Where we work
Facts about Colombia
Area: 1.1 million km.sq
Climate: Varies from cool to hot, according to altitude
Capital: Bogotá
Currency: Colombian Peso
People: 58& Mixed Race, 20% European Descent, 18% Afro-Colombian, 4% Indigenous
Official Language: Spanish
Religion: 95% Christian (17% Evangelical), 5% Other Faiths/None
Geography and climate
Politics and economics
People and society
Religion and the church
Latin Link's work in Colombia
Meet our team in Colombia
Ramiro Mejia lives in Aguadulce-Almería, where he serves in his local church: Ministerio Casa de Oración (House of Prayer Ministry). He coordinates the church’s discipleship programme, trains leaders and leads
Pipe and Abi Figueroa, with their daughters Chloe and Gabriela, moved from Bogotá to the U.K. in January 2021. They are serving as pioneers to develop a youth ministry in
Manuel Reaño and Patricia Cuellar de Reaño
Manuel Reaño and Patricia Cuellar de Reaño have been serving in Colombia since 1999. Patty is a family therapist and works with Vínculo (Link), a Christian Family Counselling Centre. Manuel
Carmen Gallego is the coordinator of short-term missions in her church El Redil del Poblado (The Village Fold) in Medellín. She is the Director of Vínculo (Link), a Christian Family
Paola Innocente is based in Bogot . She works in Hogar Feliz (Happy Home), a programme for strengthening families with Deaf and Deafblind children across Colombia. Hopefully after the Covid ‘brake’
Santi and Diana Benavides, with Majo and Santi Jr., are serving as a family with a church in Toronto, Canada, in partnership with Latin American Mission (LAM). They are involved
Ian and Juliana Horne, with their teenage sons Andreas and Daniel, live in Bogotá, serving in outreach to Venezuelan migrants and other marginalised groups, with the Mennonite Church. Ian is
Miriam Hernandez returns to Cuba in January to complete her second year of Stride by August. She works as a counsellor and teacher in a local church in central Cuba,
Mission opportunities in Colombia
To find out more about mission in Colombia, please browse our opportunities or contact us.
Care and Social Action
Colombia, Bogotá
Work with Venezuelan migrant children in a poor area at the south of Bogotá in a nursery. Puedes trabajar con hijos de migrantes venezolanos en un area de escasos recursos
Care and Social Action
Colombia, Bogotá
Work with a foundation that shares the gospel with kids and young people through sports and camps in a poor area in the south of Bogotá. Puedes trabajar con una
Care and Social Action
Colombia, Bogotá
Work with kids from a depraved area in Bogotá whose parents are in jail or are exprisioners without work. Puedes trabajar con hijos de expresidiarios o presos en un area
Church development
Colombia, Bogotá
Work as part of a church planting team in a poor area in the south of Bogotá, in a community that includes many internally displaced Colombians and Venezuelan migrants. Se
Other
Colombia, Bogota
The project works with some of the main universities in Bogota with groups of students running discipleship programmes. They run bible studies, retreats and training for students and young professionals.
Care and Social Action
Colombia, Bogota
This project works in an urban area in the central part of Bogota where there is a lot of social problems related to drug use, social deprivation, prostitution and abuse
Education and Training
Colombia, Bogota
This school is specifically designed for deaf children and the education is geared towards helping them learn and engage with wider society. The school is part of a wider Christian
Care and Social Action
Colombia, Bogota
A community project primarily for children and young people although also working with the women and local families in a deprived neighbourhood on the outskirts of the Colombian capital. The
Education and Training
Colombia, Bogota
The school is based in the mountainside on the edge of Bogota in a poor neighbourhood where unemployment and access to services is low. The quality of education in the
Evangelism
Colombia, Medellin
Be part of a outreach team establishing a new church as part of the Redil group of churches in an urban neighbourhood of Medellin, Colombia´s 2nd city. The work would