The Latin American Missionary and Bible Institute was founded in October 1999, as a result of a vision God gave Suzy McCall for training Hondurans called by God to the world’s unreached people groups.  One of only a few missionary training programs in Central America, the LAMB Institute curriculum has included classes similar to those taught in Bible colleges, but with an emphasis on world mission.  In addition to classroom training, missionary preparation has included experience in such areas as sewing, preventive healthcare and first aid,  microbusiness training and field practicums.  Most importantly, the emphasis has been on the spiritual formation of true disciples of Christ, who will walk in holiness, transparency, and love. The missionary training program led to the development of God's Littlest Lambs Daycare and School, God's Littlest Lamb's Children's Home and the Community Assistance Program (CAP).   

 

Missionary training is at the heart of LAMB's ministry, and the principles and practices used with Hondurans who have a call to foreign mission have been put to good use in the leadership training of the LAMB national staff. LAMB-Honduras follows the servant leadership model taught in all missionary training programs: each area leader seeks the guidance of Jesus,  and then the group comes together monthly to seek mutual counsel as decisions are made. The visual image is one of several children seated at a round table with Jesus leaning in to guide the discussion. Now that LAMB is also involved in training northamericans through its Summer Missionary Internship Program, these principles and practices are gaining a wider application for God’s Kingdom.

In its early years, LAMB was a full-time, two-year residential program. However, as alliances were formed with other missionary training groups and agencies, the capacitation has become more modular in nature. For example, various missionaries (including Suzy) and Honduran nationals team-teach Perspectives in World Mission once or twice each year in different sites around the country. The growing presence of international mission agencies, as well as denominational involvement in world mission, has also created more opportunities for missionary training. Today missionary candidates  from both Latin America and North America  serve in LAMB’s various areas of ministry in order to gain practical experience and learn Biblical models of leadership, community development, spiritual formation, evangelism, and care of abused and abandoned children.