Proclama (Psalm 96:3)

Since 2014, the Proclama team desires to see churches in Latin America (especially Bolivia) mature and contribute toward the completion of the Great Commission by being a strong gospel witness in their communities and to the ends of the earth. Proclama trains churches to be actively involved in world missions by praying, giving, and sending missionaries to the least reached around the world.

God calls his people from Latin America to take the Gospel of Jesus to the nations, but there are many obstacles. To overcome these obstacles, the Proclama team, consisting of SAM missionaries and local volunteers, diligently assists local churches and Bolivian missionary candidates. They host events to raise awareness and promote prayer for unreached people groups around the world. Additionally, they come alongside missionary candidates and their churches to orient, equip, and accompany them as they work to fulfill their role in world evangelization.

Starting in 2021, Proclama partners with two other ministries to develop and run Ayla, a Missionary Training Center in Santa Cruz, Bolivia.  Ayla focuses on preparing Latin American missionary candidates for service among the least reached people groups. It emphasizes the candidates’ spiritual and emotional health, while also providing practical skills for language acquisition, cultural adaptation, and contextualization of the Gospel. Ayla’s curriculum includes English classes, recognizing the need for Latin American missionaries to effectively serve in multicultural teams where English is the common language.

The Proclama team works with local churches to host events, raise awareness, and train missionaries to effectively proclaim the gospel within their own communities, countries, and to the ends of the Earth. Through discipleship, mentoring, and events that target the local church, Proclama helps make missions possible for South Americans.