Alfa and Omega Student Movement – Movimiento Estudiantil Alfa y
Omega - MAYO (this interdenominational movement, born in 1963 as
the Professional and Student Crusade of Colombia, had its origins in
the early 1950s in Southern California as part of Campus Crusade for
Christ [CCC], founded by Dr. William Bright (1921-2003), an
Evangelical; however, among some of the CCC staff members in Latin
America during the 1970s and 1980s, the movement took on a life of its
own as a fringe area between Evangelicals and Roman Catholics where
both these traditions were denounced as distortions of the Gospel;
according to testimonials by Evangelical leaders in Colombia and
Ecuador, this independent movement denounces Evangelicals and
Catholics alike; one of MAYO’s key leaders was Néstor Chamorro
Pesantes in Bogotá, Colombia, who founded CENTI (Centers of Integral
Theotherapy) International in 1980; currently, the CENTI family is
established in 37 countries, with its international headquarters in Miami,
Florida, USA, directed by the Rev. Luis Bernardo Castaño; the
Colombian organization is directed by William Jimmy Chamorro, Ph.D;
CENTI and the CCC ministry in Colombia are no longer associated with
CCC International) See the following websites for more information:
http://www.mayolatino.com/indexdos.htm
http://www.centi.org/en/index.htm
http://www.cruzadaestudiantil.org/