chan ▁as ▁a ▁fellow ▁Co - Direct or ▁of ▁L AM ▁with ▁Susan . ▁ ▁Through out ▁the ▁course ▁of ▁his ▁mission ▁work ▁around ▁ 1 9 4 8 , ▁Stra chan ▁tra ve led ▁to ▁Colombia , ▁Puerto ▁Rico , ▁Domin ican ▁Republic , ▁Pan ama , ▁Florida , ▁Illinois , ▁California , ▁and ▁New ▁Jersey . ▁Stra chan ▁began ▁to ▁gain ▁more ▁clar ity ▁in ▁the ▁direction ▁that ▁he ▁wanted ▁L AM ▁to ▁go , ▁and ▁tra ve led ▁around ▁for ▁rec ruits , ▁visited ▁sem inary ▁gradu ates , ▁and ▁continued ▁to ▁write ▁love ▁letters ▁to ▁Elizabeth ▁back ▁at ▁home . ▁ ▁Event ually , ▁Stra chan ' s ▁title ▁as ▁Co - Direct or ▁changed ▁to ▁General ▁Director ▁of ▁L AM , ▁after ▁the ▁passing ▁of ▁his ▁mother . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 5 5 , ▁Stra chan ▁broad ly ▁defined ▁the ▁four ▁main ▁goals ▁of ▁L AM : ▁▁ ▁" to ▁evangel ize ▁the ▁continent ▁ ▁to ▁build ▁the ▁church ▁ ▁to ▁train ▁the ▁leadership ▁ ▁to ▁demonstrate ▁the ▁G ospel .” ▁ ▁Stra chan ▁was ▁extremely ▁ad am ant ▁on ▁not ▁only ▁evangel izing , ▁but ▁establish ing ▁ind igen ous ▁churches ▁with ▁national ▁leaders . ▁He ▁st riv ed ▁to ▁create ▁more ▁mission aries ▁and ▁support ▁for ▁the ▁mission aries . ▁Stra chan ▁believed ▁that ▁L AM ▁could ▁achieve ▁this ▁goal ▁through ▁latin amer ican ization — a ▁partners hip ▁where ▁Latin ▁Americans ▁and ▁the ▁society ▁would ▁be ▁fully ▁incorpor ated ▁into ▁L AM ▁and