This trend also reflects the youthfulness of the Latin-American movement. It's a fresher, younger movement, more adaptable to some of the situations they may be facing in the less-reached areas of the world. For instance, the same ratio of cross-cultural workers, around 6 percent, leave missionary service due to conflicts with colleagues. The leading reason both stay long-term is their clear sense of call, according to the study. Limpic's research turned up noteworthy traits about the deployment of Latin-American missionaries.
Brazil is the largest sending nation, accounting for more than half of cross-cultural workers.
It is also the largest receiving nation, with 520 Latin missionaries working within its borders, many among tribal peoples in the Amazon basin. Taylor of World Evangelical Fellowship believes traditional sending countries should take the rise in Latin-American missions seriously. Latin missionaries see their role as complementing, rather than replacing, missionaries from other parts of the evangelical world. We are living in a time when Anglo-Saxon organizations must retrench. Amado says prayer is undergirding the outreach.