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News that the missionari
Guatemala are returning to the
States because of increasing viola
raised questions concerning the |
situation and future of the chun
Christ in all of Central America. 1
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tral America and perhaps some in
to what may be expected within tl
few years.
Guatemala has been one of the m
cessful missionary efforts of chin
Christ in the 20th century, accon
many missionary spokesmen. Dan
missions professor at Abilene Q
University and a former missiu
Central America, says ths
Guatemalan brethren have morel
congregations with 3,000 faithful]
tians. Nearly all of the North As
missionaries will be leaving Gd
within the new few weeks.
Larry White, former missionan
Salvador, reports that the chuni
Salvador grew from 57 congregd
1979 to about 100 at present. Total ■
ship increased from 2,000 to 6,008
this twp-year period when the a
were working without the aid d
American missionaries.
Honduras has a relatively
political situation, according to N
Clung, a missionary in Costa Rici
are 17 congregations with abd
Christians. Coker, who started the!
the capital city, said that there d
missionary families in Honduras. I
Nicaragua's churches of CM
thriving in spite of political id
Even though there has never bed
time North American missionary!
country, there are presently 13 cd
tions with a membership of 7001
There is no persecution against the!
in Nicaragua, but there are growd
that communism is increasing in d
Ron McClung believes that d
sionaries in Costa Rica still have!
years to work before a revolution!
One of the missionaries there d
although the country is stable pod
* ‘corruption and inflation are tenij
provide an open door fur the entd
communism unless something i»|
improve the economic situation. fl
available figures for the churcbj
Rica are from 1979 and show di
gregations with 225 Christians Tfl
sionary families work in Costa Hi
Bob Bryson, long-time worker fl
of Panama, says that the churdfl
ing so fast in that country that itj
impossible to keep up with the adfl
Christians and new churches J
now over 50 congregations
faithful members. Even though tj
ly one full-time American misR
Panama, Bryson predicts thattkj
of Christians in Panama will qu»^
1990. J
Is there cause for concern sj
ches of Christ in Central AmerJ
future of the work can be ee
terms of what has happe ■
Salvador, Nicaragua and rj
through the work of Central^
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Norton, Howard W. The Christian Chronicle (Oklahoma City, Okla.), Vol. 38, No. 4, Ed. 1 Tuesday, December 1, 1981, newspaper, December 1, 1981; Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1308094/m1/7/: accessed June 8, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Abilene Christian University Library.