Uruguay
Uruguay is located between Brazil and Argentina on the east bank of the River Plate estuary, with a population of over 3,340,000. Over half of the people of Uruguay (176,215 sq.km.) live in Montevideo, the capital city. The official language is Spanish with a literacy rate of over 97 percent. Uruguay was formerly a colony of Spain before gaining its independence in 1828. Since 1918 there has been a strong separation of church and state with no legal preference given to any religion. Religion does not play a strong part in the lives of most Uruguayans.
The first Grace Ministries International missionaries to Uruguay were Arnie and Sally Selfors who began the ministry in 1982. In the late 1990s GMI turned over the ministries to the national Grace Bible Church of Uruguay and has had no missionary presence since yet continues to work closely with the national church.
Talo Vergara, a member of the church, graduated from Grace Bible College in Grand Rapids, MI in 2004 and is serving as a missionary in Bolivia under GMI. The Lord has provided strong leaders for the church. For more information go to www.ibgu.com.
After completing a year of studies toward her master's degree in women's ministries, Ricki Anne Zanella, at the invitation of the national church, left for Uruguay to work with the women and children in the church in Montevideo. Aimee Johnson has also joined the ministries there.
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