Focus
Born in Honduras, Dixie Leiva is a missionary leader with an extensive record in church mobilization, theological education, and global mission advocacy. She currently serves as Executive Director of the Association of Theology and Missions of Honduras (ATEMH), an organization dedicated to mobilizing pastors, providing social assistance to at-risk children, organizing short- and long-term mission trips, and offering formal biblical education.
Her leadership extends beyond national borders. She directs Comibam Honduras (Ibero-American Missionary Cooperation) and works with Simply Mobilizing in Latin America, training churches through the Kairos course and other strategic programs. Her media presence includes hosting Alégrense las Naciones on JBN Christian Channel, with nearly 5,000 followers. She regularly participates in national and international conferences, representing Honduras in mission networks across Central America, Latin America, Asia, and the United States.
Journey
Dixie accepted Jesus Christ as her Savior at the age of 15. After earning a bachelor’s degree in business administration from the National Autonomous University of Honduras, she worked for 15 years in the private sector. During this time, she sensed God’s calling to serve as a missionary in Spain or India. Responding to that call, she left her secular career and pursued a bachelor’s degree in theology at the Central American Theological Seminary (SETECA) in Guatemala.
In 2014, she was challenged by the International Missionary Society to work in church mobilization, and that same year she began leading Damas Activas Sirviendo al Señor (DASS) of the Evangelical Central American Churches nationwide. For four years, she wrote national Bible study lessons aimed at helping women understand their missionary role in society and the world, impacting 150 churches and transforming women’s missional worldview.
From 2014 to 2019, she served as a professor and director of the Faculty of Theology at the Christian University of Honduras, where she built strong ties with pastors and leaders from various denominations. In 2016, she expanded mobilization efforts, creating teams with former students and pastors to introduce missionary prayer spaces in pastoral associations, leading the Sula Valley Pastors’ Association to establish November as Missions Month.
In 2017, she became an official member of the Pastors and Ministers Association of San Pedro Sula (APMEH), where she preaches and teaches on God’s mission. In 2018, she founded ATEMH and began mobilizing pastors nationwide, providing social assistance to vulnerable children and facilitating mission trips. In 2019, she launched Alégrense las Naciones and assumed the national leadership of Comibam Honduras.
Her influence grew internationally between 2020 and 2024, participating in the creation of the Movilicemos.org Manual, teaching courses across Latin America, and promoting prayer commitments for unreached nations. She has led short-term mission trips to previously inaccessible indigenous groups, resulting in new churches. She has participated in mission conferences in Panama, Ecuador, North Korea, China, South Korea, Thailand, and the United States, where her passion for the global mission remains steadfast and unstoppable.