IMPACT Magazine Issue 3.1 | Page 9

MOMENTS FROM SOUTH AMERICA In October, Dr. Haggai, H.I. Chairman Don Dizney and his wife, Irene, and Joe and Tina Gibbs, took a 13-day vision trip to South America to meet some alumni and friends of Haggai Institute. PERU: In the 1980s, Dr. Jesús Hurtado, an evangelical theologian and clinical psychologist, read a Spanishlanguage copy of Dr. Haggai’s book Lead On! He is now a national congressman. He said to Dr. Haggai, “The 12 principles you teach in your book are also in the curriculum of Peru’s four seminaries. All the seminary students have learned the 12 principles in your book. They have started 1,000 churches. So, in addition to those who have attended Haggai Institute in Singapore or at the MidPacific Center, many more have learned your principles.” BRAZIL: Belo Horizonte is home to the Lagoinha Baptist Church, where alumnus Márcio Valadão is senior pastor. The auditorium, which seats 6,000, is filled to capacity for eight services each weekend. CHILE: The Presidential Palace in Santiago contains a room dedicated to the George W