NCN Global News Summary	Volume 0744	November 02, 2007
Tropical Storm Noel kills 118 in Caribbean The 2007 hurricane season was just a month from being completed when Tropical Storm Noel thundered through the Caribbean Region this week. (Slideshow) read more California churches, PLNU students continue to support wildfire recovery effort Nazarene Disaster Response Director Steve Creech updates the wildfire recovery situation in Southern California. (Slideshow) read more USA/Canada Nazarene colleges, universities, and seminary continue to experience excellence in 2007 Statistics from the Nazarene colleges, universities, and seminary in the U.S. and Canada show an overall increase in enrollment for the 17th consecutive year. read more Global Ministry Center update Construction is well underway on the new Global Ministry Center for the Church of the Nazarene. read more MNU men look to defend title with No.1 preseason basketball ranking The MNU men are ranked No.1 in NAIA Division II to begin the 2007-2008 season, while three Nazarene teams are represented among the top nine in the women's NAIA Division I preseason basketball poll. read more Additional NCNNews.com Stories This Week Global News Flooding in Mexico affects over 300,000 A week of heavy rains caused rivers to overflow, leaving 70 percent of Tabasco, Mexico underwater, forcing thousands to flee. read more New leadership for Asia-Pacific Nazarene Theological Seminary On October 29, Floyd T. Cunningham was elected as interim president of Asia-Pacific Nazarene Theological Seminary in Manila, Philippines. read more KNU donates 100 computers for Philippine higher education Three Asia-Pacific Nazarene schools received computers from KNU as a result of a federal law that requires universities to replace computer systems every two years. read more South Pacific Field appoints new NYI coordinator Ulisese Toafa, a recent APNTS communications graduate from Samoa, was appointed last week as the South Pacific Field Nazarene Youth International coordinator. read more Secular radio spreads gospel across Northern Uruguay “El Faro was the light that guided me to Christ,” one listener stated. El Faro (The Lighthouse) is a radio program on the most listened to secular radio station in Tacuarembó, Uruguay. read more USA/Canada News Houston Living Word church draws 400 to outdoor JESUS Film showing on Halloween Sensing direction from God, Houston Living Word Church of the Nazarene showed the JESUS Film in their parking lot Halloween night. Twenty-five accepted Christ. read more SDMI holds 2007 District Leadership Conference This past month, the Sunday School and Discipleship Ministries International leadership team proved it was possible to hold a conference and have an ocean of fun at the same time. read more Collegiate News Native Idaho teacher gifts NNU $7 million A native Idaho teacher, Leah Peterson left Idaho 70 years ago after earning a teaching certificate from NNU and now honors the university with a gift of $7 million (U.S.). read more Ambrose University College news briefs Ambrose University College in Calgary, Alberta recently benefited from Spiritual Emphasis Day in addition to a large donation to The Campaign for Ambrose University College. read more National spokesperson against sexual assault speaks to ENC community ENC alumnus Nicole Braddock Bromley told her story of triumphing over the effects of sexual abuse she experienced at a young age, in addition to giving resources for others coping with the same issues. read more MVNU professor receives prestigious Ohio teacher education award Sonja Smith, professor of education at MVNU, received the inaugural Ohio Association of Colleges for Teacher Education Award for Distinguished Contribution to Teacher Education in Ohio. read more NTS welcomes Robert Jenson for Grider-Winget Lectures In October, Nazarene Theological Seminary hosted Dr. Robert Jenson, professor emeritus of religion at St. Olaf College in Northfield, MN. Jenson was invited by the NTS faculty to bring the Grider-Winget Lectures, which were established “to bring to the campus outstanding guest theologians.” read more PLNU hires new community development director Point Loma Nazarene University is pleased to welcome its new director of community development, Mark Marney. read more SNU welcomes Tony Griffin as executive director of the Zig Ziglar Center As a result of a national search, Tony Griffin was named executive director of the Mike and Sheila Ingram, Zig Ziglar Center for Ethical Leadership at SNU. read more NCN Sports NCN Sports Week: October 26—November 1 A weekly recap of Nazarene colleges and universities competing in NCAA and NAIA athletics. 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.
Senior Editor: Dr. David J. Felter Managing Editor: Chad E. Schnarr Contact us: Nazarene Communications Network 6401 The Paseo Kansas City, MO 64131 USA Voice: (816) 333-7000 x2773 Fax: (816) 333-1748 Email: ncnnews@ncnnews.com Material created and owned by NCN News may be used for newsletters and bulletins. This E-mail is sent from an automated system. Please do not reply.