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The Church of the Nazarene in Vanuatu reached a significant milestone when Gideon Iawaki was appointed the first native Vanuatu district superintendent. Iawaki shared his journey and how God had been at work in his life.

Pastors and leaders across Ukraine joined in Lviv for a week of prayer, teaching, and encouragement, some returning to Ukraine for the first time in two years. Here is a firsthand testimony of the impact of that week.

Since September 1, 2009, the Church of the Nazarene's Global Ministry Center (GMC) proudly flies a flag each week of one of the many nations in which the denomination is present in ministry. Leaders were invited to send a national flag to be flown at the GMC alongside the flag of the United States*.

The following is a weekly listing of Nazarene ministers and leaders who recently went home to be with the Lord. Notices were received 10-14 June 2024.

John Denney, 76, of Springville, California, passed away 5 June 2024. He was a retired district superintendent who led the Southern California District from 2001 to 2014.

Eleven Point Loma Nazarene University students arrived in Brazil to learn about the work of the Church of the Nazarene in the Amazon rainforest. For 12 days, the young people were on board the Jesus the Hope II boat, visiting the people of the Amazon.

Chapman International College in Bangkok, Thailand, has helped answer the prayers for more pastors and lay leaders on Southeast Asia Field thanks to its Mobile Education program.

In the small town of Saint Prix, just 40 km north of Paris, the France District held its first family camp since the COVID-19 pandemic. More than 130 people gathered under the theme One Church, One Family

Dustin Ledford was elected superintendent of the Nebraska District on 6 June 2024. Ledford currently serves as the pastor of Carthage First Church of the Nazarene in Missouri.

The Board of General Superintendents (BGS) announced the election of Samuel Barber as global director of Nazarene Discipleship International. Barber currently serves as the superintendent of the South Central Ohio District. He replaces Scott Rainey, who served as global NDI director from 2018 to