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Prayer requested after earthquakes strike Middle East, Asia

Po-hang Segero Church of the Nazarene The deadliest earthquake of 2017 struck Iraq and Iran this week, killing more than 500 people and injuring thousands. Sunday's 7.3 earthquake trigged several landslides and was felt in Turkey, Israel, and Kuwait. In South Korea, a 5.4 magnitude earthquake
17 Nov 2017
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Church continues response in southern Philippines following armed conflict

The Church of the Nazarene continues helping families affected by an armed conflict that recently ended in Marawi City, Philippines. The five-month crisis displaced hundreds of thousands of people in addition to destroying many buildings and homes and killing dozens of civilians. The West Mindanao
17 Nov 2017
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The price for serving refugees: Family forced to become refugees themselves

Despite the war that gripped *Lela’s country for many years, she and her husband had never thought of leaving. They were happy as part of their church’s thriving ministry to the many refugees who had fled fighting to find peace in their area. Then, their family was threatened. A masked person
15 Nov 2017
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Middendorf appointed interim superintendent for Kansas City District

General Superintendent Gustavo A. Crocker announced the appointment this week of Jesse C. Middendorf as interim superintendent of the Kansas City District. Middendorf follows Jeren Rowell, who was recently elected president of Nazarene Theological Seminary . The appointment is effective 1 December,
15 Nov 2017
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Lesotho district superintendent, secretary killed in car accident

Left: Lesotho District Secretary Lebina Lebina Right: Lesotho District Superintendent Lepeli Mpusi The Church of the Nazarene's Africa Region office provided the following information after the death of two leaders on the Lesotho District: It is with great sadness that we inform you of the passing
14 Nov 2017
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My friend, a refugee

This summer, I went as a volunteer missionary to Serbia for about five weeks with Courage for the Journey , a Nazarene initiative to support refugee aid work in Central Europe . During our first couple days, my team and I were asking for directions to the local Western Union in Belgrade when I first
14 Nov 2017
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BGS appoints superintendent for South Arkansas District

General Superintendent Carla D. Sunberg announced the appointment of Virgil Askren III as superintendent of the South Arkansas District . Askren currently pastors the Bend, Oregon, Church of the Nazarene. He follows Russell Branstetter, who retired after 25 years in the position. Prior to accepting
13 Nov 2017
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In Memoriam: 17 November 2017

The following is a weekly listing of Nazarene ministers and leaders who recently went home to be with the Lord. Notices were received 13-17 November 2017. Robert Carson , 83, of Vilonia, Arkansas, passed away 9 November. He was a retired minister, serving in Arkansas, Missouri, and Texas. He was
13 Nov 2017
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Mission briefing: Culture shock

People often think the feelings arising in encounters with strange foods or customs constitute “culture shock.” In reality, those brief moments of discomfort are not what anthropologists mean by culture shock. Anthropologists and psychologists use “culture shock” to describe the confusion, doubt,
10 Nov 2017
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SNU inaugurates 15th president

Southern Nazarene University inaugurated J. Keith Newman as the university's 15th president 9 November with a host of esteemed guests and honorees present for the historic ceremony. Newman, who assumed office 1 August, was elected president by the university’s Board of Trustees in March of this year
10 Nov 2017
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