Twenty-five pastors from the Puerto Rico East District participated in the Mental Health First Aid event held on January 20, 2018. It was an 8-hour training designed to prepare people with no previous psychology or mental health education to detect mental health issues and suicide warning signs as well as how to give first aid.
The destruction in Puerto Rican communities after Hurricane Maria prompted many aid efforts. One of them was The Magi Project held in the Puerto Rico East District from Jan. 2-4, 2018. The project began in the heart of youth pastor Nestor Hernandez from the Melbourne First Church of the Nazarene, Melbourne, Florida, USA. The participants
With 21 participants and a leadership team from three different countries, a Cross-Cultural Orientation (CCO) was held in Montrouis, Haiti from December 7 to 9, 2017. During each activity and workshop, there was an atmosphere of expectation; those who attended were eager to learn more about missions. Our Haitian brothers and sisters were enthusiastic to
As of January 1, 2018, a new couple joined the Church of the Nazarene missionary team in Mesoamerica. Esteban and Dhariana Murillo along with their son, Etienne, will reside in Panama beginning in April 2018. Beginning on January 3, the family will be traveling within the region and in the USA for their introductory deputation
