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The work of the Church of the Nazarene in Uruguay began in 1949. Located on the Cono-Sur Field of the South America Region, Uruguay’s port city of Montevideo was founded by the Spanish in 1726, giving...

Trinidad and Tobago were first colonized by the Spanish but came under British control in the late 19th century. Noted for the sugar industry, and the slave labor required to sustain it, the islands...

Mongolia, once a great Eurasian empire under the leadership of Chinggis Khaan in the 13th century, broke into smaller Mongol states in the 14th century. The Mongols eventually returned to their...

Kenya’s history has been marked with trade since the 2nd century. This opened doors to the outside world, reaching as far as China by way of Persian and Middle Eastern trade routes. In the 1490s the...

Work in “Additional Areas” began in 1994 and continues to the present. These “Additional Areas” are located on several of the regions where the Church of the Nazarene has works. These areas tend to be...

Over thousands of years, many diverse people groups moved into what is now Spain, contributing to its varied culture. For two centuries (16th and 17th), Spain’s powerful empire expanded with naval...

The East Africa Field is one of the more challenging contexts for ministry on the Africa Region, but has also proved to be one of the fastest growing areas. The religious diversity and complex...

Located in Southeast Asia, Thailand is a country that has never been colonized. It recognizes its traditional ‘founding’ date as 1238, with a long history (13th through 18th centuries) of Thai...

Italy has always been important in the European geographic landscape because of its central location in the southern part of Europe. For nearly 800 years, the Roman Empire ruled much of the known...

A country with a long history of British trade activity, given the rich mineral deposits to be mined there, Zimbabwe also welcomed British colonists and missionaries in the 1880s. This trade...

Costa Rica was explored by the Spanish in the early 16th century, but proved difficult to colonize until around 1563, due to disease from mosquito-infested swamps, extreme heat, and unwelcoming...

Located on the Melanesian South Field of the Asia-Pacific Region, the island nation of Papua New Guinea (PNG) has 22 provinces, some of which are so remote that they are only accessible by air. Before...

Nine of ten people in Argentina say they are Christians; however, most of those admit to not practicing their faith. The background of the vast majority of Argentina’s population is European (mainly...

Prior to the Portuguese discovery and colonization of Cabo Verde in the 15th century, the 10-island archipelago was uninhabited. Because of location, they became a trading center and important stop...