FUTURE LOCATIONS

From March 10-20, 2023, Pastor Jared and Pastor Leo (Petra Colombia) and four of their sons, who are each training for full time ministry, are headed to Argentina and Uruguay on a Vision trip. Please watch the short video above to learn more about the spiritual need in Buenos Aires, Argentina and Montevideo, Uruguay. These are two of the cities where we are praying for future Christ-centered church plants through Petra International as the Gospel is desperately needed in both locations.

Buenos Aires, Argentina is one of the world’s largest urban areas, with a population of 15.5 million, but the gospel has not reached the majority who live there. It also has one of the world’s largest Jewish communities that is largely unreached with the truth of Christ, the cultured upper class has been mostly closed off to the gospel, and there are over 500,000 slum dwellers, homeless and street kids. 

Over half of the 1.2 million university students in Argentina reside in Buenos Aires, and there is very little witness among them. Argentina has a population of over 45 million, with less than 10 percent of the population identifying as evangelical Christians. A Christ-centered church is needed in the city, along with leadership training to ensure that the Word of God is taught accurately and new believers can be discipled to maturity in the faith.

Santiago is the capitol and largest city to Chile with a population of 6.9 million people. Catholicism was introduced in the country in the 16th century by Spanish colonists and Protestantism in the 19th century by German Lutheran immigrants, but there is a large need for sound doctrine and true Christ-centered churches, as there are very few born again believers. As the country became a democracy after years under the oppressive Pinochet’s military dictatorship, Chile has become known as one of the most progressive countries in South America, but also one that is in dire need of the truth of the gospel.