

Brigadas de Amor Cristiano de Suyapa Honduras

CCMT/hnd

THEOL POS:

THEOL POS:

Conferencia Evangélica Asambleas de Dios Honduras

AD/hnd

Tel Code:

Centro Cristiano Hondureño Honduras

CCH/hnd

Apartado Postal 5076, Tegucigalpa, M.D.C. TEL: 232-4750 E-MAIL: [email protected]

Tel Code:

Apartado Postal 502, Tegucigalpa, M.D.C. TEL: 237-5763 FAX: [email protected] E-MAIL: [email protected]

FOUNDED:

THEOL POS: Pentecostal

DESCRIPTION OF MINISTRY

PRESIDENT: Josué Oses Zamora FOUNDED: 1990 THEOL POS: Pentecostal

MOTTO: All together for the nations (Hond.)

FIELDS:

FIELDS: CNTRY

CITY

PEOPLE

Honduras

Gracias a Dios

Tawakas

CNTRY

WORKERS

CITY

China, People's Rep Honduras Gracias a Dios, Honduras Colón, Sta. Fe Italy Bari, Puglia Portugal Elvas

1

5

PEOPLE misquito garifunos italian portuguish

WORKERS 4 4 1 2

FEMEH - Federación Misionera Evangélica de Honduras Honduras

Femeh/Hnd

Gran Comisión Latino América Honduras

Tel Code: 504

GCLA/Hnd

Tel Code: 504

Apartado Postal 502, Tegucigalpa, M.D.C., Honduras, C.A. TEL: 504 237-5763 FAX: 504 237-5763 E-MAIL: [email protected]

Apdo Postal 909, 700 mts. adentro del Palenque, San Pedro Sula TEL: 557-6868 FAX: 557-7239 E-MAIL: [email protected] WEB: www.igcsps.org

PRESIDENT: Josué Oses Zamora FOUNDED: 1991 THEOL POS: Inter-denominational

REGIONAL DIRECTOR: Nelson Guerra FOUNDED: 1975 THEOL POS: Evangelical

DESCRIPTION OF MINISTRY

FIELDS:

MOTTO: FEMEH is a representative body from the evangelical church of Honduras serving the latter in promoting missions vision as well as cross-cultural missions training for missionary work both within the country as well as international. PRIMARY GOAL: Motivate and inform the church regarding the world missions movement, unite efforts and channgel human and financial resources in the fulfillment of the Great Commission, organize missons prayer groups within churches, help other churches and institutions in their missions planning TARGET GROUP: Evangelical denominations and associations, legally formed independent congregations, mission agencies, Christian service institutions ACTIVITIES: Lectures

CNTRY

FAM/hnd

PEOPLE

Tirana Montana de la F Kayes New Orleans

tolpan khassonkê

Tel Code:

PRESIDENT: Rodríguez Andrade Reyna Aurora FOUNDED: 2005 THEOL POS:

Tel Code:

DESCRIPTION OF MINISTRY ACTIVITIES: Workshops

FIELDS:

FIELDS: CITY

Puerta/hnd

Residencial la Cañada, Bloque AB, Casa 30 de esquina, Tegucigalpa, M.D.C. TEL: 245-1953 E-MAIL: [email protected]

PRESIDENT: Jaime Alexis Aguilar Hernández FOUNDED: 2003 THEOL POS: (Other) Fundamental

Albania Honduras Mali USA

WORKERS 2 4 2

Honduras

Iglesia Tabernáculo Evangélico, Comayaguela, M.D.C. TEL: 237-5763 E-MAIL: [email protected]

CNTRY

PEOPLE

Honduras Puerta al Mundo

Fraternidad de Apoyo Misionero (FAMASIECAH) Honduras

CITY

Costa Rica Guatemala Venezuela

WORKERS 2 2 2 2

6

CNTRY

CITY

Brazil India

São Paulo Rayamundy

PEOPLE

WORKERS 2 2

Igl. Brigadas de Amor Cristiano Honduras

IglBrigada/Hnd

Iglesia Bautista Salem

Tel Code: 504

Honduras

IglSalem/hnd

Tel Code:

