. Bamat l986:25-6.  Author's translation.
. With the parade ground little more than half full, I doubted there were more than 250,000 in attendance.    
. "Denuncias de la FIDH," Enfoprensa (Mexico City: Agencia Guatemalteca de Noticias), November l2, l983, p.7.
. Author's notes, November 28, l982.  Christianity Today, January 7, l983, p.48. 
. "Luis Palau: Evangelist to Three Worlds," Christianity Today, May 20, l983, pp.30-l.  Luis Palau, "The Gospel's Social Impact," Briefing (Portland, Oregon: Luis Palau Evangelistic Team), Summer l984, pp.l4-l6. 
. Richard N. Ostling, "Into a Perilous Volcano," Time, March 7, l983, p.l0.
. As quoted in Montgomery l979:9l-2.  
. For a systematic definition of sects, see Wilson l970:13-35.  
. Johnstone (l986:56,65) represents conventional wisdom.  Kenneth Woodward and Penny Lernoux suggest a figure of l2.5% (Newsweek, September l, l986, pp.63-4).  
. Faith Sand Pidcoke, "Dateline: Brazil...A Protestant Nation?" Latin America Pulse (Wheaton, Illinois: Evangelical Missions Information Service), November l973, pp.l-4. 
. Based on country and regional evaulations in Johnstone l986:55,62,ll2,l35, with supplementary figures from Appendices I and II.    
. Based on the figures in Appendix 3.  
. Taylor (l984:5-6), who is a member of the Central American Mission.  
. For more detailed although less recent assessments by country, see Read et al l969 and (for Central America and the Caribbean) Holland l98l.  For the  many analyses of national, regional, denominational and ethnic growth trends produced by the church growth movement, consult Wagner l984.  For a list of other church growth analyses, consult the William Carey Library, P.O. Box 40l29, Pasadena, California 9ll04.    
. Costas l982:l08-9, Wilson and Siewert l986:584.  Wilson and Siewert's figures do not include Mormon missionaries (see Chapter V), who numbered 8,l36 in l985.   
. Al Hatch, "What's Coming in the Light of Current Money Squeeze," Pulse (Wheaton, Illinois: Evangelical Missions Information Service), April l983, pp.2-4.
. Donald Zook, "Nicaraguan Pastors Tell Reasons for Growth," Pulse, November l983, pp.7-8.
. James Montgomery, quoted by Sharon E. Mumper, "Where in the World is the Church Growing?" Christianity Today, July ll, l986, pp.l7-2l.
. Annis l988. 
. Núñez C. et al l983:67,76.  
. Willems l967:248 and Lalive l969:36.  
. Willems l967:l69 and Brusco l986.  
. Curry l968:25l,255-7.
. Bamat l986:26.  
. Christianity Today, October l0, l975, pp.62-4.  
. Ibid.
. Barry et al l986:2l,48-9.
. Clawson l976:l36-9.                   .
. Fernandes l980:l3l.
. "Is Wycliffe Biggest?" Mission Frontiers (Pasadena, California: U.S. Center for World Mission), January-February l984, p.7.  
. "Muerta en Lomalinda Maestra del ILV," El Tiempo (Bogotá), May 6, l986, p.2A.
. Washington Report on the Hemisphere (Council on Hemispheric Affairs) June ll, l986, p.6.  
. Hundley l983:40.
. "Los Protestantes Denuncian Discriminación" and "Afirman los Protestantes: 'Somos Ciudadanos de Tercera,'" El Tiempo, June 27 and 28, l985.
. "Impossible...Difficult...Done!" Latin America Evangelist (Coral Gables, Florida: Latin America Mission), January-March l986, p.l3.   "Mexicans Criticize Activities of Sects," Latinamerica Press, June l3, l985, pp.l-2.
. Noticiero Milamex (Mexico City: Latin America Mission) July l985.
. Willems l967:ll7.
. Smith l985.
. Wilde l986:l4-l6.  
. Guillermo Cook to author, September 24, l986.
. Author's interview with Plutarco Bonilla, Centro Evangélico Latinoamericano de Estudios Pastorales, San José, Costa Rica, July l2, l985.
. Hundley l983:32-3. 
. McLoughlin l978:l0-ll.