GENESIS OF A MINISTRY
Planting the Nazarene Church in
The Turks and Caicos Islands
Turks & Caicos Government
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Overseas British Territory
Official language: English
Turks and Caicos Geography
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30 different islands
8 inhabited
South of Bahamas
Near Haiti and Dominican Republic
Turks & Caicos Population
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45,000 inhabitants
Immigrants from Haiti, Dominican Republic and Cuba
Islanders (about 50%) call themselves “Belongers”
Mainly Protestant Christianity; 11% Catholic
Genesis: Mesoamerica Region
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New ministry strategy
Leaders planned to enter 10 new nations in 10 years
Turks and Caicos Islands was at the top!
Holy Spirit
powerfully at work!
Meet the Sweetings
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Jeremiah and Nathalie from the Bahamas
Nathalie served her Nazarene Church for 20 years
In 2008, Jeremiah’s job transferred to
Turks and Caicos Islands
Nathalie’s Heartbreak
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Nathalie cried every day for a year
Comforted by her Bible and prayer
The Lord told her:
“I want you to start the work in this place.”
Seeds of a Church
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They started a youth basketball ministry
Many young men accepted Christ
Next, a Nazarene church plant in their home
Nathalie Obeyed God
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God told her to preach at an abandoned lot
Haitian immigrants were living nearby
They emerged from bushes to hear her
The Church Grows
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25 people accepted Christ
30 meet in their home weekly
In 2012, the Church officially entered
Turks and Caicos Islands
158th World Area!
Ministry Milestones
Baby Dedication with Nathalie and Missionary Joel Tooley
Baptisms with Nathalie and District Superintendent John Wildgoose
Nathalie’s Prayer Requests
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Tent and chairs for more worship space
Van to pick up attendees
Worship music equipment
Prayer Answered
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Tent and chairs were delivered in June
“You will receive power when the Holy Spirit
comes on you; and you will be my witnesses
in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria,
and to the ends of the earth.”
Acts 1:8
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