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Enrique & Becky Fernandez

ProMETATraining Christian leaders around the world

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And the things you have heard me say in the presence of many wit-

nesses entrust to reliable men who will also be qualified to teach oth-

ers. (2 Ti. 2:2)

These words from Paul to Timothy animate our vision in ProMETA, as

we ponder about the need of more than 800,000 qualified leaders that

the church in Latin America needs to do the Lords ministry. If we think

about the needs of Spanish speaking churches around the world, that

number increases significantly.

That is why we want to share with you our joy of seeing the first gradu-ates of our programs.

Also, we praise the Lord for the significant role you have played to

bring us to this point. Certainly, your prayers and support have empow-

ered us to teach those whom the Lord is using to lead his church around

the world.

Last April 30, we graduated the first group of stu-

dents. These are students whove been trained over

the internet and, therefore, some of them couldnt

be present in person in Costa Rica. For that reason,

we had a virtual graduation that people could

watch online around the world.

As we had planned, while we were graduating

Costa Rican students live, two students were par-

ticipating of the ceremony, watching it on big

screens at a church and at a home. During the ac-tual time when we presenting their diplomas to our

students in Costa Rica, a local Christian leader was

presenting the diplomas to students in Venezuela.

In the pictures below, we want to share with you

the precious moments of our graduation. Enjoy!

For several months we won-

dered about the idea of having

a virtual graduation. We had-

nt heard of such a thing done

in Latin America. However,

Henry Happ, our Director of

Technology, was very confi-

dent that it was possible. Here

he is with Ben Duggan check-

ing the last minute details.

Alexander, a

graduate, how-

ever, was won-

dering how

things weregoing to turn

out.

As usual, Becky was very confident that

the Lord would oversee the process, so

she took care of some of the details.

Our ceremony was held against the back-

drop of flags representing our dream of

training Hispanic Christian leaders around

the world.


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Samuels family and friends got together to watch his

graduation, simultaneously with the ceremony in Costa Rica.

Samuel received his diploma for his Master in Contextual-

ized Biblical Theology from Rev. Danny Carpenter.

Alexander is Church Relations Coordinator of Viva for Latin

America and the Caribean. In this position, Alexander is able

to influence the way organizations develope and implement

programs to serve children at risk in the continent. He has

writen two books on the subject. Alexander received a Certifi-cate in Postgrade Studies.

Guido is pastor ofIglesia Manantial de Vida, in Alajuela,

Costa Rica. He has also been a professor and lecturer among

churches in his denomination. He was one of the first stu-

dents enrolled in our programs, and provided useful insights

as we designed our curriculum. Guido received a Master inContextualized Biblical Theology.

Mario is pastor ofComunidad Cristiana EFC in el Limn,

Venezuela. His dream is to train and equip leaders within the

Evangelical Free Church of Venezuela, and other churches,

with an accesible Bible program at different levels.

Marios family and church members got together to watch

and celebrate his graduation. Mario received his diploma for

his Master in Christian Leadership from Professor Custodio

Lpez.

A PICTORIAL PRESENTATION OF DIPLOMAS

Samuel Marcano is pastor ofIglesia Evanglica Dios es Amor.

He has been professor and academic dean of Seminario Las

Delicias. Samuel is also a member of a research group that

seeks to produce biblical resources for Asociacion de Iglesias

Evangelicas del Oriente (ASIGEO). He is also Coordinator of

Christian Education for his denomination.


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Working together to serve the Lord...

Our team members present at the graduation.

We praise the Lord for giving us a great team!

Every one is passionate about his or her re-

sponsibilities, and all of us are committed to

glorifying God in what we do. In this picture

we see (from left to right, back to front):

Mervin B., Ted K., Mario B., Marcette H.,

Keith A., Judy M., Henry H., Judy A.,

Since ProMETA teaches completely online,

not every professor lives in Costa Rica. Forthis reason, at this graduation, we had only six

professors present in person. However, the rest

of our faculty was able to watch it online, and

rejoice with us as we remembered the process

the Lord has brought us through since we

started praying and dreaming about this day.

We in ProMETA recognize that it has only

been because Gods grace that weve come to

this point. We also recognize the significant

role you have played, empowering us to fulfill

the Lords call in our lives.

As we reflect back to the early 90s,

when some members of our team

started dreaming about a training

venue for leaders in Latin America,

little did we realized then, that the

Lord already had ProMETA in mind.

We look forward to what He will

continue doing in the future, as we

train and equip a new generation of

leaders, that he will use to strengthen

His church .

We pray for these leaders to proclaim

the lordship of Christ everywhere

around the world.

Quique with Guido, they enjoyed working

together when Guido was his student.

Becky has been instrumental

in ProMETAs ministry.

In case you missed seeing the graduation online, here are a couple of videos and pictures! Enjoy!

http://www.pro-meta.org/fotos-de-la-graduacion/

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