Apdo Postal 20, Tegucigalpa, MDC TEL: 230-3599 FAX: 230-7660 E-MAIL: [email protected]

Apartado Postal 5856, Tegucigalpa, M.D.C. TEL: 227-1728 E-MAIL: [email protected]

MISSIONS GENERAL: Gustavo Adolfo Castillo FOUNDED: 1972 THEOL POS: Assembly of God

FOUNDED:

THEOL POS:

DESCRIPTION OF MINISTRY MOTTO: Christ For Each Man

Iglesia de las Naciones

FIELDS: CNTRY Germany Spain Sweden USA

CITY

PEOPLE

Cordoba

Spanish

FL

Spanish

Honduras

WORKERS 2 6 2 2

IglNacion/Hnd

Tel Code:

Barrio Potreritos 3 ave. 4-5 calle, frente a Western Union, La Ceiba Atlántida, Honduras TEL: 504 440-3334 FAX: 504 440-3334 E-MAIL: [email protected] PASTOR: Laínez Rivera Edgardo FOUNDED: 1995 THEOL POS: Independent

DESCRIPTION OF MINISTRY MOTTO: No limits, no frontiers TARGET GROUP: Women

Iglesia Episcopal Hondureña Honduras

Episcopal/Hnd

Tel Code: 504

Apartado 586, San Pedro Sula CP 21105 TEL: 556-6155 556-7140 FAX: 556-6467 E-MAIL: [email protected] BISHOP: Lloyd Allen FOUNDED: 1861 THEOL POS: Episcopal

Iglesia Evangelica Betel Honduras

IEBetel/Hnd

Tel Code: 504

Calle 21 de Agosto, Barrio El Carmen, Siguatepeque, Comayaguela TEL: 773 0349 FAX: 773 0417

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E-MAIL: [email protected] FOUNDED:

Instituto Latinoamericano de Misiones y la Biblia (El Cordero)

THEOL POS: Evangelical

FIELDS: CNTRY

CITY

Europe

Tirana

PEOPLE

Honduras

WORKERS

LaCosecha/Hnd

Tel Code: 504

DIRECTOR: Suzy McCall FOUNDED: 2000 THEOL POS: Inter-denominational

Apartado Posal 2481, San Pedro Sula TEL: 557-6679 FAX: 552-5084 E-MAIL: [email protected] WEB: www.ministeriolacosecha.org/

JUCUM - Juventud Con Una Misión Honduras

PASTOR: Misael Argeñal FOUNDED: 1977 THEOL POS: Foursquare

CNTRY

CITY

El Salvador Guatemala Guatemala Nicaragua USA USA

San Miguel, San Chinaltenango Guatemala Chinandega New Jersey Atlanta, Georgi

PEOPLE

WORKERS 3 2 2 2 2 2

DESCRIPTION OF MINISTRY MOTTO: To Know God and Make Him Known PRIMARY GOAL: A) Missionary mobilization, missionary training and serving the local church as a sending agency for its missionaries; b) Coordinate short term teams for evangelism and social work TARGET GROUP: Missionary mobilization and training among churches, sending transculturals serves among unreached people ACTIVITIES: A.) Missions mobilization: Short-term missionary trips, a course about missions, promote and coordinate international prayer emphases like 'Praying Through the Window', give missionary training for candidates; b.) Coordinate teams that come from other countries to minister in Honduras

Tel Code: 504

Apartado Postal 2294, Tegucigalpa TEL: 239 4247 FAX: 239 5438 E-MAIL: [email protected] WEB: www.ieshn.org PRESIDENT: Oscar Rene Estrada FOUNDED: 1954 THEOL POS: Wesleyan Methodist

DESCRIPTION OF MINISTRY MOTTO: Seeking the Peace of God with all and the Holiness without which no one will see the Lord TARGET GROUP: We work in cities with all social classes

