There are 500,000 evangelical churches in Latin America, but only 6% of Latino congregations are involved in missions. As executive director of COMHINA, and in his previous work with Operation Mobilization Latin America, Brother Julio wants to increase that percentage! He desires to bring about collaboration between churches and missionary organizations to equip and send out Latino missionaries.

Listen for the story of Julio's own call to missions while living and working in Japan, and how he returned to Brazil and ended up working with and training workers for OM.

Hear also how God eventually called Julio and his family to the United States to inspire and commission Spanish-speakers for international cross cultural gospel work through COMHINA, a network of churches and mission organizations. He says that as Latinos are trained and informed about unreached people groups who've never heard about Christ, they encounter God and ready to go on mission for Him.

Julio has sent many to be witnesses in restricted nations and hostile areas. Listen for the story of how one man used soccer to open doors for ministry in Afghanistan, and how a church leader in Iran told Julio not to feel sorry for persecuted Christians.

As Julio sends workers to the harvest, persecution is a reality. "If people pass through those situations," he says, "they will experience God's grace in ways that we cannot even train someone on." Living for Christ in restricted and hostile nations comes with risks, yet the grace of God is ever present with the persecuted church.

You can learn more about Julio's work sending out Spanish-speaking mission workers at the web sites for COMHINA and COMIBAM.

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