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South America
God is moving across South America
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NIGERIA
Killings, kidnappings, and ransom demands targeting pastors and church leaders
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SOMALIA
El-Shabaab sends soldiers door to door looking for Christian converts.
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SUDAN
Churches seized as military installations since the Civil War began
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ERITREA
Forced displacement of Christian farming communities
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LIBYA
Islamic insurgents burn family homes of suspected Christians
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The State of Missions in South America
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438M
POPULATION
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395M
CHRISTIANS
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82.8M
EVANGELICALS
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111
UNREACHED
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450
LANGUAGES
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14
COUNTRIES
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A History of God's Faithfulness in South America
From the earliest missionaries who crossed oceans with little more than faith and a Bible, to the vibrant South American church of today, the story of Christianity on this continent is one of courage, sacrifice, and God’s unfailing faithfulness.
Generation after generation, believers have planted churches, translated Scripture, raised up leaders, and carried the Gospel into places once thought unreachable. What began as a seed sown by outsiders has grown into a harvest led by South Americans themselves.
This is not just history—it is an ongoing story of a God who keeps His promises and a people who continue to hold the rope for the next generation.
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Early Beginnings
Early missionaries arrived with the Gospel, Scripture, and a call to plant churches across South America.
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1900s
Churches, schools, and Bible translation expanded as mission work took root among many peoples.
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Independence Era
The church continued to grow, and local leaders took greater responsibility for witness and discipleship.
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Modern Movement
A new wave of missions focuses on unreached people groups, cities, and partnership with national churches.
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Today
South Americans are taking the Gospel across South America and to the nations.
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