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Juventino and Ligia Martinez

Juventino and Ligia Martinez

Church Planting and Leadership Development - Honduras
Central America
International

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FIELD
Juventino is the President of the Baptist Pastors Association in Colón which oversees 26 churches. He is dedicated to planting new churches in needy areas of Honduras.

Missions Door appointed Juventino as the Regional Director of the Honduran Extension Bible Institute under the supervision of Pastor Humberto Del Arca in 2006 over the Colón area.

As Regional Director, he oversees and represents the Conservative Baptist churches of his region, and promotes the vision to plant new churches using the principles of church-planting-by-extension—recruiting, discipling and training church planters.

FAITH
Juventino was born in a Christian home where his father was a pastor. He accepted Christ as his Savior in 1977 at the age of 12.

His wife, Ligia, accepted the Lord in 1987. After her conversion, Ligia began helping her church with administrative tasks. She also has been President of the Women's Ministry since 1995.

FAMILY
Juventino married Ligia in 1989, after pastoring Iglesia Bautista Conservadora in Zamora alone for three years. They have three children: Ony, Gessy and Leví. His entire family is dedicated to the work of the ministry.