Either extreme truncates the word of God and the model of Christ. International partnerships All over the world, we need to work harder to develop solid international missionary churches and movements. This will require unique partnerships with European and North American missionaries. Actually, the Latin American missionary movement is just one part of a worldwide movement that claims at least 36,000 missionaries from Asia, Africa, Latin America, and Oceania. It is a young movement, with young people, young pastors, and young professionals leading the pack.
Resistance comes from some older pastors and even some older missionaries.
It covers the entire continent. Brazil leads with 57 agencies and some 2,040 missionaries, followed by Mexico, Colombia, Peru, and Guatemala. There are some 150 Latin agencies with 3,000-plus missionaries. It is long on zeal and passion, but short on foundational reflection. Latin Americans' emotions are not strong enough to carry them through the long, arduous, cross-cultural labor and spiritual battles.