The Board of General Superintendents approved changes to the Mesoamerica Region field structure, including decreasing from six fields to five.

Two current fields, Mexico North and Mexico South, were combined to create the Mexico Field.

"In uniting Mexico into one field, it would help us to have a single vision, improve planning, and provide direction for the country, which I believe we previously lacked," said Carlos Saenz, Mesoamerica regional director.

Formerly a part of the French Field, Haiti will now be its own field.

"Due to its unity in culture and number of members, Haiti will be its own field," Saenz said. "We believe that this resolution will provide the field with greater potential for growth. By having an FSC (Field Strategy Coordinator) that is native to the country, he will be able to better relate to the national leadership and provide the support needed for leadership and ministerial development. The FSC can have a holistic focus on providing for the needs of this unique country."

A new field, Caribbean, includes countries from the previous English and French fields: Antigua and Barbuda, Aruba, Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, Dominica, French Guyana, Granada, Guadalupe, Guyana, Jamaica, Martinique, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint Martin, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago, Turks and Caicos, and the Virgin Islands.

The CA-4 Field was renamed North Central. It includes Guatemala, Honduras, El Salvador, and Nicaragua.

The Central Field, comprised of Cuba, the Dominican Republic, Puerto Rico, Costa Rica, and Panama, remains the same.

For more information on the Mesoamerica Region, visit mesoamericaregion.org.