FIELDS: CNTRY

CITY

El Salvador Mexico

San Salvador León Guanajuato

PEOPLE

Tel Code: 504

DIRECTOR: Douglas Houston FOUNDED: 1990 THEOL POS: Inter-denominational

Iglesia Santidad en Honduras IglEvSant/Hnd

JUCUM/Hnd

Apdo 3602, Tegucigalpa, MDC, Honduras TEL: (504) 233 3860 FAX: (504) 234-2165 E-MAIL: [email protected] WEB: www.jucumhonduras.org

FIELDS:

Honduras

Tel Code: 504

Apdo 30-847, Tegucigalpa, MDC TEL: 233-0951 E-MAIL: [email protected] WEB: www.lambinstitute.org

Iglesia La Cosecha Honduras

IMisCord/Hnd

2

WORKERS 2 2

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Part 2: Countries Where Honduran Missionaries Are Working CONFIDENTIAL DATA REMOVED

ALBANIA

GUATEMALA

Agency

City/Region

People/Lang

Asiecah/Hnd FAM/hnd IEBetel/Hnd

Fier Tirana Tirana

Albanian

Agency

City/Region

People/Lang

IglAmViv/Hnd Puerta/hnd

Rio de Janeiro São Paulo

Wrkrs 2 2 2

BRAZIL

Agency

City/Region

GCLA/Hnd LaCosecha/Hnd LaCosecha/Hnd

Chinaltenango Guatemala

People/Lang

Wrkrs 4 2 2

HONDURAS Wrkrs 2 2

Agency

City/Region

People/Lang

AD/hnd AD/hnd Asiecah/Hnd CCH/hnd

Colón, Sta. Fe Gracias a Dios, Montana de la F Gracias a Dios

garifunos misquito Tolpanes Tawakas

Wrkrs 4 4 2 1

CANADA Agency

City/Region

IglAmViv/Hnd

Vancouver

People/Lang

ITALY

Wrkrs 2

Agency

City/Region

People/Lang

AD/hnd

Bari, Puglia

italian

Agency

City/Region

People/Lang

Asiecah/Hnd FAM/hnd SinVinc/Hnd

Kayes Kayes

Khassonké khassonkê

Agency

City/Region

People/Lang

Asiecah/Hnd IglAmViv/Hnd IglEvSant/Hnd

San Luis Potosí León Guanajuato

Wrkrs 1

CHINA, PEOPLE'S REP Agency

City/Region

People/Lang

AD/hnd IglAmViv/Hnd

MALI

Wrkrs 3 1

COSTA RICA Agency

City/Region

GCLA/Hnd IglAmViv/Hnd

Alajuela

People/Lang

MEXICO

ECUADOR City/Region

People/Lang

BrigMat/hnd

Quito

spanish

2 2 2

Wrkrs 2 3

Agency

Wrkrs

Wrkrs 2 2 2

Wrkrs 1

NICARAGUA EL SALVADOR Agency

City/Region

IglAmViv/Hnd IglEvSant/Hnd LaCosecha/Hnd

San Salvador San Salvador San Miguel, San

People/Lang

Wrkrs 3 2 3

IglBrigada/Hnd

City/Region

People/Lang

City/Region

IglAmViv/Hnd LaCosecha/Hnd

Chinandega

People/Lang

Wrkrs 6 2

PERU

GERMANY Agency

Agency

Agency

City/Region

People/Lang

IglAmViv/Hnd

Cuzco

Indigenous tribes

Wrkrs 2

Wrkrs 2

PORTUGAL

9

Agency

City/Region

People/Lang

AD/hnd

Elvas

portuguish

Wrkrs 2

SPAIN Agency Asiecah/Hnd IglAmViv/Hnd IglBrigada/Hnd

City/Region

People/Lang

Cordoba

Spanish

City/Region

People/Lang

Wrkrs 2 4 6

SWEDEN Agency IglBrigada/Hnd

Wrkrs 2

USA Agency

City/Region

FAM/hnd IglAmViv/Hnd IglBrigada/Hnd LaCosecha/Hnd LaCosecha/Hnd

New Orleans Various FL Atlanta, Georgi New Jersey

People/Lang Spanish

Wrkrs 2 12 2 2 2

VENEZUELA Agency GCLA/Hnd

City/Region

People/Lang

Wrkrs 2

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Summary CONFIDENTIAL DATA REMOVED Albania ................................. 6 Brazil.................................... 4 Canada................................. 2 China, People's Rep ............... 4 Costa Rica ............................ 5 Ecuador................................ 1 El Salvador ........................... 8 Germany .............................. 2 Guatemala ............................ 8 Honduras............................ 11 Italy ..................................... 1 Mali...................................... 6 Mexico.................................. 6 Nicaragua ............................. 8 Peru ..................................... 2 Portugal ............................... 2 Spain ................................. 12 Sweden ................................ 2 USA ................................... 20 Venezuela............................. 2

