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David Dayhoff, 85, of Cumberland, Maryland, passed away on 8 August 2023. He served as pastor of Cumberland Bethel Church of the Nazarene since 1962. At the time of his death, he was the longest-serving active pastor of a single Church of the Nazarene.

After three years of not holding a Vacation Bible School (VBS) in person, the First Church of the Nazarene in Villaflores, Chiapas, Mexico, held a VBS titled Destination Dig from July 31 to August 5, attended by over 120 boys and girls from their community.

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

The deadliest wildfire in the United States in more than 100 years has devastated the centuries-old community of Lahaina on Maui, Hawaii. Two Nazarene churches in Maui immediately began hosting evacuees and providing needed supplies, food, water, and support.

Mount Vernon Nazarene University Board of Trustees announced the election of Carson Castleman as the 8th president of the university on Friday, 11 August. He will replace Henry Spaulding II, who announced his retirement in February.

Mona White, 92, of Colorado Springs, Colorado, passed away on 25 July 2023. She was a missionary who served in Papua New Guinea and the Solomon Islands from 1959-1995.

More than 50 children and their parents from the Cuban community of Moa, Holguín, attended the "Children's Community Impact" held by Missions Mobilization on 22 July 2023.

A meeting of the regional team of the Nazarene Compassionate Ministries (NCM) and Child Sponsorship, with representatives from all over South America, was held in Rio de Janeiro from 13-15 July.

Australia and New Zealand Churches of the Nazarene partnered to host a team of eight students and two faculty/staff members from the LoveWorks program at Point Loma Nazarene University (PLNU) for three weeks in May 2023.

Nearly 400 missionaries gathered before the 30th General Assembly and Conventions in Indianapolis, Indiana, USA, at nearby Butler University for revitalization and encouragement. The 5-8 June gathering was the largest gathering of Nazarene missionaries in the last 40 years.