Churches from the Venezuela Primero District have been finding ways to get the youth and children of their church involved in missions, thanks to multiple efforts from the district Nazarene Missions International team.

Andrea Dellepere, district NMI president has passionately promoted the Children's Missionary Orientation Camp (COMI). This camp has been developed in various churches around the district, and its primary focus is that children and adolescents learn about the importance of missions. In the camp, children learn about the types of missionaries and deployments, how they can become missionaries in the future, and, most importantly, that they are the missionaries of the future. 

The Primero District NMI has carried out impactful work in this area to help achieve NMI's objectives of involving the local church in missions. In the central area of the district, churches such as Jesús la Esperanza El Limón, Tierra de Gracia, La Villa, Tierra de Gracia, Coropo, Monumental, and Iglesia del Nazareno Jesús el Buen Pastor, along with two churches in Miranda, have conducted camps with an average participation of 300 children and adolescents. 

In addition, in all areas of the district, several Nazarene churches have taught missionary classes for children and adults using missionary books, which has resulted in a great blessing. Children have shown a keen interest in missions; some have even expressed a missionary calling from an early age. Some churches have had the support of Nazarene Youth International (NYI), which has helped make it possible to involve young people in missionary work.

In fulfillment of the three core values, as a Christian people, a holiness people, and a missional people, an opportunity was given to carry out a missions project during Vacation Bible School. 

Four projects were proposed based on the context and resources of each church involved. These projects included Alabaster, Links missionaries, missions orientation, an exploration of the history of the denomination in Germany, and community prayer walk with the children. These opportunities turned out to be a great blessing, carried out by the hand of the local NMI coordinators.

"Despite the challenges faced at the local and district levels, it has been a great blessing for the Primera District NMI," Dellepere said. "We thank God and each local participant for their dedication in terms of time, resources, and willingness. We remember that God has gone before us, giving us victory and allowing us to train and disciple the new generations in missions, who will continue to fulfill the Great Commission until the Lord returns for his Church. What an exciting journey we are living!"

--Church of the Nazarene South America