Remembering Daryl Schendel
Daryl Arthur Schendel Sr., 84, passed away in Lake Havasu City, Arizona, on 12 June 2021. He was a missionary to Papua New Guinea with his wife, Elizabeth, for more than 15 years.
Daryl Arthur Schendel Sr., 84, passed away in Lake Havasu City, Arizona, on 12 June 2021. He was a missionary to Papua New Guinea with his wife, Elizabeth, for more than 15 years.
Jay Hartzler, a retired teacher who moved to Romania as a volunteer missionary, partnered with Tigmandru Church of the Nazarene to turn his longtime woodworking hobby into employment for people in a village where work is hard to come by.
Taylor and Laura Myatt recently started a podcast with Laura’s brother, Jason Johnson, that allows them to connect with listeners as they share about their work as missionaries in Kudjip, Papua New Guinea.
The Northern District of Costa Rica held a special dedication service for its new district center in May. It was dedicated in honor of Allen and Elizabeth Wilson, who pioneered the Church of the Nazarene in Costa Rica.
Thailand missionaries Terence and Ingrid Lustaña organize online vigils every other Friday for two hours as a way for the church in Thailand to show its support for its neighbors in Myanmar.
Mario and Irma Martinez had been faithfully serving the Lord for many years in Argentina when they began to feel restless. They accepted the Lord’s call on their life and established the Church of the Nazarene in Equatorial Guinea.
Work & Witness trips were one of the many things disrupted by the pandemic over the last year, but virtual trips are allowing more people to participate.
Edna Lochner, 96, of Freeport, Illinois, passed away 9 April 2021. She was a retired missionary who served in Eswatini for 38 years.
Erna Garner, 89, of Capitola, California, passed away 24 March 2021. She was a retired missionary who served alongside her husband, Clayton Garner, in Barbados and Papua New Guinea.
Through local churches’ generosity toward World Evangelism, the Church of the Nazarene has grown to more than 2.6 million members in 164 world areas. Many churches trace their faithfulness in giving back to the denomination’s strong focus on missions.