Leona Karni
In May 2025, Leona marked 46 years serving as a pioneering missionary. As a pioneer she has served in many countries around the world. In October 2020, the Lord based Leona in Las Vegas, Nevada. In 2026, she will relocate to Bradenton, Florida. Although she is based in the USA many months of the year are spent ministering on other continents—teaching, mentoring, and facilitating conflict resolution. Leona also helps churches set up their Biblical Counseling ministries, this involves teaching a Biblical Guidance course and helping with the logistics of forming teams and assisting in the development of materials.
Since November 2024, the focus of Leona’s ministry has been the development of Women Unified For Intercession (WUFI) groups. The goal of WUFI is to establish women’s intercession groups in every country in South America. These groups approach praying for their country district-by-district, researching and listing every church and every pastor in the district. This becomes their prayer list. After praying for a church WUFI sends an invitation to the church inviting them to begin an intercessory group in their church. The end goal is to have every country in the entire continent of South America covered in prayer.
Prayer Request: For the establishment and development of WUFI groups in every country and every district within these countries praying as instructed in Ephesians 6:18. Personal: Travel mercies and health.