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My wife and I recently read the following article from Nazarene News that speaks of the lives and service of Larry and Addie Garman. As missionaries in remote areas of Peru, the Garmans served more than 40 years and truly left a legacy there. They are legends that we always looked up to as young... Continue Reading →
The following article was originally published on https://www.nazarene.org/article/trinidad-and-tobago-nmi-rally-challenges-attendees-answer-gods-call The Trinidad and Tobago District Nazarene Missions International Council hosted its first virtual missional rally under the theme "Going Where the Church is Not Yet" on 19 September. The rally encouraged attendees to celebrate the Church of the Nazarene’s legacy of pioneering churches in new areas. Speakers... Continue Reading →
By: Hugo Lucero “Therefore, go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit; and teaching them to obey everything I have commanded you. And surely I am with you always, to the very end of the age” (Matthew 28:19-20). Without... Continue Reading →
By: Pastors Carlos De Gracia Alvarado and Gaby Bustos Salazar A month ago, we posted a testimony about a church that is using many creative ways to reach its urban community. Today we want to share more of their story. May we be encouraged to pray for them and implement creative methods to touch our... Continue Reading →
By: Scott Armstrong During the COVID-19 pandemic, I have been so proud of our ministry coordinators. In Global Missions Mesoamerica, we seek to discover, develop, and deploy missionaries, and that usually entails a whole lot of mobilizing through missions trips, cross-cultural ministry opportunities, etc. How does any of that happen when borders are closed and... Continue Reading →
By: Dan Reiland “Lord, will this work?” Every leader has prayed an honest prayer like this one about their vision. And every leader understands the weight of that prayer. When you cast a big vision, there are always risks. If, for no other reason, the outcomes are not guaranteed. If you can guarantee the outcomes... Continue Reading →
By: Scott Armstrong In a few weeks I will have the privilege of presenting my annual report to the Regional Advisory Committee (RAC). My wife and I coordinate two ministries in the Mesoamerica Region of the Church of the Nazarene: Global Missions and Genesis. Global Missions seeks to discover, develop, and deploy missionaries from our... Continue Reading →
By: Cathy Spangler “We rejoice in our sufferings, knowing that suffering produces endurance, and endurance produces character, and character produces hope, and hope does not put us to shame, because God’s love has been poured into our hearts through the Holy Spirit who has been given to us” (Romans 5:3-5; ESV). The Grand Canyon had... Continue Reading →
By: Jorge Baños “C. René Padilla, father of the “Integral Mission” model that prompted evangelicals to see social action and evangelization as “two wings of the same plane” passed away earlier this year. Christianity Today published a note on its website in tribute to this great Latin American evangelical leader. Dr. René Padilla, who distinguished... Continue Reading →
By: Dave Hane Nearly 3,500 years ago, God confronted a nomadic Hebrew shepherd with a simple but profound question: What's in your hand? In Exodus 4, God has just informed Moses that he has been chosen by God to lead the children of Israel out of Egyptian slavery. And Moses has just informed God that... Continue Reading →
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