Dirk Scott, an associate pastor at True North Church of the Nazarene, felt a tug in 2015 to start feeding and discipling the homeless in his community of Coeur d’Alene, Idaho. His obedient response to the Lord’s calling has now led to a full-fledged compassionate ministry that is making an impact in northern Idaho
A large rock slide caused by heavy rains in San Marcos La Laguna in Guatemala killed four people and destroyed five houses along with a Nazarene church.
Almost 100 wildfires are burning in the coastal U.S. states of California, Oregon, and Washington. So far, 16 people have been killed, whole towns have burned, and hundreds of thousands of people have been evacuated.
Hurricane Laura made landfall on the Louisiana coast 27 August as a Category 4 storm with sustained winds up to 150 mph. The hurricane had already swept over Cuba, the Dominican Republic, Haiti, and Puerto Rico, killing at least 24 people and damaging thousands of homes.
On Tuesday, a large explosion ripped through Beirut, Lebanon, killing more than 150 people and injuring more than 5,000. The blast damaged all three nearby Nazarene church buildings and a Nazarene school, and two boys from Nazarene educational programs were taken to the hospital.
Dr. Emilio Ramos, a member of the Nazarene Compassionate Ministries team for Guatemala’s Central District, offered his services to the country’s Ministry of Health to help treat Guatemala migrants who have been deported.
In Nepal, the local Church of the Nazarene is doing something a little different: they’re planting trees. In fact, they’ve planted about 3,300 of them over the last four years.
As the COVID-19 pandemic increases in Mexico, Nazarene churches on the Southern Border District are helping migrants waiting in the city of Tapachula, Chiapas.
As water from the Souris River recedes in Minot, North Dakota, work begins on restoring homes, businesses, and churches damaged in the flood. The river
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
