~CHIRA ISLAND FACTS~

Jorge & Lorena Gamboa

They were called by God in 1994 to leave their native country (Costa Rica) families, home and jobs in order to dedicate their lives to the Lord. They started serving as worship and youth leaders at Lakeside Assembly of God in Spring , Texas, with their three children: Daniel, Catalina and Alejandra.
In 1996 they joined Good News in Bad News Places Ministries and in 1998 they began their own full-time ministry (FREE IN CHRIST) as overseas evangelists preaching the Gospel of Jesus Christ, imparting family seminars and have been in more than 50 countries around the world since they started.

Today they both are ordained ministers, worship leaders, teachers and writers as well. They are well known in different countries of Latin America and United States where their books, manuals and teaching materials are being used as special evangelism tools. They studied and graduated from the University of Costa Rica, Christ for the Nations (Cristo al Mundo) and have different studies in Greek, Spanish, music and orchestra.
The Gamboas participate in local TV programs such as: CELEBRATION at DAYSTAR and "de pareja a pareja" a local marriage TV Program.

They have been working with the Chira Natives since 1998 and their vision for this Island has been developing through the years.

More about Jorge & Lorena More about their Ministry

Mission Statement Our mission is to follow the leading of the Holy Spirit in the evangelizing, discipling, and training of both youth and adults for ministry in their communities and abroad. Vision Our vision is to reach the people of Chira to the knowledge of Jesus Christ. We want to open doors for native people in Chira Island setting them free from bondage and poverty, so they may achieve specific goals. As a division of the evangelistic outreach we have in mind for the island, this blessing is going to enforce our objectives. Is our desire to build and plant God's kingdom.

Purpose The purpose of FICMI Missions Training Center and Youth Camp is helping future missionaries draw nearer to God and develop greater converting power for the completion of World Evangelization, so that more will accept the gospel, and come unto Him, in an atmosphere of love, trust, confidence, and respect. Our main purpose is to go and make Disciples of Christ who will influence the world for Christ. F.I.C.M.I is dedicated to rising up long-term laborers to take the Gospel to all nations. "And I pray that you, being rooted and established in love, may have power, together with all the saints, to grasp how wide and long and high and deep is the love of Christ, and to know this love that surpasses knowledge-that you may be filled to the measure of all the fullness of God." (Ephesians 3:17-19) Objectives "Declare His glory among the nations. His marvelous deeds among all people." (Psalm 96:3)"For the perfecting of the Saints, for the work of the Ministry, for the edifying of the body of Christ." (Ephesians 4:12) Our main goal is the souls. It is all about them, not about us. And in order to fulfill this goal, we have set some objectives: 1. Training Christian Workers, Ministries, Missionaries and Evangelist for the Service, organizing programs to prepare and mobilize missionaries, including: · Missionary trainers · Short-term mission trips · Un-reached people group evangelization coordinators 2. Writing, editing, publishing and distributing missionary training materials 3. Helping those in need: Homeless, fatherless, widows and those who have not come into the knowledge of Jesus Christ as Lord and Savior. 4. Teaching peoples how to apply the Word of God into their lives so that they may in turn teach others. 5. Bringing to the community an uniquely evidence of the Holy Spirit (according to the book of Acts) and a perspective with an emphasis on the person and the work of Christ and the gifts, fruit and anointing of the Holy Spirit. 6. Helping Churches adopt un-reached people 7. Facilitating a network of missionary trainers who prepare missionaries for Church Multiplication among un-reached people.