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Mark Rudeen, retired missionary and pastor, passed away 26 October 2019. Mark Antony Rudeen was born on 9 June 1942 in Tacoma, Washington, to C.G. and Edna Rudeen, pioneer missionaries to Nicaragua. As members of a missionary family, Mark and his siblings served right alongside their parents in San

More than 70 youth participated in the Panama Central District Nazarene Youth International camp held 1-3 June called REVIVE. The camp theme was based on Philippians 3:13 and focused on motivating the youth to renew their spiritual life, strengthen their communion with God, and live according to His

A traveling clinic in Panama provided medical services for 626 people in four communities from 29 April to 2 May. Nazarene Compassionate Ministries and the Panama Work & Witness team organized the event alongside a group of volunteers from Flint Central Church of the Nazarene in Michigan. They began

Several ministries of the Panama Central District, including Nazarene Youth International and Global Missions , worked alongside a team from the East Valley Church of the Nazarene in Arizona, USA, to hold a community outreach event 15-17 March in Panama City. On Friday, the participants headed to

Nearly 70 children attended the first Vacation Bible School in Carrasquilla, Panama, held 4-9 February. The theme was “Shipwrecked: Rescued by Jesus.” The idea came months before when the GENESIS team in Panama asked God for a way to reach children and families with the gospel. They came up with the

Leaders from across the Mesoamerica Region gathered 5-6 October in Panama City, Panama, to share both the growth and challenges they have experienced in different areas of ministry over the last year. “It is an important time when we report the challenges and successes of the previous year, while

The Church of the Nazarene's Mesoamerica Region recently began developing a family counseling program to address a variety of familial issues. Irene and Miguel Garita, Mesoamerica Family Care Ministries coordinators, were asked to organize a workshop after Regional Director Carlos Saenz saw the need

Mesoamerica Nazarene Youth International recently held two leadership events for pastors and leaders in Panama and El Salvador. More than 90 people attended the first conference, held 24-25 August in Panama, while 70 people attended the second conference, held 31 August-1 September, in El Salvador.

The Nazarene Missions International team at El Progreso Church of the Nazarene challenged the congregation to raise $1,000 for Nazarene missions between October 2017 and August 2018. Leaders encouraged each Sunday School group to give toward the goal throughout the year and hosted a “missions party”

More than 60 volunteers from Panama and the Kansas District, USA, worked together 27-29 July with Genesis missionaries in Panama City. On the first day, the team worked alongside missionaries Keila Molina and Joselyn Garcia in the Carrasquilla community by painting, cleaning, repairing, and mowing