Africa
- Madagascar
- Antananarivo
- Mahajanga
- South Africa
- Johannesburg
- Knysna
- Western Cape
- White River
- Mozambique
- Chimoio
- Dondo
- Lichinga
- Machava
- Matola
- Mocimboa da Praia
- Nacala
- Pemba Center: Village of Joy
- Zimpeto
Asia
Australia
Europe
Middle East
North America
South America
Africa
- Madagascar
- Antananarivo
- Mahajanga
- South Africa
- Johannesburg
- Knysna
- Western Cape
- White River
- Mozambique
- Chimoio
- Dondo
- Lichinga
- Machava
- Matola
- Mocimboa da Praia
- Nacala
- Pemba Center: Village of Joy
- Zimpeto
Asia
Australia
Europe
Middle East
North America
South America
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)
About 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.
Programs
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.
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.
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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The Poor Teach Us
When we were in Havest School in 2016 I remember hearing Heidi Baker talk about how she learns so much from the poor. I did not have much of a concept of what that would look like, other than seeing their incredible generosity in our time in Mozambique. Over the years I have learned a lot in working wi...
Lord I Believe, Help Me with My Unbelief
Two years ago our team was ministering in a rural area in the countryside here in Bolivia. We had connected with a local tribe and went house to house praying for people. We prayed for one woman in particular who was really sick and as we prayed we realized something terrible had happened to her. She wa...
We Don't Know Who's Ready
In 2020, during the global pandemic, as our daughter was recovering from brain surgery (another testimony for another day), the Lord began to speak to us about buying property and building a ministry base. He said we would be preparing the table for those he would bring. We began walking all the neig...