Panama Mission Foundation
Rainforest village in the Darien, Panama
Panama Mission Foundation

The Gospel Goes Where Roads Cannot

Preach. Disciple. Send. Repeat.

Reaching remote rainforest villages in Panama with the Gospel of Jesus Christ, equipping indigenous pastors and supporting local churches.

Our Mission

Reaching the Unreached

PMF missionaries are going where there are no roads. Some spend more than fifteen hours on the open sea before they ever reach the mouth of a river, then continue inland by dugout canoe on the rivers and tributaries of the Darien province of Panama.

Vince and Gretta Payne began ministering in Panama in 1995 and, since its founding in 2007, PMF missionaries have traveled deep into the rainforests of the Darien and Panama provinces to preach the Gospel, disciple new believers, and train Christian leaders.

Panama Mission Foundation is a 501(c)(3) approved Christian ministry.

Vince and Gretta Payne, founders of Panama Mission Foundation
Vince & Gretta Payne

Mission Partners

From American Supporters to Panamanian Villages

The Gospel and the resources that carry it begin with faithful supporters across the United States. Their gifts are sent to Panama and used to equip and send trained missionary teams into remote rainforest villages to preach the Gospel, make disciples, plant churches, and strengthen existing congregations.

Line art map showing the United States and an enlarged Panama, illustrating support traveling from American supporters to mission work in Panama
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Given in the US

Supporters and churches send help

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Lands in Panama

Missionaries receive every gift

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Sent to the villages

Churches planted, pastors trained

Why We Go

The Great Commission

Matthew 28:18-20; Mark 16:15-16

In these verses, Jesus commands the apostles to take the Gospel across the face of the earth to all nations. This monumental task was not completed during their lifetime but the apostles prepared others to continue the work and left for us a pattern to follow (2 Timothy 2:2; Philippians 4:9).

Evangelism is the primary responsibility of the body of Christ. We are duty-bound to take the Gospel to the ends of the Earth. This work must continue until our Lord Jesus returns. As we move forward in obedience to our Lord Jesus, He promises to be with us to the very end of the age.

Taking the Gospel to every man, woman, and child. A Wounaan family standing together in the rainforest beneath the cross.

Our Ministry Model

Preach. Disciple. Send. Repeat.

The pattern Jesus gave His church, carried out village by village, throughout the Eastern jungles of Panama.

  1. Preach

    PMF missionaries travel by boat to remote rainforest villages of the Darien province, home to the Wounaan, Emberá, and Guna peoples, carrying a clear message: Salvation is found in Jesus Christ alone.

    Acts 4:12 | John 14:6

  2. Disciple

    New believers are discipled at every level, from the first steps of faith to full leadership training. Through biblical studies and the work of the Holy Spirit, faithful men are prepared to evangelize, to shepherd, to disciple believers and to train others to do the same.

    2 Timothy 2:2

  3. Send

    Trained leaders are sent out to preach the Gospel, plant new churches, disciple believers, and raise up the next generation of leaders. Paul asked, “And how are they to preach unless they are sent?” The body of Christ must send missionaries out to fulfill the Great Commission. Preachers must be trained and preachers must be sent.

    Romans 10:15

  4. Repeat

    Steps 1 through 3 are repeated indefinitely, until our Lord Jesus returns. The task is enormous but the instructions are simple: Preach. Disciple. Send. Repeat. To God be the glory!

    Matthew 28:20

Preachers Must Be Sent

Partner with PMF through secure online giving or by mailing a check. Every gift carries the Gospel further into the rainforest and equips another generation of leaders to continue the Lord's work.

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Missionaries traveling by boat through the Panama jungle to reach remote villages
How beautiful are the feet of those who preach the good news!
Romans 10:15
Boats on the waters of Panama near a rainforest shore, the route missionaries travel to reach remote villages

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Your gift helps equip and send missionaries to remote villages, train church leaders, and helps the poor. May God be glorified as we work together to advance his Kingdom.