Nazarene Missions International - NMI
ENCOURAGING PEOPLE TO PRAY FOR ALL EFFORTS OF WORLD EVANGELISM
INFORMING PEOPLE OF THE WORLD'S NEED AND WHAT THE CHURCH IS DOING TO MEET THOSE NEEDS
CHALLENGING CHILDREN AND YOUTH TO LEARN ABOUT AND PARTICIPATE IN THE MISSION OF THE CHURCH
RAISING FUNDS FOR MISSIONS OUTREACH
Fatih Promise Weekend - September 28th & 29th
Join us for a special weekend as we celebrate and support global missions! Our Faith Promise weekend is a time to broaden our perspective beyond local ministry and witness the incredible work God is doing around the world.
This year, we’re excited to focus on the dynamic development of leaders in South Africa. Hear firsthand from the Carrims about the transformative impact of our support and the remarkable stories of faith and growth in their community.
📅 Dates: September 28th & 29th
📍 Location: Peoria Nazarene Church
Saturday, September 28th: Dinner 6pm
Sunday, September 29th: Morning Worship 10:45am
Come and be inspired as we come together to celebrate and deepen our commitment to global missions. We will seek to bless the Carrim’s with a love offering on Sunday morning. We look forward to seeing you there!
Operation Christmas Child - Shoebox Ministry
Each year our church gathers supplies, toys and letters of encouragement for kids in need around the world. We sent out 400 boxes in November 2023! Here are some of the boxes that made it to Thailand.
Coming Soon:
Amazon wish list for items we will using to fill boxes this year. We will start collecting soon and be gathering items through November.
Books on Missions
The Road Back by David and Lisa Frisbie
The Road Back: Hope, Help & Healing for Survivors of Human Trafficking, by Dr. David and Lisa Frisbie, presents the reader with a global effort to combat human trafficking through the Church of the Nazarene. It introduces us to heroes and heroines on the front lines, seeking to intervene and offer care and hope to those who have fallen prey to the evil that would rob a life of all dignity and self-worth.
One thing becomes clear, the blight of human trafficking, with its dehumanizing, demoralizing power over the powerless, is not something that happens only in “other places” or to “other people” we may never meet. It is on our doorsteps, in our neighborhoods, in almost every country.
To the Shelter by Kay Browning
No one knows the path his or her life will take, nor did we know that our path would converge with lovely and loving lives in a difficult part of the world—the Middle East. During our years there, we learned how important it was to find a place of shelter during difficult times. When the first edition of this book was released in 1997, the shelters to which we referred were churches where people could find refuge from war and strife.
Today, those same churches have become centers of hope and help for the lost, the refugee, the weary within the context of the Middle East. Nazarenes there provided a wonderful example of how to journey through life in that difficult part of the world. We witnessed lives that were filled with faith, trust and grace in a chaotic and sometimes hostile environment. Their stories remind us: He will encourage us, guide us, help us and protect us. He is our shelter and rock of strength. (Psalm 27:5)
Wanda by Carol Anne Eby, Edited by Andrew Bennett
Wanda is a compelling story of one woman’s response to God’s call upon her life, and the faithfulness with which she made herself available to God, wherever He sent her, and in whatever circumstances she found herself. She served God and the church with distinction as a missionary, and ultimately as the director of what is now Nazarene Missions International.
An inspiration to all around her, on the mission field, and in the executive’s office; in the face of bitter losses and terminal illness, Wanda’s life and testimony was one marked with joy—the joy of faithful service rendered, and full trust in the God Who held her close to His heart. May her holy influence impact your life as you read Wanda.