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A Cross-Cultural Orientation (CCO) was held in Panama for the first time recently. Thirty-one people attended, including two from the Costa Rica North District. They met in Santiago, Santa Clara June 5-7 to learn more about missions. The evening sermons were special times by leaders Bernie

Robert “Bob” Ashley, 88, passed away June 3. Bob and his late wife, Ina, served as missionaries in Belize and St. Lucia for 28 years and were directors at Casa Robles Nazarene Missionary Retirement Center in California for many years. At age 17, Bob left high school and enlisted in U.S. Maritime

In the Great Commission, Jesus instructed his followers to share the gospel, but He left the method up to them. The Poás Church of the Nazarene on the Costa Rica North District found a creative way to reach hundreds of young people and their families. More than 13 years ago, the Lord led the Poás

A group of 26 young adults from the Guatemala Central District visited the community of San Antonio Nejapa May 1 through 3 for a Maximum Mission event called “Living the Great Commission.” Several activities were held, and in each of them God’s blessing was felt by both the community and the

An 11-member Work & Witness team from West Virginia, USA, arrived in Haiti May 8 to finish constructing a parsonage for Pastor Paul Oulus and his family. The group worked quickly to finish construction and present the house May 14. They started work in the early morning, painting the ceiling and

The Dominican Republic North District held its first Maximum Mission May 1 through 3 in the village of Coco. Activities included working with children, conducting ophthalmic consultations, cleaning a ditch, holding evangelistic campaigns, and showing the JESUS film. This activity represents the

Genesis missionaries Jessi and Luz began working with a mother church in Haina, Dominican Republic, one year ago to help grow the church. The church and missionaries celebrated the fruits of this growth last month by baptizing nine believers. Mesoamerica Genesis is an all-inclusive church planting

Eastern Nazarene College students, alumni, and employees ran the Providence, Rhode Island, Half Marathon May 3 to raise funds for a water well at the Waney Church of the Nazarene in Port-au-Prince, Haiti. The team raised more than $8,500 for the well through fundraising and partnerships with family,

The Virtual Nazarene Seminary, an alliance between the Church of the Nazarene's seminaries on the South America and Mesoamerica regions, began offering online courses in Spanish and Portuguese last month. Spanish classes include Spiritual Formation (78 students) and New Testament II (62 students).

The Mesoamerica Region's Nazarene Youth International, in partnership with Nazarene Seminary of the Americas, opened two new Youth Ministry Academy centers in Mexico April 13; one in Tapachula and the other in Tuxtla Gutierrez. The centers' inaugural classes include 50 students. Mexico South Border