The 5 districts in the Dominican Republic held their assemblies Jan. 24-28, 2018. Regional Director Dr. Carlos Saenz attended all of the assemblies and preached the Word of God. In the Northeast District, Roselys Planco, daughter of the district superintendent, lead the worship. Dr. Saenz presented the new amendments to the Manual of the Church
On January 12, 2018, the Brighton Church of the Nazarene from Brighton, Michigan, USA donated 5 computers to the Children and Family Center. The Center is a Nazarene Compassionate Ministry (NCM) project in the Espave de Chame Church of the Nazarene in the Panama Central District. The Center offers tutoring to children, workshops for parents,
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
