Fishers of Men

Sumarized by ANAZ NMI President, Joey Taylor

On Spain’s northwestern coast, in the fishing city of Cambados, a quiet movement of faith is taking shape. Cambados—home to half of Spain’s fishing industry—has long attracted workers from across Latin America. Among them is a small group of Nazarene believers who carried more than their trade across the ocean; they carried their identity in Christ.

What began with three Peruvian couples meeting privately for prayer soon grew into weekly gatherings of 40 people in a home. These immigrants didn’t arrive with a church‑planting strategy. They simply lived their faith, prayed together, and gave offerings in anticipation of the day God would send a pastor.

In 2024, that prayer was answered. At district assembly, missionary Geraldo Nunes met the group, and soon he and his wife, Waner, were sent to Cambados to help shepherd this emerging congregation. With their guidance, the group found a public meeting space and continued to grow.

Today, around 60 people—children, youth, and adults from Colombia, Peru, Venezuela, Brazil, and Spain—worship together each week. Four new believers have already been baptized. In a city known for its fishermen, a new kind of fishing is happening: casting nets of hope, community, and the gospel.

These believers came seeking work, but God is using them to build His church. They are living out the call of Matthew 4:19: “Come, follow me… and I will send you out to fish for people.”

Story courtesy of the Western Mediterranean Newsletter and missionary Geraldo Nunes.