NCN Global News Summary	Volume 0747	December 01, 2007
165 Nazarene families affected by Bangladesh cyclone Cyclone Sidr hit Bangladesh on the night of Thursday, November 15, killing more than 3,200 people. One of the 165 Nazarene families affected recently shared their experience. read more Disaster relief continues in Peru Earthquake disaster relief continues through compassionate ministries in Southern Peru as Nazarenes begin to enter the third phase of their ministry plan. (Slideshow) read more Korea Nazarene University president shares with global Nazarene family Korea Nazarene University President Abraham Im recently spent 10 days in the U.S. visiting three American-Korean churches and Nazarene institutional and headquarters leaders. read more First Work and Witness teams since 1980s enter Colombia God recently opened the doors for the first U.S. Work and Witness teams to enter Colombia since the 1980s. (Slideshow) read more Ukraine rehabilitation center director showing miraculous improvement Earlier this year a report was published on Andrei, the director of a Nazarene drug and alcohol rehabilitation center in Kazatin, Ukraine, who broke his neck and was paralyzed in a May 24 swimming accident. The latest report is in. read more Additional NCNNews.com Stories This Week Global News Caribbean regional director hospitalized Caribbean Region Director John Smee was recently hospitalized in Olathe, Kansas, with a ruptured disk in his back. (Additional prayer requests included) read more Nazarene deaconess celebrates 100th birthday On Saturday, November 10, Gertrude Kemp celebrated her 100th birthday. Kemp is a licensed deaconess on the Belize District. read more Inaugural International Master’s Plan Conference held in Cali The first annual “Master’s Plan” Conference was held recently in Cali, Colombia. The main propose of the conference was to share the testimony of the House of Prayer Church of the Nazarene, which has seen unprecedented growth in recent years and boasts a weekly attendance of 8,000. As many as 13,000 attended a closing event at Plaza de Toros stadium. (Slideshow) read more Choonadi (The Truth) Church of the Nazarene opens in Mozambique No church existed in their village, but they had heard "the truth" through the Church of the Nazarene. Just five months after Mission Corps volunteers discovered this, the church near the "snake tree" was born. read more Philippine leadership committed to reaching the nation’s youth Over the last six months, district superintendents and Nazarene Youth International leaders on the Philippine Field have gathered to discuss effective ministries involving their youth. (Slideshow) read more MAC district evangelism coordinator killed in car accident Leonel Marroquin, who served as evangelism coordinator for seven years, was killed on a Sunday afternoon as he was traveling with his family. read more USA/Canada News Kenneth MacMillan, father of Canada Nazarene National Director Clair MacMillan, passes away Kenneth Ross MacMillan passed away peacefully on Wednesday, November 14, at the age of 87. MacMillan was father to Church of the Nazarene Canada National Director Clair MacMillan. read more Collegiate News New TNU Center for Social Justice to honor J.V. Morsch To honor his lifelong commitment of serving others, friends and family of J.V. Morsch have begun raising funds to establish the J.V. Morsch Center for Social Justice at Trevecca Nazarene University. read more NNU presidential nominations open until December 10 Northwest Nazarene University's Board of Trustees approved a leadership statement to guide the search for NNU's 12th president. read more BHP releases new book by SNU professor and NTS professor emeritus Beacon Hill Press has released the book Discovering Missions, written by SNU's Howard Culbertson and Charles R. Gailey. It is said to be a foundational textbook that examines the importance of missionary work overseas as well as within one’s community. read more PLNU students help give neighborhood a face lift As part of a Community Housing Works project, more than 30 student volunteers from Point Loma Nazarene University participated in a Facelift opportunity in the City Heights community of San Diego. Facelift is a program that takes on house improvement projects in just one day, to help improve existing homes in low income neighborhoods. (Slideshow) read more ONU campus goes “green” Following the start of the New Year, Olivet Nazarene University will begin implementing its Environmental Management System. The hope is to create a healthy and safe campus and to be good stewards of the environment. read more NCN Sports Nazarene pastor sets world record for free throws Watonga (Oklahoma) First Church of the Nazarene Senior Pastor and Assistant High School Girls Basketball Coach Jeff Liles recently entered the Guinness Book of World Records for free throws made in one hour (1,415). (video) read more Ambrose Lions capture volleyball championship The Ambrose University College (formerly Canada Nazarene University College) Lions men's volleyball team captured the Alberta Colleges Athletic League championship with a 3-1 win over Augustana University College. read more NCN Sports Update 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.
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