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Hundreds have been killed in Central America where Hurricane Eta made landfall as a Category 4 storm on 3 November. The heavy rains and slow movement caused landslides and flooding throughout Central America.

Iglesia del Nazareno Etla in Oaxaca, Mexico, closed its doors due to the pandemic like many others, but that did not stop the church from ministering to its community and from continuing to grow and expand.

Many missions training events have moved online during the COVID-19 pandemic, and the change has had an unexpected benefit by paving the way for cross-cultural and cross-regional interaction.

San José Chituzul's water supply is compromised by water runoff that comes from a nearby dam, causing unclean drinking water. The local Nazarene church provided clean water filters for the households in its community.

Jose Rodriguez, 92, of San Antonio, Texas, passed away 24 September 2020. He was a minister and educator, and a leading hispanic theologian.

In spite of the economic difficulties brought by the COVID-19 pandemic, the Mexico Oaxaca District exceeded the previous year's giving to district budgets and the World Evangelism Fund.

A large rock slide caused by heavy rains in San Marcos La Laguna in Guatemala killed four people and destroyed five houses along with a Nazarene church.

Emily Ray, 83, of Arcadia, California, passed away 22 September 2020. She was a retired missionary who served for 34 years in Guatemala and Argentina.

During this time of crisis caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, the Verbo de Vida (Word of Life) Ministry of Primera Iglesia del Nazareno in Ciudad Juárez, Mexico, is sharing food and masks with community members in need.

Haury Cerdas, a blind man in the Certificate in Worship program at Seminario de las Americas in Costa Rica, was unsure if he would be able to continue his education when the seminary switched to online education in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, but he has found success despite the challenges.