Indianapolis District Nazarene Missions International
As a child, Shawn Balkaran helped build the Bush Lot church, in Guyana, with his own hands. Returning after 30 years, Shawn and Leacha saw an old building in disrepair. They wanted to do something to help.
The Choctaw team was only here for a short time (6 days), but they made the most of the time they were here!
This was my first time working with Gloria (team leader), Pastor Jason, and the Choctaw church. The team came well prepared, ready to work hard and serve wherever they were needed.
The goal of a typical Jesus Film team is to find a place to show the film where there is currently no church presence and create a new preaching point. However, there’s more to do than just showing the film at night. During the day, the team will work on a community project. The projects could range from cleaning up a community park, building a new structure in the park, working at one of the schools in the community, working on a house in the community, cleaning up around the community, and other similar type projects.
by Gina Grate Pottenger
Where Worlds Meet – June 2014
Bucharest, Romania – 21 May, Monica Boseff, the Nazarene who founded and leads The Open Door Foundation, the only emergency shelter for sex trafficking victims in Romania, was honored with the U.S. Department of State’s Trafficking in Persons Hero distinction, an annual award that recognizes only 10 people worldwide who are committed to