Missionaries serving in Colombia
Rev. Junior and Rev. Jacilene Rodrigues serve along with their two daughters, Hadassa and Ágatha. Both Junior and Jacilene graduated from Nazarene Theological Seminary in Brazil with a Batchelor’s in Theology and later earned a specialization in missions. 
“We are Brazilians and we feel a call from God to serve in missions. We have served in Argentina since 2013 where we have pastored a church in the City of Formosa, planted another church in Córdoba, and have coordinated the planting of 4 more churches in Ecuador; Venezuela; Salta, Argentina; and also Anápoles, Brazil. Throughout this process, we have had the privilege of meeting, training, sending, and mentoring pastoral families and young people, Americans, and Argentineans, as they fulfill the Great Commission.”
They are currently assigned as missionaries of the Church of the Nazarene in Barranquilla, Colombia with the goal of planting a new church, developing a new district, coordinating the mobilization of missionary candidates into missionary service, providing training, and sending them out to plant new churches in the North Andean Field which is comprised of 3 countries: Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela.
Ashley Hoffner went to Trevecca Nazarene University and received her Bachelor’s in Social Work. From 2015-2019 she served as a Nazarene missionary in Argentina, helping plant a church as a part of team and later going on to working in the administration and finance of church plants in Argentina, Chile, Ecuador, and Venezuela.
“Over the years, I have really seen how God has developed and grown areas in me I never knew I had. I not only have experience disciplining and evangelizing in areas that are unreached of Jesús’ gospel, God has also equipped me to work in administration, which is important in mission work. I have a passion for encouraging those that have a missionary call to seek where God is leading them. In the local church, I enjoy working with children and youth ministries, connecting with people through different sports such as frisbee, and being a part of the worship ministry.”
Ashley is currently assigned as a missionary and working along with the Rodrigues family in Barranquilla, Colombia with the goals of planting a new church, developing a new district, and administrating in the sending of South American missionary candidates into missionary service throughout the world. Please pray with her as she continually manages her time to serve in all these areas.
Luis and Clarita Meza are global missionaries of the Church of the Nazarene in Colombia. They were assigned as regional missionaries in 1998 and have been Global Missionaries since February 1999.
Luis and Clarita were born in the homes of evangelical families in two very distant cities in Peru. They met at the Church of the Nazarene in Lima, Peru; when Luis was 17 and Clarita 14. They were very involved with NYI and since then they have held different positions at the local, district, and national levels. Luis has a degree in Public Accountant and Business Administrator, B.A. in theology. He also has a Master's in Missiology from the University of the Americas, San José Costa Rica, and a Doctor in Ministry from the Nazarene Theological Seminary of Kansas City. Luis accepted the Lord's call as a Bi-Vocational Pastor when he was 23 years old. He and Clarita were married in 1980. Luis worked for 11 years as Sales Manager in an International Company. In 1984 he stopped working at the company to open the Peru office of Compassion International, where he was its first National Director. After working seven years at Compassion Int. he traveled to Quito, Ecuador to open and direct the Office of Nazarene Compassionate Ministries for the South American Region. From 1991 to 2004 the Meza family lived in Ecuador where Luis served as Rector of the South American Nazarene Theological Seminary, Regional Coordinator of Compassionate Ministries, and in charge of the Church in Colombia. In 2004 they went to live in Argentina and continued to lead Nazarene Compassionate Ministries in the Region and in charge of the Church in Colombia. At that time Clarita was the Regional Coordinator of the Child Sponsorship Program. From 2008 to date, the Meza Family has been living and leading the Ministry of the Church in Colombia.
They have three children Denisse and her husband Jonathan, Luis Jr. and Daniel. They have two grandsons.
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