YWAM Leticia · Amazon
From the heartof the Amazonto the nations
A missionary family from many nations that lives and serves on the Amazon frontier to know God and make Him known.
Our purpose
Bringing the Kingdom of God, uniting the Body of Christ to disciple the nations.
About YWAM Leticia
Since the year 2000, families from different nations have lived and served together on the Amazon’s tri-border region. We reach every community by river with the gospel, the Bible in their own language and the training for their own leaders to carry the work forward.
Get to know usOur bases
From the city to the rainforest
Live the Amazon
Here the jungle isn’t visited: it’s lived.
- No roads in: only by air or river
- Three countries, one step
- Since the year 2000
What we do
- Evangelism
- Church planting
- Holistic discipleship
- Bible distribution
- Pastors conferences
- Children’s ministries
- School for pastors
- Oral Bible translation
- Medical brigades
Ministries
Where we serve
01Riverside communities
Evangelism, church planting and building, and holistic discipleship in communities along the river.
02Explosion Ministry
Pastors conferences, evangelistic crusades, Bible distribution and children’s ministries.
03Eradicating Bible poverty
Bible distribution, discipleship and Bible education programs.
04Kings Kids
Children and teenagers discovering God’s love through art, play and discipleship, together with their families.
05OBT
Oral Bible translation: God’s Word in the heart language of every people.
06Medical brigades
One week a year of free medical care and the gospel in a different community.
Churches across the tri-border region
Reach
116Churches planted and built in the tri-border region
Schools & training
Trained to go
- 01DTSDiscipleship Training School
- 02EMISchool of Missions for Indigenous Peoples
- 03OBTOral Bible Translation
- 04Pastors’ seminarsThrough the seminars, the JUCUM Leticia base trains the pastors of Indigenous communities: it gives them new tools and strengthens their skills to share the Kingdom of God. They are held within each activity, such as the medical brigades and Explosión, and at other times of the year, at the base and in the communities themselves.
“Dare to live what God dreamed for you.”
DTS · Discipleship Training School
Your first step into YWAM
The DTS is an intensive program of about 5 to 6 months that combines teaching, community and mission. A time to know God deeply, discover your calling and live your faith for real.
- On the border with Brazil and Peru
- Cultural diversity
- Missionary experience
- Family life
How it works
- 3 monthsTheory phase
- 2 monthsPractical phase
Stories
Stories born in the Amazon
People who committed to go.
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Gallery
The mission in pictures
Faces, rivers, communities and Bibles in new hands. This is what God is doing in the Amazon, photo by photo.
CommunitiesUnited communities
CommunitiesPraying at night
The territoryThree borders
The WordBaptisms in the river- The territoryThe great river
CommunitiesIndigenous voices
Crusades & gatheringsBibles held high
Crusades & gatheringsWorship under the night sky
The WordThe Word in their hands
The WordBibles by river
Crusades & gatheringsA night under the stars
+119more photos
Get involved
What about you? Would you take the next step?
- 01PraySustain the mission from wherever you are: your prayer reaches the farthest community on the river.
- 02ServeYour gifts have a place here: health, music, cooking, building, teaching… Put what you know how to do at the service of others.
- 03ComeCome and live the mission: serve alongside the team, sail to the communities and discover the Amazon up close.
- 04SupportYour support keeps the boat on the river, the base standing and leaders in training.
What if your next adventure were serving in the Amazon?
Medical brigades, trips to Indigenous communities, support at the base: there is a place for you. It all starts with a conversation; write to us and we will walk with you every step of the way.
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Want to learn more, study, serve, come or support? Write to us through the channel you prefer.
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