Dr. Dale Kietzman
	President of LAIM

The organization now known as Latin American Indian Ministries began in 1972 as the Totonac Bible Center, Inc. At that time, its primary goal was to support the work of Manuel Arenas, the gifted Totonac Indian who was the principal translation helper for Herman Aschmann in his early translation efforts among the Highland Totonac people. 

Dale W. Kietzman has been a member of Wycliffe Bible Translators since 1946 (now retired).  He and his wife Harriett (deceased) first worked with the Amahuaca Indians of Peru beginning in 1947.

In Wycliffe Dale was named successively to positions as Extension Director in the United States (1952-56),  Area Director for South America (1966-71) and United States division Director (1971-73).  Thereafter he worked with a number of organizations (Wycliffe Associates, Christian Resource Management, Christian Hope Indian Eskimo Fellowship, Open Doors with Brother Andrew, Ministries for Family Enrichment, etc.), consulting in the areas of management and communications.

Dr. Kietzman also served as President of World Literature Crusade/Every Home for Christ from 1985-88.  More recently he acted as Executive Vice President of the U.S. Center for World Mission's William Carey International University, where he is currently Professor of Intercultural Communication.  He also serves as Chancellor of World Link University, an entity of the Third World Missions Association, and as President of Inter-Missions Association, and as President of Inter-Mission International and of the Totonac Bible Center, now being merged to form Latin American Indian Ministries.

Dr. Kietzman received a BA degree in Bible at Wheaton College, an MA degree in Cultural Anthropology at Northwestern University and the PH.D. degree in Latin American Studies at the University of Southern California.  He also specialized in descriptive linguistics during graduate study at the University of Oklahoma and in Luzo-Brazilian studies at Stanford University.  He is the author of numerous articles and books on mission subjects and on the Indians of South America, and has served as editor of magazines and as producer of motion pictures and audio-visual materials.

Let me hear from you, Dale Kietzman.