IMPACT Magazine Issue 1.4 | Page 14

JOSE LUIS MAGALLANES targeting The people who know ABOUT JESUS BUT HAVE NEVER MET HIM Jose Luis Magallanes exemplifies the quality of the faculty running Haggai Institute’s national training programs. An industrial engineer by training, he also holds a master’s degree in economic development and an M.B.A. For 25 years, he held key positions in Fortune 500 companies. In 1995, intrigued by what he’d heard about Haggai Institute, he asked his employer for permission to attend. When his request was turned down, he decided to quit in order to attend the training. It wasn’t just the curriculum that 14 impressed him; it was the people. He says, “The faculty impacted my life very strongly. I learned so much from their own personal experiences serving the Lord. I truly wanted something they had – this willingness to leave behind in order to become full servants of the Lord.” On his return to Mexico, he asked what he could do to further Haggai Institute’s work there. Eventually he trained as a national faculty member, teaching “Biblical Mandate” and “Goal Setting.” Later Haggai Institute invited him to become a national representative. He believes that Haggai Institute donors have made a huge impact in Mexico – a country that contains extremes of poverty and wealth. “We have four local Haggai Institute chapters in Mexico. My vision is to develop nine local chapters, from north to south, as well as the national association. Through Haggai Institute alumni, we’re going to target the leadership of key areas of the country, the people who know about Jesus but have never met Him.”