Louisville, Kentucky -- General Board members on February 28, 2011, approved the formation of a new denominational region.The Mesoamerica Region, which includes the former Caribbean and Mexico and Central America (MAC) regions, was part of a recommendation from a commission formed at the 2010 General Board meetings to study the issue.In the Board of General Superintendents report to the General...
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For Nathalie Sweeting, when God says “jump,” she jumps. She doesn’t always know what God has in mind, but she knows to obey. That’s how two years ago she found herself standing in a vacant lot on one of the Caribbean islands that make up the Turks and Caicos, armed with a Bible and a megaphone, preaching to the cracked concrete and overgrown bushes. It’s Sweeting’s unfailing obedience...
On April 1, Dr. Louie Bustle retired after leading the Church of the Nazarene denomination's Global Mission efforts for 18 years. Prior to this role, he served as a missionary, field director and regional director, for a total of 42 years in service. During these years he traveled to more than 100 countries, casting vision, empowering leaders and developing strategy. Under his leadership,...
After 18 years as director of Nazarene Global Mission, Dr. Louie Bustle retired on April 1. Engage magazine caught up to him on Monday, April 2, to ask him how he and his wife, Ellen, started in missions, to share highlights of their years of service, to tell his most frightening travel experience, and what he’s doing now. Ellen joined the phone interview briefly several times. Engage...
By on Oct 5, 2011 During a recent conversation with a teenage girl, she said something to me about the concept of what a “missionary” is that captured my attention. She told me, “I thought that missionaries were elderly people from a generation different than mine." She made me think about how the concept of "being a missionary" has changed in our region over time.We have always heard...
Until recently, if you were to ask the average lay person in the Mesoamerica Region what a “missionary” is, you might hear that a missionary is someone who comes from the U.S. or Europe, bringing resources and solving problems.And for decades, that is who missionaries in these countries were and what they did.In the past few years, as young people in our region have begun recognizing God’s call...
Born and raised in Caliornia, Rebekah Peoples is a student in Trevecca Nazarene University’s Social Justice degree program, and feels called to long-term mission work with children in Haiti. She works full time for The Hands and Feet Project, based in Nashville, Tennessee. The nonprofit, which was started by the Christian rock band Audio Adrenaline, operates Christian orphanages in Haiti....
By Engage on Jan 23, 2012 Robert (Bob) and Evelyn Shea, have served in Honduras since January 1999. They are responsible for coordinating all the Work & Witness and medical teams into Honduras.Previously, Bob served as Work & Witness coordinator for the Northwest District (USA) for about six years, then served as NMI (Nazarene Missions International) district president for the Northwest...
Using the 50th celebration of the Church of the Nazarene in Papua New Guinea as a backdrop, three generations of the Blowers family -- Bruce, David and Brendan -- give an intriguing look into their individual perspective on missions, as well as their journey to fulfill their mission call.The title, Footprints on the Door, comes from a practice by the elder Blowers of inking the children’s...
By Amy Crofford on May 26, 2011 Sometimes, when missionaries visit your church to speak, they distribute prayer cards. These small pieces of paper help to remind you to pray for the missionaries you've met.But where do you put these cards to make them an effective reminder? Here's a top 10 list of the best spots for your missionary prayer card.Number 10: Placing the prayer card in the car...
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