Cezi’s Story: Pursued by God’s Grace
As a child in Albania, Pastor Cezarina “Cezi” Glendenning would write letters to God on her balcony. “If he was real,” Glendenning remembers wondering, “how can I reach him?”
As a child in Albania, Pastor Cezarina “Cezi” Glendenning would write letters to God on her balcony. “If he was real,” Glendenning remembers wondering, “how can I reach him?”
Juliette Djebaoui has always believed in God, but at just eight years old, she suffered the trauma of being separated from her siblings. She was taken from her home in Haiti to France and adopted by a French family.
Cezarina Glendenning was appointed field strategy coordinator for the Central Europe Field on 1 November 2023. Glendennig has served as leader of the Croatia Pioneer Area since 2019.
Through the generosity of Nazarenes around the world, the Church of the Nazarene is able to share Christ’s transformational love. Resources are now available for the upcoming Offering of Thanks for Nazarene Missions
In the north of England, on the property of the Cramlington Nazarene Church, sits a little grey shed bubbling with the sounds and smells of tea and community.
The following update is from the Eurasia Region in light of the Israel-Hamas war and its effect on Nazarene churches in the area.
Rains and slides significantly impacted villagers in the small town of Mehele in July, as more than 50 families were displaced from their homes, and most crops were damaged or destroyed.
A team of Nazarenes from Germany joined with local members in South Africa to engage in community outreach. Their goals were to spread the good news of Jesus Christ, create an opportunity for local churches to “walk across the street” to their neighbors, and generate passion in the hearts of young people to start ministries in their spheres of influence.
In 2009, Anna Jara accepted a role as a translator for a Nazarene Work & Witness team traveling to Armenia. Little did she know that 14 years later, she would be part of a historic moment as one of the first women to become an ordained pastor in Armenia.
For 26 years, the sound of sporadic gunfire and explosions had filled the air as a brutal civil war wore on in Sri Lanka. Finally, on May 18, 2009, the conflict ended, marking a new era of peace, reconciliation, and development. But in a small village called Iruttumadu, people were left with scars from the war.