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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

For the past five years, Fátima, the smallest town in Pilar, a district of Argentina, has been a place of steady growth — spiritually, socially, and horticulturally — through Encuentro Orgánico (which translates to “Organic Meeting”). Since its inception, the ministry has provided a restorative

The Church of the Nazarene in Peru held a national pastors’ retreat 23-27 October in the Cerrado Ayaymama Colosseum in Moyobamba. The retreat was called “At a Steady Pace” and was organized by the Peru National Board of the Church of the Nazarene. More than 600 pastors and leaders from all over the

The El Caujaro Church of the Nazarene in San Francisco, Venezuela, completed an outreach project to plant a church-type mission in the Caminos de Jesús neighborhood. The project was part of the South America Region’s Living the Great Commission initiative. Church members first received training in

One day before the Church of the Nazarene in Brazil’s 60th anniversary 13 October, local Nazarenes held a celebration in Campinas, São Paulo, where the first church was planted. General Superintendent David Busic and his wife, Christi, participated in the celebration with South America Regional

Venezuela First District Evangelism Coordinator Alfredo Gómez and his team opened a new church-type mission 11 October in the Amazon State. The mission is located in the La Florida neighborhood in the city of Puerto Ayacucho. After months of prayer, District Superintendent Jimmy De Gouveia and Gómez

Local church leaders throughout Paraguay recently completed a six-month training program called Disciples in Ministry. The national ministry coordinators were each in charge of the training in their respective areas — Samuel Ferreira was in charge of Nazarene Youth International , Pastor Pablo Tello

José E. David Balcázar Medina was inaugurated as superintendent for the Peru Central District 3 October at the Pueblo Libre Church of the Nazarene in Lima. Field Strategy Coordinator Segundo Rimarachín stood in for General Superintendent David Busic in presiding over the ceremony. The appointment

The Church of the Nazarene in Brazil held a Maximum Mission event 7-9 September in the Santa Catarina District. Local leaders chose this location in order to effectively minister to the Ponte neighborhood in the city of Correia Pinto. More than 110 people from the Santa Catarina and Curitiba

The South America Region recently hosted its first writers’ conference to train and support local pastors, educators, and leaders. The event is the fifth held in locations around the world to encourage the creation of materials on Nazarene identity, discipleship, and pastoral formation in various