ORPAC NMI

06/18/2026

Don’t you love how ordinary things can unite us across the miles ⚽️⚽️⚽️🥅🥅🥅
Our Links missionaries who are in Curacao 🇨🇼 created these engaging videos about their World Cup Team soccer team and young adults on their field. Watch this video and share it with your community. This excitement is contagious!! We are praying with you Roger and Deysi. 🙏🏼🙏🏽

Spanish: https://youtube.com/shorts/lvzR_jt983o?si=7REVTyftAQpR7qRf

English: https://youtube.com/shorts/p4B5oHySmOM?si=-tORVYWdVG3RBtJB

Today, Curaçao represents our Region on the world football stage, a...

06/17/2026

Do you know someone with the right skill set to help lead this team?

We are planning a work trip this August 15-23 to put a new roof on the Junea church of the Nazarene. The church has purchased the materials for the roofing but needs a team to remove the old roof and put a new one on. The only cost for participants would be $200 which would cover meals for the week, plus transportation to get to Juneau. We have several people interested in serving but need someone with roofing experience that could lead the team. If someone comes to mind that would be available, please contact District Superintendent Hunter Mizar at [email protected]

06/15/2026

From the Ponders

Good News for Brais

This morning we received the following message from Ben. We’re praying that this obstruction was all that was keeping him from being able to breathe on his own. Our prayer now is that his organs recover enough that he can come home. And once home, doctors will monitor for brain delays and organ development over time.

From Ben: We came to see Brais today, and he had been extubated and was breathing well. Last night after we left him a mucus plug ascended inside his ventilator tube that was probably the source of obstruction. So he is doing really well, praise God! Hannah and I got to hold him.

Continue to pray for Brais and Ben and Hannah!

06/11/2026

Update from Hannah Ponder on the new baby, Brais. Note: they are 6 hrs ahead of us.

We just saw him today. They extubated at 7am and until 11am he had only oxygen help and then they had to put him on a CPAP ventilator with oxygen because of some inflammation in his trachea. So they are treating him for that. He was sleeping the whole time we were with him. Keep praying

06/10/2026

Urgent prayer update from the Ponders:

They are going to start warming Brais back up today at 1pm. Pray that he stays stable as they take away some interventions slowly.

06/08/2026

NMI Friends please pray for missionaries Hannah and Ben Ponder and their baby Brais. The Ponders were recently with us on deputation.

Original message from Ben below:
Pray for baby Brais.

This morning Hannah gave birth to our son Brais David Ponder (pronounced like Brice). He did not breathe in his first 2 minutes because of infection/green fluid in his lungs after a long, hard labor that ended in an unwanted Caesarean section.

Brais was able to get air in his lungs and breathe with help and was taken to a intensive care wing of a hospital for babies here in Belgrade. He is currently on a ventilator and we are asking for your help in prayer for his life.

Pray for healing in the name of Jesus. For Brais to be able to start breathing on his own in these crucial hours. For his lungs to heal and for any damage done by lack of oxygen to be overcome by the power of the Holy Spirit. Thank you

Below is the update from Hannah today:
Hannah and Baby Brais are at separate hospitals. Hannah will be released tomorrow and can go visit Brais.

Brais is currently in a 72-hour cooling therapy. His body temp is kept low in order to help his organs repair and hopefully restore some damage to his organs. On Wednesday morning (Serbian time) they will begin the rearming process. While in this cooling state he is sedated and still on a ventilator.

Wednesday will bring about crucial information as they monitor brain activity with EEGs and EKGs.

Please continue to pray for divine healing for baby Brais and for strength and peace only God can provide.

05/28/2026

These are our District LINKS missionaries. Remember to pray for them regularly and consider what partnering with them over the next two years may look like.

Meet the Lemus family! Roger and Deysi serve as church planters on the Mesoamerica region in Curaçao. They are dedicated to supporting the holistic development and transformation of adolescents, young adults, and their families. The Lemus family is also passionate about developing and training leaders at every level, empowering them to carry the message of love, forgiveness, and transformation forward to the generations that follow. To learn more about this family, click here. https://brnw.ch/21x2Udx

05/15/2026

Share your photos from
NMI Convention….

05/02/2026

We are excited for this event and for potential engagement opportunities for young adults from across the region. Share this information with the young adults in your area.

Registration is now open!
Here is the link to register for Ignite the Cause, a conference for young adults that will take place in the USA/Canada Region this winter. There is an FAQ page at this site as well, but please feel free to reach out if you have additional questions. https://web.cvent.com/event/d6955a13-2767-4b5a-8dc9-90857b452311/summary

04/28/2026

Are you a YOUNG Adult? Do you know a YOUNG Adult that you could share this event with? Let’s help our District Young Adults attend this event.

Registration is now open!
Here is the link to register for Ignite the Cause, a conference for young adults that will take place in the USA/Canada Region this winter. There is an FAQ page at this site as well, but please feel free to reach out if you have additional questions. https://web.cvent.com/event/d6955a13-2767-4b5a-8dc9-90857b452311/summary