Stories from the Americas

José and Janet live in Renca, a disadvantaged area of Santiago, Chile. The Christens work in Renca alongside Chilean believers, offering hope to these children and others like them

Four decades of civil war have led to desperate poverty, extreme injustice and immense hardship. Nevertheless, the church has grown and now Christian writer's workshops are bearing fruit

Francisco Neto was five years old when he started working on his father’s small farm in poverty-stricken north east Brazil

How a prison ministry is transforming lives in Bolivia

The idea for a coffee house/student centre in Loja, Ecuador, grew out of SIM-er Colin Bakon's work with university students.

Working to bring the love of Christ to Mexico City's street children

This conservation initiative in highly urbanised Lima demonstrates God's love for all creation.

Local church family initiative to help children at risk in Costa Rica

The value of play for some of Paraguay's poorest children

The difference a clinic can make to a needy community in Ecuador