NCN Global News Summary	Volume 0806	February 08, 2008
Tornadoes rip through Mid-South On Tuesday evening, February 5, a string of tornadoes caused widespread damage across Arkansas, Mississippi, Alabama, Kentucky, and Tennessee. Nearly 60 people were killed. read more Africa earthquake kills 40, injures 300 A 6.1 magnitude earthquake Sunday near the border of the Democratic Republic of Congo and Rwanda destroyed 16 Nazarene church buildings and 1 Nazarene school. read more Bruno Radi International Convention Center inaugurated in Argentina More than 2,500 people from 15 countries recently gathered in Pilar, Argentina at the Southern Cone Nazarene Theological Seminary campus to inaugurate the Dr. Bruno Radi International Convention Center. (Video, Slideshow) read more India designated as seventh Eurasia field “Today is a big day for us,” Sunil Dandge says. "It’s Thursday, January 31, and India has just become its own field—the first in the global Church of the Nazarene to be entirely indigenous." (Slideshow) read more Celebrating a Legend: MNU Pioneers rename court in honor of Coach Rocky Lamar Standing on Coach Rocky Lamar Court almost was too much for Coach Rocky Lamar. (Slideshow) read more Additional NCNNews.com Stories This Week Global News Update: Churches affected by political unrest in Kenya New reports say peace is slowing being restored. Some areas still experience tension. Gas and food prices have skyrocketed. read more Two South Asia districts reach Phase 3 status In December, the Church of the Nazarene Board of General Superintendents acknowledged that Bangladesh and Karnataka (India) have fulfilled the requirements to be recognized as Phase 3 districts. read more KNU students participate in exchange program at NNU Fifteen Korea Nazarene University students have traveled to Northwest Nazarene University to study computer science, business, and experience American culture. (Slideshow) read more Papua New Guinea holds country-wide pastors’ retreat General Superintendent Jesse C. Middendorf joined nearly 500 pastors gathered for the seventh national pastors’ conference held in the Western Highlands province of Papua New Guinea January 21-25. read more Rural PNG village welcomes Nazarene missionaries and health team On January 12, one year after beginning the local Nazarene church, a team of missionaries visited a village called Dami. They were given a 'conch shell' welcome. (Slideshow) read more USA/Canada News Board of General Superintendents endorses Breckenridge ’08 On August 29-September 1, young adults from around the globe will meet to establish mentoring relationships with Nazarene professionals. read more Oregon Nazarene featured on PBS Newport, Oregon Church of the Nazarene member Haru Matsumoto, a research scientist, was recently featured with his team on the Oregon Public Broadcasting channel for their new discoveries about Antarctica's seismic activity. read more Michigan church to celebrate opening of new youth center Central Church of the Nazarene in Flint, Michigan will be celebrating the grand opening of the latest addition to their campus February 10—a new facility consisting of a 24,570 square-foot multi-purpose center capable of accommodating 1,000 people in a worship service or concert. read more Headquarters Headlines Picaveas accept World Mission Literature assignments German and Patricia Picavea have accepted new assignments in World Mission Literature (WML), according to David Hayse, WML director. read more NCN Sports NCN Sports Week: February 1-7 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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