Some 350 youth from the United States and Canada arrived to Guatemala as part of the ENCUENTRO 2018 event happening in the Mesoamerica Region happening June 30 – July 7 and July 7 – July 14. The groups will be serving both weeks along with local volunteers in 18 churches from the Guatemala Central District.
Saturday, June 30, the Costa Rica Central District continued to receive people from the USA and Canada as a part of ENCUENTRO 2018. The 166 participants, along with the translation team and district leaders, traveled from the Nazarene Seminary of the Americas (SENDAS) on Sunday to the different churches where they would be working during
Encuentro has arrived in Costa Rica. They expect some 500 people from the USA and Canada to arrive and serve along with 16 churches in the Costa Rica North and Central Districts. North District Fanuel F. Flores, the project coordinator in the North District, shared enthusiastically that on June 27, Encuentro began activities in the
Encuentro 2018 begins June 30 in Guatemala and Costa Rica. Teams from the USA and Canada will travel to both countries to serve the needs of the church. Encuentro offers opportunities to serve in missions for youth and families. During the last 50 years, they have facilitated trips to the USA, Canada, Mexico, the Bahamas
