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After 21 years of dedicated service to Africa Nazarene University, Vice Chancellor Leah T. Marangu is setting her sights on retirement. During her tenure, the university grew in both student enrollment and academic and professional program offerings, increasing from 63 to nearly 4,000 students and

More than 20 years ago, a chief from the HaRelejoe village in Lesotho asked then-missionary Dale Stotler and a Church of the Nazarene pastor to build a church in his village. A Work & Witness team built a simple church structure, then the chief asked the team to come back and build a school. It was

Extreme drought, violent conflict, and scarcity have created a food crisis that is making it nearly impossible for people in East Africa to get the food they need to survive. Famine has already been declared in South Sudan . Severe drought in other countries, including Kenya , Ethiopia , and Somalia

Retired missionary Patricia "Pat" Smith passed away 26 February. She was 77. She was one of five children born to Edna (Mann) and Daniel Stafford, a pastor. She attended Bethany Nazarene College (now Southern Nazarene University), where she met her husband, Jim. After graduation, the couple moved

Gerphas Oure, superintendent of the Kenya Central District, passed away 21 February after a long battle with cancer. Greg Crofford, a missionary to Kenya, shared a recent memory of Oure. "At the district assembly a few weeks ago, I was honored to pray for our D.S. and many gathered around to lay

The Church of the Nazarene's Global Mission office recommended 15 missionaries for appointment during the Church of the Nazarene's 94th Session of the General Board Monday, 27 February in Overland Park, Kansas, USA. David and Jennifer Allen have served together as intern missionaries since April

Durban, a South African city of more than three million people on the Indian Ocean coast, is Africa's largest and busiest port city. Durban has much to offer tourists, but is also home to problems like drugs, homelessness, addiction, joblessness, and hopelessness. Morningside Community Church of the

Nazarene Youth Conference Africa 2016 kicked off 14 December 2016 at the Good News Convention Centre in Johannesburg, South Africa. More than 500 people filled the auditorium for a night of music, spiritual dance, spoken word, and a message of encouragement from Nazarene church member and retired

Lee and Bouyanue When thousands of Ebola-stricken people in Karnplay City, Liberia, were separated into quarantine camps to prevent the disease from spreading, Nazarenes took an innovative approach to reach them with the hope of Jesus and also combat myths and disinformation about the disease.

Nazarene youth leaders from around the world attended the Lausanne Movement Younger Leaders Gathering. Nine youth leaders represented the Church of the Nazarene at the Lausanne Movement Younger Leaders Gathering this summer in Indonesia. The group connected with influential figures in youth