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Part 3: Satistical Summary and Charts ( The HonduranMissions Force-2006 ) CONFIDENTIAL DATA REMOVED

ORGANIZATIONS INCLUDED IN THIS SURVEY ............................................ 23 International Agencies: Intl Agencies Under Nat Leadership: Honduran Agencies: Honduran Agencies: Denominational Boards: Local Churches: Inter-church Initiatives: Missionary Training Centers:

2 1 4 1 4 9 1 1

09% 04% 17% 04% 17% 39% 04% 04%

MISSIONS WITH ACTIVE WORKERS ON FIELD ........................................... 13 CROSS-CULTURAL MISSIONARIES (Active & On Furlough) .................... 116 Furlough Active on Field

2 114

02% 98%

More than 3 Yrs: Between 1-3 Yrs: Less than 1 Yr:

77 22 15

68% 19% 13%

Marrieds: Single Men: Single Women:

96 13 5

84% 11% 04%

Pentecostal: Inter-denominational: Traditional: No Information:

25 0 65 24

22% 00% 57% 21%

11 103

10% 90%

Inside Ibero-America: Outside Ibero-America:

58 45

51% 39%

Inside Latin America: Outside Latin America:

44 59

39% 52%

Inside 10/40 Window: Outside 10/40 Window:

18 85

16% 75%

Asia Africa North America Mexico/Central America South America Caribbean Pacific Middle East Europe Central Asia Itinerant

6 6 22 35 9 0 0 0 25 0 0

05% 05% 19% 31% 08% 00% 00% 00% 22% 00% 00%

Inside Honduras: Outside Honduras:

WORKERS IN ADMIN & ASSIST ..................................................................... 11

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Who Is Sending Out Honduran Missionaries?

Local Churches 7%

Internacional Agencies with Others 2% Honduran Leadership 5%

Honduran Agencies 23%

Denominational Boards 56% Honduran Agencies with Foreign Leadership 7% The different types of sending structures and the number of missionaries they send

Comibam 2006

Theological Posture of Honduran Missionary Organizations 100%

Traditional 80%

7

65

60%

Inter-denominational 40%

2

0

20%

25

Pentecostal

2 0% Number of Organizations

Number of Missionaries

13

Comibam 2006

Honduran Missionaries: Married - Single

Married 85%

Single Women 4% Single Men 11%

Comibam 2006

Percentage of Honduran missionaries who are married or single

How Long Are Honduran Missionaries Staying On The Field? More than 3 Yrs 68%

From 1 to 3 Yrs 19% Less than 1 Yr 13% Comibam 2006

Honduran missionaries and how long they have been on the field

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Countries With Largest Number Of Honduran Missionaries Venezuela

2

Brazil

4

China, People's Rep

4

Costa Rica

5

Mexico

6

Mali

6

Albania

6

Nicaragua

8

Guatemala

8

El Salvador

8 11

Honduras Spain

12 20

USA

0

5

10

Comibam 2006

15

20

Number of missionaries serving cross-culturally

On Which Continents Are Honduran Missionaries Serving?

0

Pacific Caribbean

0

Eurasia

0

Middle East

0

Africa

6

Asia

6 9

South America

22

North America

25

Europe

46

Mexico/Central America 0 Comibam 2006

5

10

15

20

25

30

35

40

45

Number of Honduran missionaries serving by region of the world

15

50

Honduran Missionaries and the 10-40 Window

18

9

6 12%

1996

Number of missionaries who serve in the 10-40 Window

10%

% of active missionaries who serve in the 10-40 Window

16%

2001

2006 Comibam 2006

How Many Honduran Missionaries Are There?

