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Photos by Brandon Sipes As the war in Syria continues to destroy cities and as conditions in refugee camps in Jordan , Lebanon, and Turkey worsen, scores of refugees continue to make their way toward Europe. Just this year more than 135,000 refugees and migrants have traveled from Turkey to Europe

Khalil (second from left) and Randa Halaseh (far right) with their daughters. On a recent Sunday morning, the congregation of First Church of the Nazarene in Moscow, Idaho, USA, was treated to an unusual service: a Skype video interview with Khalil and Randa Halaseh, pastor couple for the Al

When missionaries Joshua and Shannon Herndon arrived at the Idomeni refugee camp, at the Greek border with Macedonia, they were struck by the sight of children running barefoot in the mud. Or those who each wore just one shoe. “Maybe they’re sharing the other shoe with a sibling, or lost it along

For Zhanna Yugay, who believed that her own knowledge and hard work were enough to secure a foundation for her life, what began as a simple interpreting job became the start of a faith journey. It was 1996 when South Korean missionary Michael Park came to Astana, Kazakhstan. In those days, in a

Nepal Nazarenes have persistently pushed forward in all their district’s ministries across the country for the past year in spite of a massive earthquake in April 2015 and a six-month border blockade in place from September 2015 to February 2016. The border between India and Nepal was closed due to

The 93rd Session of the General Board was held 26 to 29 February in Ede, Netherlands, near Amsterdam. It was the first General Board meeting held outside the USA. “This year’s General Board exceeded our expectations,” said David Wilson, general secretary for the Church of the Nazarene. “The

The Church of the Nazarene's Global Mission office was pleased to announce the following retiring missionaries during the final meeting of the 93rd Session of the General Board in Ede, Netherlands. The missionaries were presented with a sculpture as a token of thanks. Global Mission, under the

Jerry D. Porter delivered the annual Board of General Superintendents' Report during the 93rd Session of the General Board 28 February in Ede, Netherlands. This was the first General Board held outside the U.S. Porter's report, titled "VISION 2020—Multiplying Christlike Disciples," was

When their pastor fled because of death threats, a vibrant church in a secure area* was left without a shepherd. Several lay people stepped forward to take leadership and hold the church together. One of those is a young business man, Thomas (actual name withheld), who has faced traumatic

Nazarene churches in Jordan have been providing a place for refugees to receive love, respect, and service for the last four years. In fact, those three words are what the entire ministry is based on, according to Pastor Khalil, who serves a Nazarene congregation in Amman, Jordan. Many of the