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For months, the Church of the Nazarene has been responding to the needs of sisters and brothers in West Africa who have been affected by the Ebola virus. The global church is continuing to partner with local churches to bring critically needed supplies, educational materials, and a compassionate

Africa Regional Director Filimao Chambo shared the following letter last week, calling for a time of prayer and fasting. The Africa Regional Office will be closed for work on Wednesday, October 22, and instead we will come together for a day of prayer and fasting to intercede for those who are

Joe Sonkpah, pastor of the Grace Chapel Church of the Nazarene in Liberia, passed away October 10 from Ebola days after his wife, Hannah, perished from the same disease. Hannah was helping provide medical assistance after local hospitals in Monrovia closed because they were unable to assist patients

As the Church of the Nazarene continues to expand across the Africa Region, leaders reviewed the current field structure and their names. The first change led by Regional Director Filimao Chambo is the expansion of the Africa Lusophone Field, which will now include all Portuguese-speaking areas.

As in most African cultures, family is very important in the Malagasy culture of Madagascar, an island nation southeast of the African continent. Even when children are grown, they often live close to their parents; getting together for family functions is very important for the Malagasy. Julien and

When the JESUS film was shown in the local Serere language, it had a deep impact on the people of Baad. Many gave their lives to the Lord and were baptized into the faith. For this remote village in Senegal, where rain comes for one month each year, finding a place to have an actual baptism seemed

Aid agencies estimate 10 million people are in danger of starvation from a severe and increasing famine in the Horn of Africa. Droughts have led to food shortages across the countries of Somalia, Ethiopia, Kenya, Djibouti, and Eritrea. Hundreds of thousands of people have been forced to leave their

A plastic, sealed bag filled with a small portion of rice, a few grams of soy, a tiny mix of dehydrated vegetables, and a scoop of powder mixed with 11 vitamins can feed an entire family for a day. "All you need is water and fire and you can make a meal to feed six people," said Topher Philgreen

The annual Women's Ministry Conference for the Copperbelt District of Zambia was held at the Ibenga Church of the Nazarene with the theme, "2009: The Year of Blessings." Approximately 80 women from across the district gathered for the May conference. Many of them arrived after taking three different

A historic meeting occurred February 19, 2008, as the Church of the Nazarene’s Board of General Superintendents, regional directors, and the Nazarene Headquarters’ Global Mission Team met together for the first time. According to incoming jurisdictional General Superintendent Jesse C. Middendorf,