Chile
Sid
& Kathy Luke
and Family 
Sons;
Matthew and Jordan Luke - Both are studying at Lee University, Cleveland, Tn.
Sid
with daughter Monica and her husband Tony Ombogo before they left for the Island
of Dominica where Tony was accepted into Medical School. They will be there
around two years.
Youngest
daughter, Merci and her husband, Brent Phillips.
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Chile,
South America
Sid
V. Luke grew up on Bayou Teche in southern Louisiana. Though his dad, Clifford,
died while Sid was young, he vividly remembers that his dad always took Gospel
tracts everywhere he went and would evangelize his world to Jesus. His mom, Sadie,
did the same and was never ashamed to tell anyone anywhere about Jesus. This same
fire burns in Sid and has been passed down not only from his father and mother
but also his grandparents and is the spiritual heritage that will continue to
be passed down to his children and his grandchildren to boldly proclaim Jesus
Christ as Lord.
Sid attended Acadia Baptist Academy, Eunice, LA and
Baptist Christian College, Shreveport, LA where he graduated with his bachelor’s
degree in education. After coaching high School basketball one year in Pine Bluff,
Arkansas, he decided to enter into the sales force. While in New Orleans
1975, he met and married Kathi Lingoni of Gretna, LA and together they heard the
call to the mission field: Bound to Mexico but Mexico wouldn’t be their boundary.
After
studying Spanish and Bible one year at Liberty Bible College, Pensacola, FL the
two moved to Guadalajara, Mexico for more intense Spanish training. They lived
in Guadalajara 3 years and worked with other seasoned missionaries while there.
Then they moved to Zamora, Michoacan to launch out on their own where they lived
7 more years planting many new churches and training leaders. During this time,
Sid and Kathi were blessed with four wonderful children: Monica (4/4/71), Merci
(11/29/77), Jordan (8/16/82), and Matthew (2/12/83).
With the churches
growing and leaders set in place, the Luke family relocated to Louisiana in 1986
for three years. During this time Sid itinerated in the USA and traveled back
and forth to Mexico and made other mission trips to different countries. While
he was on an exploratory trip to South America, both he and Kathi heard the voice
of the Lord the same day calling them to go to the uttermost parts of the earth:
Chile.
In 1989, Sid and his family headed to Chile to do what God
called him to do: to preach Jesus Christ, to heal the hurting, to train the believers,
and to establish churches. He asked the Lord to send him where he would be most
needed and felt led to settle in Ovalle, 6 hours north of Santiago, in a large
agricultural area. Since that time and even up until today, the Lord has done
exceeding above all that they could ask, think or believe. To Jesus and Him alone
be the glory!
Sid and Kathy have been licensed ministers with the
Living Word of Faith Fellowship, Panama City, Florida since 1976. |
