By: Abner Gutiérrez Rivera From February 8 to 13, 2024, a retreat for Missions Mobilization coordinators in the Mesoamerica Region was held in Juan Dolio, Dominican Republic. 14 mobilizers and coordinators from the five fields attended and enjoyed a time of learning, planning, prayer, and relaxation. During the rest and training days, God moved through... Continue Reading →
The Importance of Psychology for Missions
By: Elba Isabel Duson Anxiety, fear, sadness, joy, anger, loneliness, hope, despair...these are some of the feelings we experience on the mission field. We are “emotional coactivators”: during our day we activate certain emotions in other people and they in turn activate emotions in us. This is the product of our daily relationship. In addition,... Continue Reading →
One Year into a Church Plant
Our missionaries with the Genesis initiative are nearing a year of service in Chihuahua, Mexico. We have already heard great reports from them and the district leaders about what God is accomplishing in that city. We have now sent out teams to 14 strategic urban sites in the last decade. Some patterns have emerged, one... Continue Reading →
Maximum Mission: Impact DR 2024
Our teens and youth leaders have been excited for months about SURRENDER, the Mesoamerica Regional Youth Congress that will take place July 18-21, 2024 in Punta Cana, D.R. In conjunction with our Nazarene Youth International leaders, we in Missions Mobilization have prepared a missions trip that will take place in the eastern part of the... Continue Reading →
Colombia Church Serves to Transform Barrio
In the suburbs of Cali, Colombia, God is moving! The following article is a living testimony of how the cities can be transformed! It was written by Daniel Sperry and first appeared in Nazarene News In what used to be one of Colombia’s most dangerous and crime-ridden barrios, Iglesia del Nazareno Siloé has been a beacon... Continue Reading →
Genesis Chihuahua: NMI Emphasis – January 2024
We are in the midst of a 40 Day Campaign of Prayer for the Cities of our region. If you missed the start of it, you can still participate! Our longing is to see urban transformation, and we want every Christian to be a part of it. This month, Nazarene Missions International in the Mesoamerica Region... Continue Reading →
Marriage or Missions?
As Mobilization coordinators, Emily and I encounter many young (and young at heart!) people who are called to cross-cultural missions. It is one of the best parts of our job! As we see the call grow and begin to bear fruit, we also see how the desires to date and eventually marry and form a... Continue Reading →
Frederick Buechner: Love Each Other
One of the great and underrated parts of home assignment as a missionary is sharing with a whole lot of different people from different backgrounds and cultures and places. Emily and I have had the privilege in the past three months to eat and laugh and worship with hundreds of faithful and generous people. We... Continue Reading →
Maximum Mission: “Share Christ”
Guaco, La Vega, Dominican Republic From October 20 to 22, 2023, a Maximum Mission was carried out in the Northeast District of the Dominican Republic. 22 participants impacted the Guaco community in La Vega and assisted in strengthening and developing a local Church of the Nazarene. The objective of this Maximum Mission was to help... Continue Reading →
Central Guatemala Impacted through Mission Without Limits
By: Alisson González, Missions Mobilization Coordinator, Central Guatemala From July 19 to 23, 2023, we had the joy of carrying out a “Mission Without Limits” for the first time in our Central District of Guatemala. 14 missionaries from the Church of the Nazarene in Grandview, Washington, USA, 40 participants from the different districts of Guatemala,... Continue Reading →