Pictures Of Our Family In Ministry

        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.

This is the Luke family picture at the inauguration of the church building, Iglesia El Lirio de Ovalle (The Lily Of Ovalle Church), Ovalle, Chile, 1993.