Foursquare Missions in CentralAmerica

UNITED STATES, CENTRAL OFFICE
Michael Larkin, Director of Foursquare Missions
	Michael, a former police officer, YMCA Director, Youth pastor, and Administrative Associate Pastor, joined Foursquare Missions as the World Impact Teams Coordinator. After facilitating many teams, he was asked to serve as the FMI Operations Coordinator. In March 2000, he was appointed to his present responsibility as Director of Missions.
PANAMA
Serafin & Alva Contreras, Regional Missionaries
	Serafin was born and raised in Venezuela while Alba is from Colombia. Serafin and Alva pastored in Venezuela for 21 years. In 1990, they were appointed as missionaries to Costa Rica and Nicaragua, where they served for 10 years. In May 2000 they were appointed as missionaries in Panama.

Rolando Hernandez, National President
	Rolando, who graduated from the Arthur F. Edwards Bible Institute in 1977, is also a graduate of the University of Panama with a degree in Business and Management. Rolando has pastored the Foursquare Church of San Miguelito since 1995. In 1998, when the Bible Institute of the Province of Veraguas was inaugurated, he was appointed Director. In January 1998, he was elected President of Foursquare Panama.

COSTA RICA
Mauricio & Maritza Arguijo, National Supervisor
	Mauricio gave his heart to the Lord in 1968. Maritza and her family were saved and baptized at the same time. They grew up in the first Foursquare church established in Costa Rica.

Lewie & Linda Richey, Missionaries
	Both Lewie and Linda were raised by Foursquare missionary parents. Lewie's main missionary focus has been developing strong national leadership. Through his ministry in Bible Training Institutes and In-service Leadership Training seminars, many leaders have been equipped to serve the cause of Jesus Christ. Linda's ministry, on the other hand, has centered upon winning children to Christ along with raising up workers and training them to be more effective in reaching the children of Latin America.

Elias and Elvira Villalobos, National President.
	He has been a pastor and a strong leader of Costa Rica for many years now. Elias has been leader in diferents positions in the National Board of Costa RIca for many years. Throught out the years he's been very helpful to the church and ministry in Costa Rica.
NICARAGUA
Rev. Felix Hernandez, National Supervisor.
	Felix used to be on the Sandinist military crew during the Sadinist Revolution in Nicaragua. For this reason he was held in prison as a political mate for a very long time. During war time he watched his own brother beign shot down by the enemy. One day in jail a Pastor, Juan Mercado, came to visit him and spoke to him about the Lord and gave him a Bible. Sitting there by himself, he acepted Christ as his savior. Not long after, all the prissoners (including Felix) escaped from jail, most of them were shot to death by airplanes, he came out alive. A miracle from God. He was prepared at the Biblical Institute and now he is the National Superviror in Nicaragua.

Rene Lumbi and Maria, National President
	From the day he accepted the Lord brother Lumbi and his wife became strong leaders of the Foursquare Church, they have demosntrated his dedication to the ministry. He has been a pastor for many years, as well as National Treasurer and Supervisor, in which he was relected for a second period. Currently, he is the National President in which he has shown his true potential and love to serve the Lord.
EL SALVADOR
Pablo and Alma Peña, National President
	Pablo and Alma were members of Staff in Hispanic Church of Angelus Temple until June 2003 when HIspanich Church sent them as Associate Missionaries to work in El Salvador. They are Pastor in Angelus Templo in Santa Tecla, El Salvador and Director of Extension ABI in El Salvador. Pablo was appopinted as President of Foursquare Church in El Salvador in the last National Convention.
HONDURAS
Gilberto Mejia, National President
	Gilberto Mejia has been a recognized leader of the Foursquare Church in Honduras. He has been a shepherd of many years and at the moment Shepherd in the Foursquare Church of the Medina District in San Pedro Sula. In the month of January 2005 he was named like President Nacional of the Foursquare Church of Honduras. He has developed the publication of material of Christian Education as much for the Dominical School, like Material of the Biblical Institute. In the hands of Gilberto Mejía is the projection of the Foursquare Church of Honduras in the next years.

Misael Argueñal, National Supervisor
	A faithful Foursquare Pastor for many many years. His church began an amazing growth about 20 yeears ago, now it has around 25,000 members in his main church in San Pedro Sula. Currently Misael is the National Supervisor and President of CICCA (Central American Council of Churches) and member of the Foursquare Global Council. Along with his wife Marielena Argeñal, they have impacted not only Honduras but many other countries in Latin America and the United States.
GUATEMALA
Edwin and Ester Solorzano, National President
	Erwin Solorzano was graduated from the Foursquare Bible Institute of Guatemala . He has been ministering for over 15 year. He was elected as President of Foursquare Guatemala in 2004 and began in his position in January 2005. He is Pastor in the Foursquare Church in San Lorenzo El Cubo near from Antgua.
BELICE
Caleb and Ayda Ortega
	The Foursquare Church of Panama in the month of January of the 2004, sent to planting the Foursquare Church from Belize to the Ortega family. The Ortega family have been Foursquare pastors in Panama by several years. Previously they have lived in Belize by five years, working with JUCUM. Soon they returned to Panama where they integrated themselves to the shepherd service without losing the load by Belize. The Church in San Ignacio, Belize began in zero, without a single believer. After one year has near 100 assistants. God has used to this pair of a very special way. Let us pray by them and its four children. The Church in San Ignacio, Belize is Bilingue. The cults have in English and Spanish.