Get to Know the Diez Lourenzo Family

Ministry Description

Marcelo's Testimony:

On January 26, 1994, I was born in Caracas, Venezuela. I was born in a Christian home, where my parents served God full time and continue to do so to this day. At the age of four we moved to Guatemala City and that was where I lived most of my youth. At the age of four, in one of the first Word of Life camps my parents did in Guatemala, I understood my position as a sinner by stealing food from the store, lying that my parents were going to pay for it. My mother explained to me that what I did was lie and that I have stolen, and for that reason I was a sinner. She explained to me that my sin separated me from God, and I needed Him to forgive me. I understood that only through Him am I saved. That's when I decided to accept Him as my personal savior and decided to repent of my sins. During my teenage years, because my parents were missionaries and were very involved in the ministry, I lived an orderly life and always tried to have a good testimony. I grew up in ministry, so I was always very involved in serving God. At the age of 18, God opened the doors for me to go to the United States to study at Dallas Baptist University. At age 18 I moved to Dallas. I graduated with a bachelor's degree in Marketing and another in Business Administration. During my college years I realized that my parents were not around me. I realized that no one also knew my parents, and for this reason I began to make decisions, which I now understand, were not the right ones. I distanced myself from God and began to fall into different addictions. When I graduated, I decided to try the American dream and found a job. A job in the corporate world. I thought I had everything in order, and I was following the purpose I wanted for my life. After a year working in Dallas, I found myself alone, despite having many friends, and I fell into depression. I examined my life and understood that that was not what I wanted to do for life, and I understood that God had and has a plan for my life that is better than what I planned. I decided to improve my relationship with God and went to study His Word at the Word of Life Bible Institute in Schroon Lake, New York. There I was able to deepen my faith and regain my love for ministry. I understood that my purpose was not to lay up treasures on earth, but to lay up treasures in heaven (Colossians 3:2). That's also where I met my wife, Teagan. At the end of my second year, due to the pandemic, we moved to Florida, the state where we got married, and I started working for Word of Life as their video area coordinator in the Marketing department. My wife and I decided that we wanted to serve God in Latin America and God had many doors open in the Dominican Republic. In March 2022 we moved to the Dominican Republic and are currently missionaries with Word of Life. I serve as a missionary and Marketing coordinator for the ministry. We love this country and God blessed us with a son who was born on August 2, 2022. God continues to write our story and we are very excited to see what He is going to do with our lives.


Ministry Responsibilities:

Marketing
Create and develop a marketing team that will focus on raising awareness for the ministry in the country of the Dominican Republic. This will involve creating a marketing strategy for Camp, Local Church Ministry, Mission Teams, our Discipleship training program, and all ministry events.

English School
Develop the first ever English School for the Discipleship Training program. Each year we have about 20-30 students. By adding English to the curriculum, it will open many doors for more students to come. This will also open a lot of doors for our students as well.

Local Church Ministry
Currently Word of Life Dominican Republic has 52 Bible Clubs, 8 Young adult clubs, and 2 children clubs. The ministry continues to grow, and as it grows we will need more help. Teagan and I will be helping in training and discipling the young leaders that will help lead in each club. Also, we will be focusing on opening more clubs and helping the local churches reach the youth around them.

Learn more about the ministry in the Dominican Republic.

Colossians 3:2 - Set your minds on things that are above, not on things that are on earth.

Contact Information

mediezlourenzo@wol.org
mediezlourenzo@wol.org
tdbennett@wol.org
+ 1-214-236-0353