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Lorena Noe and her husband, René, arrived at the Valparaiso, Chile, Church of the Nazarene 11 years ago. From the time they accepted the pastorate, they saw a need to serve children with disabilities. “My husband felt the need to start this ministry because of my work as a special needs teacher,”

More than 50 people participated in this year’s Vacation Bible School training held by the Central Peru District Sunday School and Discipleship Ministry International board. The event was held 5 January in the Pueblo Libre Church of the Nazarene. All of the churches on the district were encouraged

Geraldo Nunes was appointed field strategy coordinator for the North Andean Field and elected rector of Nazarene Theological Seminary of South America. Both positions will be made effective 1 February. David Gonzáles, the previous field strategy coordinator , will lead Nunes through the orientation

After nearly 50 years of ministry and missionary work, Maria Ribeiro recently became one of the oldest ordinands in the Church of the Nazarene. She was ordained by General Superintendent David Busic at the age of 90 during the Rio de Janeiro District Assembly 5 January. Though her husband, Luiz

The Castillo community in Ecuador recently celebrated the construction of a new church building where children will receive a hot meal and classes at least once a week. The building was constructed with help from Grace Community Church in Montrose, Colorado, USA. Community members received the team

Chile Nazarene Bible Seminary Chile Nazarene Bible Seminary celebrated eight graduates in a ceremony held 17 November in Santiago, Chile. The ceremony was attended by a number of leaders from the region, including Southern Cone Field Strategy Coordinator Juan Jose Zani, Regional Education

The Church of the Nazarene Brazil held a missionary orientation conference 15-17 November in Campinas, Brazil, for 30 missionary candidates from the Southeast region, the Amazon, the North Rio Grande, Parana, and Santa Catarina. During the event, leaders established a process of training, formation,

The South America Region recently held two training seminars hosted by the Wesleyan Institute of Nazarene Identity to develop and strengthen skills, knowledge, and experience among outstanding leaders on the region. The first was held 13-15 November on the campus of South America Nazarene

The Church of the Nazarene in Chile held its third national retreat for pastors, their children, and other leaders 1-3 November in La Serena. The retreat theme was Building for God and featured many guests, including South America Regional Director Christian Sarmiento and Brazil Capixada District

Retired missionary Roma Gates passed away 10 November. She was 87 years old. Roma and her husband, Charles, served as missionaries from 1962 to 1982 in Brazil before returning to the USA, where Charles served in California, Maine, and Kansas until their retirement in 2000. She is survived by her