By: Scott Armstrong Much of our work in training and deploying missionaries in Mesoamerica Genesis or elsewhere has to do with raising resources. Every missionary around the world in some way must contact donors and prayer partners and invite them to support the ministry in a variety of ways. This responsibility (and privilege!) is often... Continue Reading →
Is Nazarene Missions Really That Special?
By: Rev. Emily Armstrong I admit it. I love the Church of the Nazarene. I really can’t imagine my life being a part of any other church. Unlike Scott, I wasn’t born into the Church of the Nazarene. Scott is a part of legacy Nazarenes - parents and grandparents that dig back into the earlier... Continue Reading →
Nazarenes in Mexico Create a New Board Game to Reach their Community
By: Eunice Zaragoza Leal When we joined the short-term missions trip, Missions Without Limits, we could not have imagined how we would engage in missions in the midst of this pandemic. As the date approached, our entire team in Cadereyta, Mexico began to experience trials of different kinds. We lost family members to illnesses, and... Continue Reading →
The Seeking God
By: Dr. Stan Toler (1950-2017) “The Son of Man came to seek and to save the lost.” Luke 19:10 Have you noticed it? The subtle inversion that’s taken place in our thinking about our mission? Where once we focused our energies on the word GO, we have now applied our thinking to strategies for getting... Continue Reading →
Testimonies: Mission without Limits (English Subtitles)
Mission without Limits is a "glocal" missionary opportunity that took place in the Mesoamerica Region of the Church of the Nazarene during the 2020 and 2021 pandemic. These are the testimonies of many of the 200+ participants from 7 nations working in 24 sites. For more information about the event or the concept of "glocal,"... Continue Reading →
Nations Touched by Mission Without Limits
By: Mitzi Villegas “Whoever pursues righteousness and love finds life, prosperity and honor” (Pr. 21:21). One thing is asked of us: to act justly, and to love mercy and to walk humbly with our God (Mc. 6:8). Christ is our reason for living! We have been justified through faith, and we have peace with God... Continue Reading →
Mission Without Limits: With Obedient and Servant Hearts
By: Marta Encarnación “Then I heard the voice of the Lord, saying: Whom shall I send, and who will go for us? Then I answered: Here I am, send me” (Isaiah 6:8). In the past days we have been sharing stories of people transformed during the regional project: Mission Without Limits. And not only were... Continue Reading →
Mission Without Limits, Serving Our Neighbors with Love
By: Marta Encarnación “He answered, ‘Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your strength and with all your mind’; and ‘Love your neighbor as yourself’” (Luke 10:27). On January 4, 2021, on the North District of Guatemala, “Mission Without Limits” took place in the neighborhood of... Continue Reading →
Mission Without Limits: “Think Global and Act Local”
Mission Without Limits: “Think Global and Act Local” By: Mitzi Villegas “Because of the Lord’s great love we are not consumed, for his compassions never fail. They are new every morning; great is your faithfulness.” —Lamentations 3:22-23 Mission Without Limits is a short missionary project that arose from the need to fully minister to our... Continue Reading →
Diwali: Time to Know True Light
By: Nitin Saraf India is a multi-cultural, multi-traditional and multi-religious country that celebrates many festivals. As we view these festivals through a Christian lens, they provide excellent opportunities for witnessing our faith in Jesus. For Hindus, Diwali is the biggest and most important festival. This year (2020) it is observed Nov. 14-19. In North India,... Continue Reading →