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Look of Love , a special needs center in Valparaiso, Chile, is inspiring churches across the South America Region to start similar ministries. The Chile Look of Love opened in 2013, led by pastors Lorena and René Noe with support from several partners. Chicago Heights Church of the Nazarene was one

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,”

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 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

The Chile women’s ministry team held two conferences where more than 200 women participated. The first conference was held 25 August in Arica for the Northern District, while the second was held 1-2 September in Hualpén for the Central, Lagos, and Biobio districts. Each event featured times of

Two of the four districts of Chile, the North District and the Bio Bio District, hosted their annual youth Bible quizzing events this July. Sunday School and Discipleship Ministries International superintendents organized the event, and approximately 50 children between the ages of 7 and 12

Nazarene Bible Seminary in Santiago, Chile, held a theological conference 7 April to celebrate the inauguration of their 2018 academic year. The keynote speaker was Vinicius Couto, a pastor and professor from Brazil Nazarene Theological Seminary. He addressed two topics: free will and predestination

The South America Region recently hosted training for lay leaders and clergy to help them more adequately reach their local communities. Chile Ministries Alessandro Polonio, national holistic ministries coordinator, led an annual ministry training seminar in cooperation with Chile's national leaders

Chile faces frequent natural disasters because of seismic and volcanic activity. These include earthquakes, volcanic eruptions, tsunamis, and mega-fires. In 2010, a violent earthquake triggered several tsunamis, and in 2014 the country experienced a string of more than 300 earthquakes in one week.

#Inspira17 , the first national Church of the Nazarene youth event for Chile in 12 years, was held last month for 230 young people. Each day featured workshops on topics such as adolescents and marriage, as well as recreational activities and the first national Bible Quizzing competition with a team