NCN Global News Summary	Volume 0810	March 07, 2008
Fire breaks out at NNU’s Johnson Sports Center; arson blamed On Sunday evening, a two-alarm fire broke out at the Johnson Sports Center on Northwest Nazarene University’s campus causing fire, smoke, and water damage. Days later, officials determined arson was the cause. (Slideshow) read more Trevecca names school of religion in honor of former president Trevecca Nazarene University honored former president Millard Reed on Thursday, March 6, by naming its school of religion in Reed’s honor. read more 11 Nazarene schools represented in final NAIA basketball polls Eleven Nazarene universities are represented in the final Division I and II National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) basketball polls released March 5 and February 27, respectively. read more Kenyans celebrate long-awaited peace On February 28, Kenya President Mwai Kibaki and opposition leader Raila Odinga signed a deal to set up a coalition government to share power and end a post-election crisis which resulted in the deaths of 1,500 people. read more Nan Rae remembered Nan Rae passed away in the early hours of Monday, March 3, at the age of 92. Rae was the wife of former Nazarene Theological College-Manchester principal, Hugh Rae. read more Additional NCNNews.com Stories This Week Global News Thriving ministries reported in East Timor in spite of recent unrest In spite of recent unrest, English classes, Bible studies, and hopeful work in an unreached area are taking place in East Timor and Indonesia. (Slideshow) read more Chief’s son spreads the gospel on South Pacific island After his father passed away, Kiethly Rena's desire to start a Nazarene church on his island and fulfill his father's dream grew stronger. Pole by pole, member by member, the dream continues to grow. read more Albania kindergarten overcomes the odds Upon opening, the Nazarene kindergarten in Gorre, Albania only had seven students. They needed 20. Within a month's time, however, attendance more than quadrupled and another teacher was hired. (Slideshow) read more Calcutta youth reach out with cricket Youth in Calcutta, India, held their first “Cricket for Love” tournament recently where 72 people, most of whom do not attend the church, formed eight teams representing world cricket clubs for a “last shall be first” match. read more Nazarene pastor in Colombia to host international television program World Mission Broadcast National Coordinator Pastor Juan Carlos Soto has been named host of a new international television program, Lecciones de Vida (Life Lessons). read more South America youth embrace 100 Plus International Film Festival Jorge Casas has been assigned by the South America Region Communications office to take the lead on the 100 Plus International Film Fest for South America. read more USA/Canada News Rubye C. Marlowe, mother-in-law of General Superintendent Jesse C. Middendorf, passes away Rubye C. Marlowe, mother-in-law of General Superintendent Jesse C. Middendorf, passed away this week. read more Headquarters Headlines World Mission film From the Dark wins Gold Davey Award World Mission Communications’ 23-minute film, From the Dark, recently won a 2007 Gold Davey Award, an international award honoring the creative media work of small firms worldwide. read more Garber to coordinate general NMI Convention and Global Mission Conference Kevin Garber has accepted the invitation of Team Nazarene Missions International (NMI) to serve as coordinator for the General NMI Convention and will help expand this to a Global Mission Conference. read more Collegiate News NTS offers new master of arts in Christian education online classes Beginning this year, associate ministers in local ministry settings will be able to pursue their professional development in specialized age-level and family based ministry—without leaving their current ministry assignment. read more Nazarene Bible College professor honored by Association for Biblical Higher Education Delegates to the 61st Annual Meeting of the Association for Biblical Higher Education elected Nazarene Bible College Vice President for Online Education and Associate Academic Dean David Phillips as the chairman of the Commission for Accreditation. read more NCN Sports ENC's Luc Jasmin joins college's honored 1,000-point club After fracturing his lower leg last Fall, requiring four months of immobilization, ENC senior basketball player Luc Jasmin's chance at 1,000 points was put in jeopardy. read more NAIA names SNU’s Gary Lance 2007 Wally Schwartz Award recipient The NAIA announced Gary Lance of Southern Nazarene University is a recipient of the 2007 Wally Schwartz Award, which recognizes Conference, Regional, and National Faculty Athletic Representatives of the Year. read more NCN Sports Update: February 22-March 6 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. 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