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Nazarene Essentials training expands to South America Region

The Church of the Nazarene South America Region presented Nazarene Essentials this month as a tool for the local church to identify the essential characteristics that allow it to develop as a church that lives out the Great Commission and transforms its community. Nazarene Essentials is based on the
26 Jun 2015
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Paty Alvarez remembered

Ruth Patricia Alvarez Moreno, 42, passed away June 12. She was a beloved secretary who served more than 10 years on the North Andean Field and the Ecuador Mission. After fighting against an aggressive cancer for more than two months, her body couldn’t resist any longer. According to the words of her
25 Jun 2015
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Valvassoura retirement creates leadership changes in Brazil

Top row, left to right: Aguiar Valvassoura, Manuel Lima, and Gerson Cardoso Bottom row, left to right: Luis Henrique Biazon, Wagner de Sousa, and Geraldo Nunes Aguiar Valvassoura led the Church of the Nazarene in Brazil for 10 years, tripling its membership during that time. After receiving the
05 Jun 2015
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Brazil Nazarene College receives recognition for music program

The Brazil government officially recognized the bachelor's degree in music offered by Brazil Nazarene College. The national government, through the Secretary of Regulation and Supervision of Higher Education of the Ministry of Education Department, granted official recognition under ordinance No.
08 May 2015
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Virtual seminary offers courses in Spanish, Portuguese

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).
01 May 2015
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Former Bolivia superintendent passes away

Daniel Mita Ayala, a pastor and former district superintendent, passed away April 13 after a four-year battle with intestinal cancer. He was 65. "He was a fighter up to the end," said Macedonio Daza, rector of Seminario Nazareno del Área Central in Bolivia. "He always attended national and district
22 Apr 2015
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Retired missionary Earl Hunter passes away

Retired missionary Earl Hunter, 99, passed away April 8. Earl and his wife, Mabel, served as missionaries to Bolivia, Guatemala, and Nigeria. Earl Hunter was born September 11, 1915, in Colorado to C. J. and Georgia Hunter. He earned a Bachelor of Theology from Northwest Nazarene College (now
17 Apr 2015
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Peru compassionate ministry receives wheelchair donation

The MINCODIS Project, a ministry of the Peru Northeast District, recently received 13 wheelchairs and other equipment donated to children with disabilities. The Ministerio Infantil de Compasión Distrital (District Children’s Compassionate Ministry) Project began three years ago when Peru Northeast
16 Apr 2015
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Florida church helps repurpose space for new Panama child development center

What difference could eight teenagers, a senior pastor, a youth pastor, and Nazarene Missions International president make in just seven days? That is exactly what the group that traveled from Redland Church of the Nazarene in Miami, Florida, to Panama City, Panama, asked themselves. The Redland
09 Apr 2015
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Brazil NYI leader passes away

Mariana Pereira, a Nazarene Youth International leader in Brazil, passed away March 26 after struggling with her failing health. She was 34. ”A godly woman was among us; her testimony and legacy will live on in our hearts and minds.” This was said of Mariana’s life at her burial. Pereira was born in
09 Apr 2015
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