LATIN AMERICAN INDIAN MINISTRIES

LAIM WAS founded in 1973 under the name totonac cultural center inc in pasadena, ca. dr dale kietzman's vision was to support the work of manuel arenas in building a school for young totonac indians to gain biblical training and return to their villages to become leaders and pastors.  the ministry identified a great need among this indigenous people that is to hear the truth of who god is in their own language and learn how to assemble as a congregation to worship him through faith in his son jesus christ. this work was so successful hundreds of students graduated from the school and perhaps 100,000 totonac indians were changed through relationship with god's son jesus christ. this miracle happened in the lowlands where a more common totonac dialect is spoken. now the ministry continues in the highlands under the direction of manuel's c0-translator felipe ramos. felipe reaches all 250,000 totonacs living in northern pueble and veracruz states with a weekly totonac radio hour.

the radio program was so successful laim and now  totonac bible center felt compelled to build another bible school, this time in the highlands but similar to the first project in la union. under the direction of felipe ramos. with the help of 5 enthusiastic teachers the hermann aschmann memorial training center has now graduated 66 students and has a new class of 11 young people that began studies in early 2026.