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Hurricane Helene made landfall in the Big Bend area of Florida late on 26 September as a Category 4 storm before carving a destructive path through much of the Southeastern United States.

Hurricane Ian, one of the most powerful storms recorded in the United States, made landfall in Florida on 28 September as a Category 4 storm with sustained wind speeds up to 155 mph (250 km per hour), a day after hitting Cuba.

Fort Pierce First Church of the Nazarene gave away 470 backpacks and school supplies on 6 August during a back-to-school event organized by the church. It was the second annual giveaway event for the Florida church.

A Florida church helped gift a house to a local family after the COVID-19 pandemic scuttled the church’s plans for an international Work & Witness trip.

The Costa Rica North District purchased a property for the recently organized Church of the Nazarene in Filadelfia de Guanacaste, Costa Rica, thanks to a recent partnership with the South Florida District.

Ashok Dhanarajan, pastor of Lake City Church of the Nazarene in Florida, has been able to enhance his church’s discipleship efforts during the pandemic through the Nazarene Connect app.

Bradenton First Church of the Nazarene has retrofitted a bus into a mobile ministry center with free clothes and hygiene supplies as well as laundry services.

His Mission, a ministry to homeless and low-income families in Winter Haven, Florida, stepped up its services during the COVID-19 pandemic, including offering shower and laundry services.

Highland Park Church of the Nazarene distributed 30,000 pounds of fresh produce to its community on Good Friday thanks to donations from several farmers in the Lakeland, Florida, area. The farmers typically send their produce to restaurants and local businesses, many of which are experiencing lower

For many low-income families, school breakfasts and lunches are often the only meals these children receive. Less than a dozen people dropped off a lot of food at Lake Gibson Church of the Nazarene Saturday morning. Kenny Hunt was one of them. “There’s a lot of hardship families out there ... And