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Myanmar Southern District hosts first NYI conference: ‘It was like Pentecost day’

More than 100 participants attended the first Myanmar Southern District Nazarene Youth International Conference. The event was held at Shalom Nazarene Church in Nat-Gyi-Chaung village, an area where only 5 percent of residents are Christians. Event participants came from the Yangon zone, Karen zone,
05 Apr 2019
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Couple uses retirement as opportunity to serve in missions

Some people might picture retired life as an opportunity for relaxation, but for Larry and Becky Haight, retirement was an opportunity to serve the Lord. Larry served as the director of library services at Simpson University for more than 20 years, and Becky served as a public school teacher
22 Mar 2019
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SEANBC changes name to Chapman International College

The Board of Regents and key administration members from Southeast Asia Nazarene Bible College met 12-14 February to plan for the future of the college. After much prayer and discussion, the board unanimously voted to change the name of Southeast Asia Nazarene Bible College to Chapman International
01 Mar 2019
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SEANBC develops video lectures for pastoral training

Southeast Asia Nazarene Bible College is developing a series of video lectures that can be played on smart TVs without the need for internet access, enabling pastors to receive theological training in heavily persecuted areas. These videos will cover the entire Course of Study for a minister in the
25 Jan 2019
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Korea medical mission team serves Myanmar migrant workers

A team of doctors and volunteers from South Korea recently traveled to Thailand to provide physical and emotional support to Myanmar migrants working in the country. Myanmar migrants can be seen all over the world as they work to provide a better life for their families back home, but this life can
23 Jan 2019
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Church expands in eastern Myanmar

Under the direction of local leaders and church planting evangelists, the Church of the Nazarene is starting schools and churches in eastern Myanmar. In December, Pastor Ro Ding Liana and missions coordinator Saya Tana began investigating potential church planting options in cooperation with both
25 May 2018
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SEANBC experiences dramatic growth

Southeast Asia Nazarene Bible College set high goals. By 2020 they hoped to have 600 students in 20 centers. In 2015 there were 187 students in seven centers, so the Bible college rechristened the direction of the school towards extension education. This year the college has 605 students enrolled in
20 Oct 2017
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Myanmar church trains members in tailoring

In addition to making Christlike disciples, Trinity Church of the Nazarene aspires to provide livelihood opportunities for its members. The church, in partnership with Nazarene Compassionate Ministries , recently launched a tailoring training program for young women. The training began 13 April with
28 Apr 2017
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International Myanmar church planting leads to expanded theological education

Khunjar’s mother always wanted her daughter to go into Christian ministry, but her mother died before she could see her dream come true. Khunjar had been preparing for full-time ministry. She had graduated from a Bible college and a discipleship training program in her hometown in the Shan State,
10 Apr 2017
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Diaspora of believers from Myanmar leads to cross-cultural church partnerships

Seeds of the gospel were planted by the first American Christian missionary to Myanmar’s ethnic minority Chin people in the 1800s. Those seeds are bearing fruit in major U.S. cities, Thailand, and around the world. Although they are a small ethnic group in Myanmar (formerly called Burma), a diaspora
07 Apr 2017
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