With frigid temperatures and under a mist of rainy conditions the 4x4 All Terrain 2017 event was held in the Espino sector. This area is one of more than 15 sectors in the Valle del Roble neighborhood of Nuevo León, Mexico. The Sanchez family, originally from the southern part of Mexico, recently moved to this area.... Continue Reading →
I Learned to Listen to His Voice
I am Marvin Ac, I received Jesus Christ in 2008, after leaders of the church shared with me the Good News. I was baptized as a witness of my new life in Christ and by a public statement of my new faith in Jesus. I was one of the first to receive a diploma in... Continue Reading →
Mission Briefing: Culture Shock
By Howard Culbertson People often think the feelings arising in encounters with strange foods or customs constitute “culture shock.” In reality, those brief moments of discomfort are not what anthropologists mean by culture shock. Anthropologists and psychologists use “culture shock” to describe the confusion, doubt and nervousness common to people who have recently begun living... Continue Reading →
No Hands, No Feet but Yours
Christmas Day, and now Christmas season, have come and gone. In this blog, in our podcast, and hopefully in your local church, you have focused on the Incarnation: God with us. He came to bring joy and hope! The God of the entire universe has taken on flesh and “borne our griefs, and carried our... Continue Reading →
First Cross-Cultural Orientation in Haiti
With 21 participants and a leadership team from three different countries, a Cross-Cultural Orientation (CCO) was held in Montrouis, Haiti from December 7 to 9, 2017. During each activity and workshop, there was an atmosphere of expectation; those who attended were eager to learn more about missions. Our Haitian brothers and sisters were enthusiastic to... Continue Reading →
First Global Mission Coordinators’ Retreat Held in Barbados
Inform. Strengthen. Expand. These were the general objectives set for the coming year by the leaders who met December 1-3, 2017 in St. Phillips, Barbados for the first Global Mission Coordinators’ retreat in the Caribbean Field. Led by Revs. Dario & Lynda Richards (from Barbados and Guyana), Global Mission refers to the ministry in the... Continue Reading →
Another Stellar Report from Grenada
We continue to see the mighty acts of God in our new start church, the Content Church of the Nazarene. The month of November was filled with the spirit of praise and revival. The owner of the community bar converted his bar into our place of worship, and he and his father, Mr. Mathlin and... Continue Reading →
Incarnation – Moving into the Neighborhood
Yesterday (December 14), the Worthless Servants podcast published a new episode touching on an appropriately Christmas topic: the Incarnation. When we speak of the Incarnation, we are referring to God becoming man. This is the essence of Advent and of Christmas; these are the moments in the Christian calendar when we celebrate that God sent... Continue Reading →
CCO – Nicaragua, 2017
From November 24-26, 2017 the Nicaragua North District held a Cross Cultural Orientation, with 48 participants from 4 countries in Central America: Costa Rica, Nicaragua, El Salvador and Guatemala. In addition, 12 volunteer missionaries were serving in the CCO. During this time, the youth were able to listen to testimonies of what God is doing... Continue Reading →
True Family
By Scott Armstrong "He replied to him, 'Who is my mother, and who are my brothers?' Pointing to his disciples, he said, 'Here are my mother and my brothers.' For whoever does the will of my Father in heaven is my brother and sister and mother” (Matthew 12:48-50). Teaching, preaching, healing. Matthew does a good job recording... Continue Reading →