NCN Global News Summary	Volume 0734	August 24, 2007
Nazarenes killed, multiple churches demolished in Peru After massive amounts of devastation in Peru, the Nazarene family across the South America Region is responding to the immediate needs of their brothers and sisters. (Slideshow available) read more Nazarenes in two regions recovering from Hurricane Dean Hurricane Dean caused damage to several Nazarene churches and homes as it made its way across the Caribbean Region to Mexico. (Slideshow available) read more NDR active in Midwest providing flood relief Flooding in the central U.S. this month has claimed the lives of at least 26 people. Nazarene Disaster Response is active in Minnesota, one of the hardest hit areas, providing relief and supplies where necessary. read more Eva Metz, wife of MNU co-founder and academic dean emeritus, passes away Eva Irene Metz, age 94, went to be with the Lord on August 17. She and her husband, Donald S. Metz, co-founded MidAmerica Nazarene University in the late 1960's. read more Sri Lanka’s first youth camp leaves participants wanting more Considered a huge success, Sri Lanka's first Youth Camp was held at the Tsunami Training and Rehabilitation Center that thousands of Nazarenes helped build through their generous donations to Nazarene Compassionate Ministries. read more Additional NCNNews.com Stories This Week Global News Books for Pastors—Tools for Ministry prompts writer’s workshops on Africa Region Africa Region personnel will develop "The History of the Church of the Nazarene in Africa," from writing to translation, printing, and distribution as part of the Books for Pastors project. read more JESUS Film continues to reach remote African villages When JESUS Film equipment was delivered to church leaders in northern Benin this past June, they promised the Gospel would reach all of the villages in the area. read more Bangkok's Real Love radio program opens ears and eyes to “seeing the cross” “When I saw the cross, I had to come see,” said Nung, who now attends Bangkok First Church of the Nazarene. read more An extreme mission making an extreme impact in Colombia The Northeast Colombia District recently completed 10 days of “extreme evangelism” during the Extreme Mission 2007 campaign. (Slideshow available) read more USA/Canada News "Come to the Fire" women's conference quickly approaching Sponsored by Women Alive Ministries, "Come to the Fire" will be taking place October 11-13 at College Church of the Nazarene in Olathe, Kansas. Last year's event drew 1,200 participants. read more Collegiate News MNU to host postmodern youth ministry conference featuring Tony Jones MNU, NYI, YouthFront, and NTS are pleased to welcome Tony Jones for a three-day conference in September at MidAmerica. Jones will offer insights into how the enormous philosophical shifts of postmodernism are affecting today’s youth. read more MNU professor hopes study will benefit rural schools in Zimbabwe MNU's Judy Dunham traveled to Zimbabwe to conduct research on schools in a rural area of the Midlands. She hopes to use the information to better serve schools in that country. read more Rodney Neighbors named ENC director of Admissions Eastern Nazarene College Admissions is pleased to announce Rodney Neighbors as the college’s new director of Admissions. read more Olivet continues to diversify education through honors program Olivet Nazarene University, in continuing its tradition of academic excellence and educational diversification, is initiating an honors program in the fall of 2007. read more SNU freshmen serve Oklahoma City More than 480 freshmen, transfer students, and sponsors from Southern Nazarene University joined community service efforts in Oklahoma City on Tuesday morning, August 21 as part of an annual service project. read more NNU unveils journalism degree Northwest Nazarene University proudly announces its new journalism degree—the latest addition to the English department. read more For a full text edition of this week's Global News Summary, click here: Printable Global News Summary (PDF) For daily updates of Nazarene news, see ncnnews.com throughout the week. Be sure to click on "Forward to a Friend" below to share any stories appearing in this week's NCN News.
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