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In June 2017 during General Assembly and Conventions in Indianapolis, Indiana, Linda Dortch “just happened” to sit on a bench in the Asia-Pacific Region booth and a missionary “just happened” to walk up and start a conversation about cross-cultural ministry. The missionary was David Potter, who,

Thirty years ago, a new surgeon named Jim Radcliffe arrived at the Kudjip Nazarene Hospital station. He was getting ready to bring the evening devotion to the Nazarene missionary community when he was interrupted by news of an injured boy in desperate need of reparative surgery. There had been a

The following is a weekly listing of Nazarene ministers and leaders who recently went home to be with the Lord. Notices were received 12-16 March 2018. Marie Branson , 86, of Shenandoah, Iowa, passed away 13 March. She was the widow of retired minister Grover Branson, who served in Iowa. Grover

Project Paul leaders in Mexico recently organized a training seminar for volunteer missionaries interested in serving at the event. As the workshop started, the organizers assumed that the attendees were all there to participate in the project, but one man arrived for the first time without knowing

Fernando and his son Yan were among several people baptized at First Church of the Nazarene in Nilópolis, Brazil, 25 February. The two shared about their new life in Christ. Fernando was paralyzed during an attack in 2009. He became depressed while adapting to his new situation and tried to take his

Mount Vernon Nazarene University announced the launch of a new health sciences program that will be available in fall 2018. The Bachelor of Science in human services is designed to provide new routes for graduates to be involved in healthcare-related services, outside of direct hands-on patient care

Luanne Beadnell has been a member of the Alliance, Ohio, Church of the Nazarene since 2008, but it wasn’t until recently that she felt God calling her to a life of Christian leadership through lay ministry. “After struggling for over two years, feeling like a ship with no direction, I felt His

On the east side of Glasgow, Scotland, wedged between an Indian take-out restaurant and a tiny convenience store, is a row of shuttered windows. Above are the words “THE CHARTER,” with a “For Sale” sign that cuts off the word “BAR.” The paint is shabby, the walls have been tagged with graffiti more

The following is a weekly listing of Nazarene ministers and leaders who recently went home to be with the Lord. Notices were received 5-9 March 2018. Joyce Deasley , 83, of Olathe, Kansas, passed away 5 March. She is survived by her husband, retired minister and educator Alex Deasley, who served in

A Ukrainian Church of the Nazarene pastor has been “going where the church is not yet” for the past four years as he ministers in a remote mountain village where the people had never heard of Jesus. The isolated people live in a mountainous region that reaches an elevation of 7,649 meters (25,095