Mission

       Trips   

Luke 10:2 "...Pray the Lord of the harvest will send forth laborers..."   

Are you longing to share the gospel of Jesus Christ with someone in a different country?  Do you long to show Christ's love to the homeless and hungry?  Would you like the challenge of learning a foreign language, eating culturally different foods, experiencing life in a new environment?  If so, then short term missions may be for you. 

Ambassadors For Christ Ministries (AFCM) is a ministry that reaches the lost and dying souls of Venezuela, South America.  We reach out to the needy and the homeless; the ones that society has forgotten.  Our focus is to the street children of Venezuela.  AFCM is in the process of building homes for the street children of Valencia, Venezuela.  AFCM is seeking volunteers to do short term mission trips to Valencia, Venezuela.  We need teams of 8 - 15 people, willing to stay a minimum of 10 days.  Also, we need individuals who are willing to join an existing team. 

The Venezuelan Flag

The flag of Venezuela dates from 1811, the beginning of that nation's struggle for independence. The basic design includes a horizontal tricolor of yellow, blue, and red. Further modifications have involved a set of stars at the centre, and a coat of arms at the upper-left corner.

Original flag

The flag is the one primarily adopted by the National Congress of 1811, consisting of three equal horizontal stripes. This original design was by Francisco de Miranda, who on March 12, 1806 hoisted a flag with three stripes, yellow, blue, and red, on his ship headed to the Venezuelan port of Coro on his second attempt to initiate an independence movement (Previously, in Venezuela the Flag Day was celebrated in March 12, until August 3, 2006).

The yellow band stands for the wealth of the land, the blue for courage, and the red for the independence from Spain. Flag Day is celebrated in Venezuela on August 3 since 2006, in honor of the disembarkation of Francisco de Miranda in La Vela de Coro, 1806.

This format has remained largely unchanged since 1811, but underwent several modifications in the 19th and early 20th centuries as regards the stars and the Coat of Arms.  For more information and/or to continue reading this article, click on the following link:  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flag_of_Venezuela Location Information

Location Description:

Venezuela, officially the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela, is a country on the northern coast of South America. Comprising a continental mainland and numerous islands in the Caribbean Sea, Venezuela borders Guyana to the east, Brazil to the south, and Colombia to the west. Trinidad and Tobago, Barbados, Curacao, Bonaire, Aruba, and the Leeward Antilles lie just north, off the Venezuelan coast. Falling within the tropics, Venezuela sits close to the Equator, in the Northern Hemisphere.
Geographical information about Venezuela

Weather:
When it's spring and summer in the U.S., it's winter in Venezuela. Winter is characterized by the rainy season.  During the fall and winter in the States it is summer in Venezuela.  Summer is especially dry, usually there is no rain fall for at least 4 months! Because Venezuela is 7 degrees from the equator, the temperatures, the time of sunrise and sunset are all constant.  In Valencia the average temperature is 88 degrees. 

 Culture/Religion:

Some 60% of the estimated 27,483,200 Venezuelans are mestizo (mixed white, African, and Amerindian ancestry); another 29% are white, mostly of Spanish, Italian, German, and Portuguese stock. Other important minority groups include Afro-Venezuelans (8%), who are mostly the descendents of imported slaves, and Asians (2%), who are of predominantly Arab and Chinese descent. Only 1% of Venezuelans are Amerindian.

Venezuela's heritage, art, and culture has been heavily influenced by its Latin American context. These elements extend to its historic buildings, architecture,^[31] art,^[32] landscape, boundaries, and monuments. Venezuelan culture has been shaped by indigenous, Spanish, and African influences dating as early as the colonial period.

Venezuelan's official language is Spanish.  Architecture of the Spanish colonial period, a fusion of Spanish and Indian forms, is called Creole. Indigenous influence is very evident in art.

The primary religion in Venezuela is Roman Catholic (96%). However, it is estimated that only 4% practice faithfully

Venezuela is a republic governed by a 1999 constitution. The Venezuelan President is elected by vote, with direct and universal suffrage, and functions as both head of state and head of government.

The petroleum sector dominates Venezuela's mixed economy, accounting for roughly a third of GDP, around 80% of exports, and more than half of government revenues. The currency is the Venezuelan Bolivar. (wikipedia.org)

Population:
27,483,200  (2007 est.)
(en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Demographics_of_Venezuela)

Poverty Rate:
37% of Venezuelans live in poverty.
(en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Demographics_of_Venezuela)
 

Literacy Rate:
91.1% of Venezuelans age 15 and over can read and write.
(www.worldfactsandfigures.com/literacy.php)
 

Average Annual Income:
$2,400 U.S. (World Bank, 2007)