116

120

2 100

86 80

60

On Furlough

0

On Field

49

114

0

86

40

20

49

0

1996

2001

2006

Numbers all refer to cross-cultural Honduran missionaries

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Comibam 2006

Where Are Honduran Missionaries Serving? Rest of World 24%

Within Honduras 10% 10/40 Window 16%

Ibero-America 50% Regions where Honduran missionaries are working cross-culturally

Comibam 2006

How Many Honduran Missionary Organizations Have Workers Active on the Field? 14

12

13 10

8

8 6

4

4

2

0

1996

2001

2006

Number of missionary organizations with Honduran missionaries active in some cross-cultural ministry context

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Comibam 2006

Honduran Missionaries Serving Inside and Outside Their Country 120

103 100

80

Outside Country

80

In-country

60

42 40

20

7

11

6 0

1996

2001

2006

Numbers all refer to cross-cultural Honduran missionaries

Comibam 2006

Honduran Missionaries Serving in the Muslim, Hindu & Buddhist Worlds 12

12

Muslim World

10

Hindu World

8

6 6

4

Buddhist World

4

2

2

1 0

0 0

1996

0

0

2001

2006 Comibam 2006

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Index

ABCap/hnd, 4 AD/hnd, 5 Agencia Misionera Evangélica del Norte de Honduras (AMENH), 4 AMENH/Hnd, 4 Amor Viviente, 4 Asiecah/Hnd, 4 Asociación Bautista de la Capital, 4 Asociación de Iglesias Evangélicas Centroamericanas de Honduras, 4 Associations Asiecah/Hnd, 4 Brigadas de Amor Cristiano de Mateo, 5 Brigadas de Amor Cristiano de Suyapa, 5 BrigMat/hnd, 5 BrigSuy/hnd, 5 CCH/hnd, 5 CCI/Hnd, 5 CCMT/hnd, 5 Centro Cristiano Hondureño, 5 Centro Cristiano Internacional, 5 Centro de Capacitación Misionera Transcultural (CCMT), 5 Conferencia Evangélica Asambleas de Dios, 5 Denominational Boards

AD/hnd, 5 Episcopal/Hnd, 7 IglAmViv/Hnd, 4 LaCosecha/Hnd, 8 Episcopal/Hnd, 7 FAM/hnd, 6 FEMEH - Federación Misionera Evangélica de Honduras, 6 Femeh/Hnd, 6 Fraternidad de Apoyo Misionero (FAM-ASIECAH), 6 GCLA/Hnd, 6 Gran Comisión Latino América, 6 Honduran Agencies AMENH/Hnd, 4 Asiecah/Hnd, 4 GCLA/Hnd, 6 IglBrigada/Hnd, 7 Puerta/hnd, 6 Honduras Puerta al Mundo, 6 IEBetel/Hnd, 7 Igl. Brigadas de Amor Cristiano, 7 IglAmViv/Hnd, 4 IglBrigada/Hnd, 7 Iglesia Bautista Salem, 7 Iglesia de las Naciones, 7 Iglesia Episcopal Hondureña, 7 Iglesia Evangelica Betel, 7

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Iglesia La Cosecha, 8 Iglesia Santidad en Honduras, 8 IglEvSant/Hnd, 8 IglNacion/Hnd, 7 IglSalem/hnd, 7 IMisCord/Hnd, 8 Instituto Latinoamericano de Misiones y la Biblia (El Cordero), 8 Inter-church Initiatives Femeh/Hnd, 6 International Agencies IMisCord/Hnd, 8 JUCUM/Hnd, 8 Intl Agencies Under Nat Leadership FAM/hnd, 6 JUCUM - Juventud Con Una Misión, 8 JUCUM/Hnd, 8 LaCosecha/Hnd, 8 Missionary Training Centers CCMT/hnd, 5 Puerta/hnd, 6 Training JUCUM/Hnd, 8 Youth JUCUM/Hnd, 8