Here I Am...

In 1996, Jaime Useche began a humble ministry in the small, isolated town of Leticia, deep in the Columbian Amazon. Called by a desire to serve the people who so generously helped his family to survive when he was a small child, Jaime, along with his wife Lori and their two children began YWAM Leticia with a single small Pastor's conference and evangelistic crusade.  Since then the mission has grown to include discipleship training, community development, a number of mercy missions and the Amazon Ministries International.

In these few pages we hope that you will find the inspiration to join us in this joyous mission of service and life.  Read about when Jaime taught that very first Pastor's conference, he realized that many of the pastors had no Bibles.  How these men would travel several days by river just to find someone with a Bible so that they could copy sections by hand and then return to their own villages to study and teach.  How Jaime became determined to see that not only did every pastor have a bible, but that they could supply Bibles to the members of their communities.  The Bible mission was born and in the past ten years over 160,000 Bibles have been distributed to the people across this region.

Learn about our missions of Mercy.  Doctors, Dentists, Nurses and engineers who travel with us each year to Leticia, and then by small boat to the far tributaries of the Amazon delivering much needed medical, nutritional and technical aid.  Learn about our Boat Mission, the lifeline of our outreach to these remote areas.  Follow our Pastor's conferences and the wonderful youth of YWAM where we train those who will continue to reach out and share the Word and ministry with others.  And learn how you can become part of this joyous mission.  Through your prayers, your support and your time.