TARAHUMARA
CHANGING
“Northern Mexico’s Tarahumara are world renowned ultra long distance runners. Their estimated population of 120,000 is less than 2% Evangelical Christian.
Pressured by drought, drug cartel violence, and over-all poverty, and pulled by the lure of opportunities in nearby cities, more than half of the Tarahumara have left their traditional life in the Sierra Madre Mountain range, and have ventured to face new challenges pursuing their culture. But the cities have proven dangerous; Tarahumara find themselves marginalized, begging, with uncertain employment opportunities. Physical and sexual abuse are widespread. Drugs and alcohol are rampant.
But God is moving! Through LightShine, hundreds of Tarahumara lives have already been changed. Some for all of eternity!” Read More…
We disciple Tarahumara teens; helping them to complete high school, earn a college degree, and develop into servant leaders who are passionate for God and passionate to advance the Tarahumara nation.
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Our vision is for Tarahumara children to be Born Again to a Living Hope, intensively discipled during adolescence, and to grow into adults that are radical Christians who take the love of Christ to their own nation.
LASER FOCUSED
We’re an after-school child sponsorship program focused on Tarahumaras in Chihuahua City integrating Bible teaching, social-emotional worldview change, nutrition, and leadership development. We disciple children into adulthood; opening doors to their families, their colonias, and their nation.
I have been visiting Chihuahua and supporting LightShine since 2010, which has been one of the biggest blessings of my life to see how it has grown and prospered.
Bonnie Batterson McLain
CITIZEN CHURCH, ABQ. NM.
I have been visiting Chihuahua and supporting LightShine since 2010, which has been one of the biggest blessings of my life to see how it has grown and prospered.
Bonnie Batterson McLain
CITIZEN CHURCH, ABQ. NM.
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