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Gerre Hall remembered

Retired missionary Geraldine “Gerre” Hall passed away 7 May. She was 93 years old. Gerre married her husband, B. Maurice Hall, in 1948. They served together at two churches in Los Angeles, California, before they were appointed to their first missionary position in 1955. For the next 20 years, Gerre
17 May 2019
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Botswana districts host annual Easter conference

The Church of the Nazarene in Botswana hosted its annual Easter conference 18-21 April. All churches and preaching points in the country came together to commemorate the holiday. The services were translated from Setswana to English to accommodate the Africa Regional Office representatives, Africa
26 Apr 2019
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Retired missionary Joan Esselstyn remembered

Retired missionary Joan Esselstyn passed away 5 April. She was 85 years old. Joan was born in 1934 in Heidelberg Township, Pennsylvania, to Casper and Emma Kehm. After graduating from high school, Joan worked for several years for the American Bureau of Shipping before she felt God’s call to be a
10 Apr 2019
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Missionaries accepted as family in foreign country

After years of fighting a call to missions, Njeri and Evans finally took a leap of faith in obedience to God. They left Kenya to serve as missionaries in Ghana, where God provided a new loving support system like the one they were reluctant to leave behind in their home country. Njeri was always
28 Mar 2019
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Idai destruction

Cyclone Idai brings devastation to Southeast Africa

Tropical Cyclone Idai made landfall 15 March in Mozambique, leaving a trail of destruction that spread to neighboring Malawi and Zimbabwe and impacting millions of people. UN officials have said that this is likely the worst weather-related disaster ever to hit the southern hemisphere. More than 370
21 Mar 2019
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Retired missionary Pauline Wallace remembered

Retired missionary June Pauline Wallace of Largo, Florida, passed away 25 February. She was 101 years old. Pauline was born in Watsontown, Pennsylvania, 1 June 1917 to L. E. and Myrtle Bower. After high school, she attended Bible college where she met and later married her first husband, Armand Doll
01 Mar 2019
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Retiring missionaries Bill and Marsha McCoy recognized at 96th General Board

The Church of the Nazarene was pleased to celebrate the ministry of retiring missionaries Bill and Marsha McCoy during the Commissioning Service at the 96th General Board meeting 25 February in Lenexa, Kansas. Bill and Marsha served as missionaries for eight years in Swaziland and 24 years in Papua
26 Feb 2019
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2019 Nazarene Missionaries Commissioned

The Church of the Nazarene's Global Missions office recommended 37 missionaries for commissioning during the 96th General Board 25 February in Lenexa, Kansas, USA. Among the group, there were 10 missionaries who serve in sensitive or creative access areas. These individuals are not pictured in the
26 Feb 2019
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Kenya woman finds acceptance, opportunity at Africa Nazarene University

Maria Njeri, an Africa Nazarene University alumnus from Kikuyu, Kenya, was born with cerebral palsy. She first realized she was different in primary school when she was faced with a barrage of questions about her condition. Her family was there for her through the bullying, and they encouraged her
23 Jan 2019
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Harmon Schmelzenbach III remembered

At 12 years old, Harmon Schmelzenbach III spoke to Swazi evangelist Joseph Mkwanazi at a camp meeting in Endingeni, Swaziland. Harmon later shared that this conversation confirmed his call to be a pastor and missionary like his father and grandfather. He would spend the next 13 years preparing for
10 Jan 2019
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