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May 2025

News from Erin Mackenzie
Serving the Lord in Latin America & the Caribbean

I loved the bright colors in this mural, spotted in Puerto Plata in April. Can you identify the crop pictured? Keep scrolling for the answer. 

In this issue:

  • ¿De dónde son?
  • Trash talking
  • Pastoral formation and missiology, oh my!
  • Recent spectacular sky photos (it stops raining occasionally in May)

Is God calling you to GO? Browse short- and long-term service opportunities around the world here

Thank you for your prayers and support!

To give by phone, call Steve, Sonya or Gary at Mission Central
OR
text LCMSMACKENZIE to 41-444.

To donate by check, please make the check payable to The Lutheran Church–Missouri Synod, and write “Mackenzie/Latin America” on the memo line. Mail to
Mission Central
40718 Highway E 16
Mapleton, IA 51034

If you guessed cacao, you’re right! I recently introduced DR Volunteer Coordinator Dana to my go-to chocolate factory just outside Santiago as a part of her on-the-job training, and I’m looking forward to accompanying a Belize volunteer team to one of many chocolate factories there later this month. 

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