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F. THE INFLUENCES ON NEO-PENTECOSTAL CHURCHES\u000AThe Guatemalan Neo-Pentecostals are part of the global Neo-Pentecostal movement. They are linked through different means to the development and expansion of Neo-Charismatic Christianity around the globe. Although the Neo-Pentecostals emerged within the Guatemalan context, they are connected to similar churches all over the world. So they assume some doctrines, experience and/or evangelistic models from outside. These influences shape not only Neo-Pentecostal thinking and religious practices, but also diverse aspects of the life of other Evangelical churches.\u000A1. The influence of the evangelists\u000AThe revivals of the Holy Spirit in Guatemala were the result mainly of North American evangelists. T. L. Osborn developed one of the first campaigns of healing and miracles in 1953. Ten years later the \u2018Calvario\u2019 church had experiences a charismatic renewal during the visit of the missionary Margarita Erdman. In the 1970s there was a successive visit of Puerto Ricans such as Yiye \u00C1vila which stimulated Pentecostal growth. The presence of the Argentinean, Luis Palau stimulated the celebration of evangelistic crusades among all sectors of evangelicals. In the 1980s the ministries of Jimmy Swaggart and 700 Club of Pat Roberston gave a strong direction to mass media communication and the large healing campaigns in the football stadiums.\u000AIn the last decade the presence of Benny Hinn, Morris Cerulo [President of World Evangelisation], the Argentinean evangelists Alberto Motessi and Claudio Freidzon have all been part of a Neo-Pentecostal interchange with regard to evangelization and teachings of theology of Prosperity. Other North American evangelists and prophets like Cindy Jacobs, George Otis, Harold Etmon, Marlyn Kickey and Joshua Cho Hee Seo from Korea and others, have participated in different Neo-Pentecostal International Congress in Guatemala.\u000A108\u000A