Collection One
The Founders
Dr. John LaNoue, Dr. Kaywin LaNoue, and the early leaders who shaped the character of Amigos.
Est. 1967 · Amigos Internacionales
The Official Historical Archive of Amigos Internacionales
Preserving the people, purpose, and documented history of Amigos Internacionales from 1967 to today.
For nearly six decades, Amigos Internacionales has served vulnerable people around the world through disaster relief, medical missions, clean water, education, church partnerships, and community development. This archive preserves the books, podcasts, photographs, documents, stories, and primary sources that tell that story.
Foundational Purpose
Why Amigos Exists
Three simple commitments have guided this work since the beginning.
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Do as Jesus did.
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Meet people's needs where they are.
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Share the love of God as we go.
This three-fold purpose has guided Amigos from its earliest disaster relief work to today's MissionPoint communities. While the places, programs, and methods have changed, the heart of the ministry has remained the same.
Foundational Purpose of Amigos Internacionales · Documented in the Amigos archive
Begin Here
Three Doorways into the Archive
Whether you come as a friend, a researcher, or a stranger to this story, these are the most natural places to begin.
Collection Two
The Oral Memoirs
Forty-eight Friends Helping Friends podcast episodes preserving Dr. John's voice, memories, theology, and field stories.
Collection Three
The Historical Record
Books, blogs, newspaper articles, photographs, mission documents, and archival records documenting the story of Amigos.
Six Decades of Service
A Story Still Being Written
From the first mobile clinics to today's MissionPoint communities, the through-line has held.
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1967Amigos begins through mobile medical and disaster relief ministry.
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1970s – 1990sDisaster relief expands through hurricanes, international crises, and mobile ministry.
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2001Dr. John and Dr. Kaywin serve at Ground Zero after September 11.
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2010Walking with God in Broken Places is published.
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2021 – 2024Dr. John's Friends Helping Friends oral memoir is recorded across forty-eight episodes.
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TodayMissionPoint communities continue the same purpose through water, education, churches, medical care, and sustainability.
Featured Collections
Explore the Collection
Six curated entry points into the archive, each anchored in primary sources.
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Foundational Documents
Charter records, early correspondence, and the documents that established the mission and purpose of Amigos Internacionales.
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Dr. John LaNoue
A biographical record of Dr. John’s life, ministry, writings, and decades of service—assembled from primary sources.
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Dr. Kaywin LaNoue
The life, work, and partnership of Dr. Kaywin LaNoue—newspaper records, photographs, and personal history.
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Friends Helping Friends Podcast Archive
Forty-eight episodes preserving Dr. John’s voice, theology, and field stories in his own words.
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MissionPoint Origins
How the MissionPoint model was formed, the communities it serves, and the continuity between yesterday and today.
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Historical Evidence Companions
Research-grade dossiers tracing the historical context of Walking with God in Broken Places. The HEC series cross-references Dr. John’s eyewitness account with denominational records, contemporaneous journalism, and scholarly sources. HEC–013 (Mexico City Earthquake, 1985) now available.
Scholarship & Partnerships
For Researchers, Universities, Foundations, and Documentary Partners
The Amigos Internacionales archive is being organized as a research-quality collection for future leaders, churches, universities, foundations, historians, and documentary producers. Selected materials are public, while deeper research collections may be made available by request.
The Story Continues
The Work Continues
This archive preserves the history of Amigos, but the story is still unfolding. Today's ministry continues through MissionPoint communities, medical outreach, clean water, education, and child sponsorship.
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