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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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Alice Johnson remembered

Alice Eva (Schmidt) Johnson, pioneer missionary, professor, and wife of General Superintendent Emeritus Jerald Johnson and mother of General Superintendent Carla Sunberg, passed away 6 February in Boise, Idaho, at the age of 95. She was born 10 August 1923 in Beiseker, Alberta, Canada. Alice was
11 Feb 2019
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Refugee seeks asylum in Croatia, finds faith

Taylor* fled from his home country to Croatia when someone tried to kill him for helping some Americans. He applied for asylum on three separate occasions, but he was rejected each time because there was not enough evidence to corroborate his story. While he continued to apply, Taylor began taking
08 Feb 2019
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Nepal youth study missional filmmaking

A group of 14 Nepal youth filmed and produced documentaries of church members’ testimonies as a way of sharing the gospel. Since video content continues to increase in popularity, the group believes videos can dramatically impact the church’s outreach in Nepal. After studying for two months in an
25 Jan 2019
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India Field NYI council, leadership development meeting held in Bangalore

Global Nazarene Youth International leaders provided leadership development training to India Field’s NYI Council members in Bangalore 20 to 21 October 2018. Every district in the India Field has an active NYI ministry made up of more than 23,000 youth. Numerically, the India Field has the sixth
18 Jan 2019
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Brazil woman ordained at 90 years old

After nearly 50 years of ministry and missionary work, Maria Ribeiro recently became one of the oldest ordinands in the Church of the Nazarene. She was ordained by General Superintendent David Busic at the age of 90 during the Rio de Janeiro District Assembly 5 January. Though her husband, Luiz
18 Jan 2019
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Pakistan village deemed ‘too poor’ for church plant now has nearly 300 believers

Located in a desert area of Pakistan where farming is difficult and clean water is scarce, there is a village where people live in mud huts and do not have electricity or access to education. The village is so impoverished that there are no worship centers for the local religion. As a result, most
03 Jan 2019
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Pastor, missionary Ernest Eades remembered

Retired pastor and missionary Ernest Eades passed away 21 November. He was 99. Ernest Eades was born 27 October 1919 in London, England. He met his first wife, Jessie Munn, at the Emmanuel Bible College in Birkenhead, England, where they both graduated from in 1940. They were married in 1942, and
05 Dec 2018
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Portugal couple called to England

Carla Taela dreamed of ministering in England. Now that she is serving in Birmingham, the reality is different from the way she imagined it, but she sees God in it. Originally from Portugal, Carla and her husband, Flavio, were involved with the district’s Con Café coffee shop ministry in Lisbon when
04 Dec 2018
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M+Power takes couple to Jerusalem

After 38 years working in finance for various companies, Wouter Boor was ready for a change. His wife, Emmy, who had a background in nursing and retail and had been studying theology for several years, was ready too. In spring 2017, they heard that an M+Power mission training was scheduled for the
29 Nov 2018
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