The Costa Rica Central District met on Feb. 2 to celebrate its 47th annual assembly at the Los Angeles Church of the Nazarene.\u00a0 District Superintendent Rev. Sirlene Bustos said the assembly was \u201ca time filled with joy, praise and a challenging message from the World of the Lord.\u201d\u00a0 Rev. Miguel Garita presided over the assembly as a representative of the General Superintendent and also preached during the event.<\/p>\n
The district leaders shared their reports, and each pastor shared a testimony.\u00a0 Many were moved to share how the Lord has walked with them.<\/p>\n
To close the assembly, they held an ordination service on Monday, Feb. 4.\u00a0 Four men and three women were ordained as elders in the Church of the Nazarene.\u00a0 \u201cIt was a moving time in which we felt the presence of the Lord as a part of this memorable moment,\u201d said Rev. Bustos.<\/p>\n
\u201c(Ours is) a district that moves forward, that desires to grow and is willing to keep fighting to go where the Lord sends it.\u00a0 We are taking our theme from 2 Kings 3:16-17, \u2018 This is what the Lord says: I will fill this valley with pools of water. For this is what the Lord says: You will see neither wind nor rain, yet this valley will be filled with water . . . ,\u2019\u201d said Rev. Bustos in closing.<\/p>\n
Source: Rev. Sirlene Bustos, Costa Rica Central District Superintendent<\/p>\n\n\t\t