Gustavo Ramos

Ministry Focus

Gustavo is convinced that one of the most wonderful mandates in Scripture is to go, but more than going, he believes that the greatest joy for every missionary is to be able to develop disciples for the advancement of the kingdom of heaven. Gustavo believes that Missions Door is a very timely place to develop this mandate given by Christ Himself to each believer. It is about reaching those who do not know Christ and guiding them so they can grow in the knowledge of His Word.

Currently, Gustavo serves as director at the Lenca Bible Institute, where pastors undergo training in the indigenous area of Intibuca. Lenca Bible Institute not only trains pastors, but also equips future leaders to help their local churches. At the same time, Gustavo is pastoring a small congregation in the city where he lives.

His short-term project is to be able to work in the city of Yamaranguila, creating an academy that offers boys and girls the opportunity to play soccer, learn a musical instrument, and learn English. This desire stems from two reasons: first, he wishes to bring the gospel to the next generation and have a broader impact on the community; second, to provide an outlet for children who often end up falling into the vice of alcohol (the biggest problem among Lenca men is drunkenness), and for the girls, who often become mothers at 12–15 years old. Gustavo would like to show them Christ as a true source that changes and transforms lives. All of this would be done with the help of the local church, missionaries, and donors.

Faith Story

When he was 12 years old, he had the opportunity to attend a family gathering where the gospel was being preached. Gustavo didn’t intend to be at that meeting—his only goal was to get one of my friends out of there so we could go play, but God had other plans. He received the Lord at the end of that meeting; however, he is sure that he was brought to conviction of his sin a year later when he began the process of being baptized. That was when Gustavo had a clear vision that he is a sinner and that Christ is his Savior, so his only solution was to fully surrender to Christ.

Since the age of 15, he has served by bringing the gospel to the communities in the city where he lived in El Salvador. Gustavo finished his university studies in 2019 and was living as a nominal believer until about four years ago, when he understood God’s calling to serve Him in a different way. That was when he decided to come to seminary in Honduras (SEPE). In his first year, he had the chance to visit La Esperanza and the church where missionary Erick Sánchez and Pastor Jacinto serve. Gustavo developed a beautiful friendship with them, and over time they encouraged him to consider this area as a good place to serve.

Two years ago, Gustavo decided to move completely to Honduras and began serving as a member in Monte de Sion Baptist Church. At the same time, he also began serving as a volunteer at the PTC children's home in Yamaranguila. Gustavo believes that God greatly used that place to bring conviction to his life that this is the place where he should serve Christ. Little by little, he became involved in the work of Lenca Missions and directly joined the ministry as a member of Lenca Missions. It is through Pastor Erick that God has brought him to Missions Door.

Family

Gustavo is single and does not have children. He is from El Salvador and is 29 years old. He really enjoys mountain climbing, reading, listening to music, and teaching others.

Education

Currently, he is about to finish his Masters of Divinity at the Seminary for Expository Preaching (SEPE), a TMS school in the city of Siguatepeque, Honduras.

In 2019, Gustavo graduated with a Bachelor’s Degree in Public Accounting from the Catholic University of El Salvador in the city of Santa Ana.