NCN Global News Summary	Volume 0801	January 04, 2008
BGS announces change in International Headquarters’ jurisdiction In a move to improve decision-making and continuity within the International Headquarters and the future Global Ministry Center, the Board of General Superintendents announced ... read more BGS officers for 2008-2009 The Board of General Superintendents recently announced their new officers, effective January 1, 2008 to December 31, 2009. read more Inspirational 8 year old will be remembered for her passion to achieve Eight year old Jenessa "Boey" Byers of the Corvallis, Oregon Church of the Nazarene, whose fight against cancer won hearts across the U.S., passed away shortly after Christmas. read more 1,200 children attend Christmas Sunday School services at Miami church The Betania Church of the Nazarene in Miami welcomed over 1,200 children for Christmas Sunday School services on Sunday, December 23. (Slideshow) read more Iraqi refugee children get scholarships to attend Nazarene school in Jordan Nearly 100 Iraqi children will receive funding this year from Christian organizations trying to ensure they receive an education. One of the schools housing these refugees is the Ashrafiya Nazarene School in Amman, Jordan. read more Additional NCNNews.com Stories This Week Global News General Superintendent Porter joins Cali, Colombia church in making disciples General Superintendent Jerry D. Porter recently joined the congregation at the Cali, Colombia House of Prayer Church of the Nazarene in a massive effort to fulfill the mission of the Church of the Nazarene: to make Christlike disciples in the nations. read more Caribbean Nazarene named secretary general of Dominican Bible Society Nazarenes in the Dominican Republic celebrate the announcement of Carmen Checo de Acosta being named secretary general of the Dominican Bible Society. read more MAC Region celebrates Máxima Misión’s 5th anniversary Serving communities, celebrating milestones, and committing to continue their ministry, 193 young adults came together in Guatemala City, Guatemala to celebrate Máxima Misión's 5th anniversary. (Slideshow) read more USA/Canada News Oregon Nazarene exceeds doctors’ expectations Twenty-three years ago, doctors gave a baby girl a 40 percent chance to live. Though there have been challenges, John Day, Oregon's Hope VanBroklin sees herself as being just like everyone else. read more Florida youth pastor publishes new book through Zondervan Former model and festival queen, Brooklyn Alvis Lindsey discovered a new path to supermodel status eight years ago. Her new book Confessions of a Not-So-Supermodel will be released in March 2008. read more Headquarters Headlines General Superintendent Cunningham featured in local newspaper In a recent edition of The Olathe News, General Superintendent Paul G. Cunningham was featured for his significant contributions to the Olathe, Kansas community. read more NCN Sports NCN Sports Update: December 21-January 3 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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