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Janet Stone remembered

Janet Mary Hopgood Stone, 84, passed away 14 October in Murdoch, Western Australia. She was the widow of Max Stone, the first Australian-born district superintendent of the Australia Southern District. Born on 14 February 1934 in Adelaide, South Australia, Janet Hopgood and her family attended the
26 Oct 2018
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Papua New Guinea hospital advances ‘two cents’ at a time

Scott Dooley, his wife Gail, and their three daughters, Allison, Emma, and Olivia. In Kudjip, Papua New Guinea, stands a Nazarene hospital that served nearly 70,000 patients in 2017 alone. This mission hospital employs more than 230 staff from all over Papua New Guinea and regularly plants churches
24 Oct 2018
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Korea District celebrates 70th anniversary

This month marked 70 years of the Church of the Nazarene in South Korea. On 9 October, global and regional leaders gathered at Korea Nazarene University to celebrate the anniversary. The event featured a ministry fair with several stalls representing different ministries throughout South Korea. Many
19 Oct 2018
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Indonesia earthquake, tsunami death toll rises

The country of Indonesia continues to reel after a devastating earthquake and tsunami struck on 28 September. More than 5,000 people could still be missing in the towns of Baleroa and Petobo, where rivers of soil swept away entire neighborhoods. The confirmed death toll from the quake has now
09 Oct 2018
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Thousands killed, injured in Indonesian double disaster

A 7.5 magnitude earthquake struck Indonesia’s Sulawesi island 28 September, triggering destructive tsunami waves as high as 6 meters (20 feet). More than 1,200 people were killed and 800 were seriously injured. The earthquake and subsequent waves damaged more than 65,000 homes and displaced more
03 Oct 2018
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Typhoon Mangkhut devastates Philippines

Typhoon Mangkhut, the world’s most intense storm this year , hit the northern tip of the Philippines early Saturday and killed more than 80 people before moving toward Hong Kong, China, where it killed four more people. About 50 people are still missing , and the death toll could rise above 100 as
21 Sep 2018
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Philippines Field launches assessment center for survivors of online child exploitation

The Church of the Nazarene’s Philippines-Micronesia Field recently launched Shechem Children’s Home, the first online sexual exploitation of children assessment center in the Philippines. Leody Echavez, Nazarene Compassionate Ministries coordinator for the field, shared about the challenges of
20 Sep 2018
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Disaster response underway as Florence, Mangkhut make landfall

North Carolina, USA, after Hurricane Florence made landfall (Photo credit: Reuters) Hurricane Florence made landfall in North Carolina, USA, early on 14 September, with 90 mph winds less than a day before Typhoon Mangkhut hit the Philippines. So far, Florence has caused half-million homes and
14 Sep 2018
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Asia-Pacific academic leaders encourage discipleship in education system

A group of academic deans and presidents from Church of the Nazarene educational institutes across the denomination's Asia-Pacific Region gathered 21-25 August in Bali, Indonesia, to brainstorm ways to better incorporate discipleship into the regional educational system. Despite the geographical and
14 Sep 2018
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Deadly earthquake rattles Japanese island

A 6.7 magnitude earthquake struck the Japanese island of Hokkaido 6 September, triggering landslides and causing massive power outages. There have been 16 confirmed deaths and 26 people are reported missing. About half of Hokkaido’s 5.3 million residents were without power Friday. Residents
07 Sep 2018
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