Superintendent of Guatemala’s Atlantic District, Mario Pineda, had some unexpected news when he received a call from Mr. Pedro Cortes, leader of COCODES, the Community Council for Urban and Rural Development, in the community of Nueva Bendicion in Izabal, Guatemala. The community leader asked Pineda to meet with him because he had something to give
Approximately 20,000 persons have been displaced by the eruption of the La Soufrière volcano. The volcano continues to erupt, which is causing dangers mud slides and pyroclastic flows. "The situation in St. Vincent is serious". Said Dr. Ro-Anne Quashie-Harry Designated shelters have only been able to accommodate 5554 people, and the rest have found shelter
Massive migratory caravans are frequent on the Mesoamerica North Central Field, which includes Guatemala, El Salvador, Nicaragua, and Honduras. Dámaris Kellogg, field NCM coordinator, says that in the last four years, approximately 20,000 people have passed through this area. "The Church of the Nazarene has been like a beacon for many of these people," Kellogg
On April 11 the Iglesia del Nazareno of the North Verapaz District celebrated the organization of the Iglesia del Nazareno "Resurrección" (Resurrection Church of the Nazarene) in the Cakcualtzul community, in the municipality of San Pedro Carchá, Guatemala. The name "Resurrección" is due to the fact that the mission emerged after the storms Eta and
