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Iris Gran Familia

"The Spirit of the Sovereign Lord is on me because the Lord has anointed me to preach good news to the poor. He has sent me to bind up the brokenhearted, to proclaim freedom for the captives, and release from darkness for the prisoners…" Isaiah 61:1 (NIV)

Santa Cruz de la Sierra - Bolivia


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MISSION

The vision of Iris Gran Familia is to be the Family of God together. We long to worship intimately as family and show love to others in a practical way, which invites them to be part of the Family. We go past the edge of our limits and invite people out of the darkness into His perfect light.

About Iris Gran Familia

God has given us a clear word that He is calling prisoners to be pastors and missionaries to Bolivia and then across South America.
We are based in Santa Cruz, Bolivia the second largest metropolitan area in Bolivia with approximately 2 million residents. Bolivia is one of the poorest countries in South America and many households need multiple family members working just to bring in enough income to cover the basics of water, food, and shelter.

We minister in the Palmasola prison and to the community surrounding the prison. Most of those living there are family members of an inmate.  Our ministry consists weekly prison visits, micro-financing, job training, and help people find jobs both inside and outside of prison. We also run a transitional housing & family center where we meet several times a week for dinner, worship & Bible study, and we all go out and share the Gospel together. We do everything as one big family. 

Programs
Micro-financing:  We want to help inmates who are being released from prison to set up businesses ranging from sewing shops, selling wallets, to starting a restaurant. Our plan is to start with a total of $1,000 USD and distribute small loans as seed money.

Church Building: We have partnered with a local Bolivian pastor to share the Gospel to unreached rural communities. We are building a central community church as a place to gather new believers and hold church services.

Bakery:  We are starting a bakery in Santa Cruz to provide job for those coming out of prison. It is very difficult to find traditional employment for former inmates and we want to provide a safe place to get a fresh start.

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News

When God Moves Walls

God is so faithful!!!! We wanted to share a beautiful testimony from this past week?? God provided land for us to purchase here in Santa Cruz near the prison and we have begin building our family center. It’s a long process BUT we have begun building the wall on the property and a few small buildi...

Our Good Father

The man on the far right in this picture is Cezar, we met him in the prison. He has been out now for almost a year and God has totally transformed and is transforming his life and his family. While he was in prison his mother in law got really sick and had to be on dialysis. There is no insurance or cov...

Ministry in Quarantine

As this year began in January our Ministry team ,our family, was full of excitement…We had so many plans and dreams that God was bringing to fruition. We had found a property to buy and begin building, we were getting our permanent residency here in Bolivia and we were starting a business to provide jobs...

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What Does Family Look Like?

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When Your Baby Girl Needs Brain Surgery

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