In El Salvador, there was a time when the streets Josue Yair Guzman called home echoed with the sounds of fear. Gang violence ruled the neighborhood, turf wars drew invisible lines through city blocks, and families learned to live cautiously—always aware that danger could erupt without warning.

Buddy Johnson was born on Christmas Day, 1942, in Nacogdoches, Texas, during the uncertainty of World War II. His early years were shaped by difficulty. While his father served overseas as a Merchant Marine, a tornado destroyed the family’s home.

After seven years in Morgan, Utah, planting Morgan Grace Church alongside his brother Gavin, Chase Roberts and his family are preparing to begin a new chapter. They are heading to Hazen, North Dakota, to start again.

Mario Monroy is one of BMA Global’s newest ChangeMaker missionaries, continuing a ministry that has already spanned multiple countries and is now bearing fruit across Spain and Latin America.