{"id":69897,"date":"2021-06-25T18:00:59","date_gmt":"2021-06-26T00:00:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.mesonaz.org\/?p=69897"},"modified":"2021-06-25T18:00:59","modified_gmt":"2021-06-26T00:00:59","slug":"caribbean-field-holds-first-virtual-cross-cultural-orientation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.mesonaz.org\/en\/caribbean-field-holds-first-virtual-cross-cultural-orientation\/","title":{"rendered":"Caribbean Field holds first virtual cross-cultural orientation"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>From April 16-18, 2021, the Caribbean region in Mesoamerica held its first virtual Cross-Cultural Orientation (CCO), with 28 people representing 7 countries, including one person from the North Central region.<\/p>\n<p>The CCO is a space for youth and adults from Nazarene churches to answer their call to missions or find their purpose in ministry.<\/p>\n<p>Timmeon Spencer, who was appointed at the end of 2020 as the new Global Missions Coordinator for the Caribbean, was confronted with the challenges brought on by the Covid-19 pandemic that led to restrictions and limitations in several countries. Spencer wondered how he could reach future missionaries in the middle of a global pandemic. His answer made history as he held his first-ever virtual Cross-Cultural Orientation in the region.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;This weekend turned out to be both a challenge and a great blessing,&#8221; Spencer said, as he commented that they had reached many more cultures and nations in this virtual CCO than in previous years with the face-to-face event. He also said that despite the poor internet reception and other challenges that arose, God manifested Himself throughout all the workshops and activities for those three days.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;It was a blessing to see that the participants were very attentive and engaged and that they were impacted by all that was said and done during the event.&#8221; &#8220;One of the highlights of our time together was the closing session and celebration service where a powerful missionary message was delivered, challenging the participants to <strong>go<\/strong>, and more than half of the participants responded by saying, Yes, send me!&#8221; Spencer remarked.<\/p>\n<p>Source: Timmeon Spencer, Global Missions Coordinator for the Caribbean<\/p>\n<div id=\"69dcdd1d99b0b\" class=\"gg_gallery_wrap gg_true_gallery gg_masonry_gallery gid_69897 gg_hidden_ol gg_ol_bottom_mode gg_main_ol_show_on_h \" data-col-num=\"4\" data-gid=\"69897\" data-nores-txt=\"No images found\">              <div class=\"gg_loader\">            <div class=\"ggl_1\"><\/div>            <div class=\"ggl_2\"><\/div>            <div class=\"ggl_3\"><\/div>            <div class=\"ggl_4\"><\/div>        <\/div>  <div class=\"gg_container\"><div class=\"gg_img \" data-gg-url=\"https:\/\/www.mesonaz.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/virtual-cco-picture-2.jpg\" data-gg-title=\"virtual-cco-picture-2\" data-gg-author=\"\" data-gg-descr=\"\" data-gg-tags=\"\" data-img-id=\"0\" data-gid=\"69897\">  <div class=\"gg_img_inner\"><div class=\"gg_main_img_wrap\"><div class=\"gg_img_wrap_inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\" data-gg-lazy-src=\"\/\/www.mesonaz.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/ewpt_cache\/280x0_100_1_c_FFFFFF_a6e3f210421d695efeacc2a6ee149c86.jpg\" alt=\"virtual-cco-picture-2\" class=\"gg_photo gg_main_thumb\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mesonaz.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/virtual-cco-picture-2.jpg\" alt=\"virtual-cco-picture-2\" \/><\/noscript><\/div><\/div><div class=\"gg_overlays\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"gg_img \" data-gg-url=\"https:\/\/www.mesonaz.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/virtual-cco-2.jpg\" data-gg-title=\"virtual-cco 2\" data-gg-author=\"\" data-gg-descr=\"\" data-gg-tags=\"\" data-img-id=\"1\" data-gid=\"69897\">  <div class=\"gg_img_inner\"><div class=\"gg_main_img_wrap\"><div class=\"gg_img_wrap_inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\" data-gg-lazy-src=\"\/\/www.mesonaz.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/ewpt_cache\/280x0_100_1_c_FFFFFF_30247a0710bf937efe8ae574b5b6e0b1.jpg\" alt=\"virtual-cco 2\" class=\"gg_photo gg_main_thumb\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mesonaz.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/virtual-cco-2.jpg\" alt=\"virtual-cco 2\" \/><\/noscript><\/div><\/div><div class=\"gg_overlays\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div style=\"clear: both;\"><\/div><\/div><script type=\"text\/javascript\">     (function() {         \"use strict\";              const intval = setInterval(() => {            if(typeof(jQuery) == \"undefined\" || typeof(gg_galleries_init) == \"undefined\") {                return true;            }            else {                clearTimeout(intval);                            const $ = jQuery;                gg_galleries_init(\"69dcdd1d99b0b\");            }        }, 50);    })();<\/script>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>From April 16-18, 2021, the Caribbean region in Mesoamerica held its first virtual Cross-Cultural Orientation (CCO), with 28 people representing 7 countries, including one person from the North Central region. 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