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ABOUT LATIN PARTNERS Latin Americans can make a tremendous contribution to the church in Britain and Ireland. Their Christian life has developed in an atmosphere of vibrant faith and love, enthusiastic worship, spontaneous evangelism and expectation of church growth. Those who take their faith seriously have good doctrinal teaching and live a sincere devotional life, with a strong emphasis on intercession and the ideal of living a life that is morally distinct. As our society becomes more secular we increasingly need to communicate our faith effectively within the context of our relationships. Latin Americans find personal evangelism much more natural than many in our UK churches. In Latin Partners' our experience Latin Americans find considerable rapport with Asians. Apart from their physical appearance, political neutrality and common experience of being non-white, there is a lot of common ground in their respective cultures, such as the value given to the extended family. Latin Partners is the part of Latin Link that provides mission opportunities for Latin Americans in Britain. Some of the team members are working in long-term ministry in the UK with ethnic minorities and others are here for 6 months to 2 years of practical training, experience and improvement in fluency in English before they move on to long-term ministry in another country. We don’t set up our own teams, we place selected people within the ministry teams of local churches. WHAT KIND OF PEOPLE LATIN PARTNERS CAN OFFER YOU We focus on helping people who have already had a considerable Bible training, missionary training and ministry experience in their own country. Most of the people we help have already been accepted as missionaries by recognised mission sending agencies in their own country, such as their own denomination’s mission department or an international agency such as WEC. Those who haven’t, go through Latin Link’s acceptance process. Most are over the age of 30. Although most Latin Americans have experience in evangelism, many feel the need for further specialised experience in evangelistic work among people from other cultures. Britain's multi-cultural society provides an excellent training ground. Many also feel the need for a time of immersion to improve their fluency in English before moving on. What better way for your church to build a link with a church overseas than by receiving, caring for and contributing to the worker whom they have sent. WHAT LATIN PARTNERS LOOKS FOR IN A RECEIVING CHURCH · A welcoming and caring church fellowship which values workers from another culture, respects their professional training and strengths and seeks to understand their difficulties. · Provision of accommodation. This might be board and lodging with a church family or in inexpensive rented accommodation. Some Latins can raise financial support that is adequate to cover their accommodation costs in Britain and Ireland. · Appropriate opportunities for ministry, with supervision. · Designated local pastoral care and line management. Latin Partners will supervise at a distance. · Co-operation in providing the documentation necessary for visa applications. · Co-operation in locating (where necessary) English classes at the appropriate level. · Help for us to draw up a realistic budget. · Registration (of children) in suitable local school(s) if necessary. · Local orientation e.g. transport, banks, registration with a doctor and dentist. WHAT LATIN PARTNERS PROVIDES · Contact with Latin American churches and mission agencies in the recruitment of suitable personnel. · Placement of candidates with appropriate churches · A realistic budget to the candidate and sending church · Supervision of the visa application process · Reception and initial orientation · Support in supervision and pastoral care in Portuguese or Spanish; · Links with other Latin Americans. WHAT LATIN PARTNERS CHARGES Ø A flat-rate charge to each church of £100 for each placement. This is to help cover administration, costs of visa applications and on-going pastoral care visits. Ø A similar flat-rate charge of $100 will be made to Latin missionaries taking advantage of our placements. Read our objectives Read the Basis of Faith of Latin Link