NCN Global News Summary	Volume 0818	May 02, 2008
Nothing Left to Offer The story of one Nazarene family and their community who have been affected by severe violence in Sri Lanka: read more Trevor Johnston elected Central Ohio D.S. Trevor Johnston was elected to the office of district superintendent for Central Ohio. read more Life and ministry of Monroe Ballard, Sr. remembered Family, friends, colleagues, and countless others mourn the loss of Monroe Ballard, Sr. and the compassion and education he provided to the underprivileged in Memphis for over 40 years. read more South Korean voters elect four to National Congress from KNU Parliament elections on April 9 in South Korea garnered a sweeping victory for the political party of new Korean President Myung Bak Lee. Among those elected to the National Congress were four staff/faculty members from Korea Nazarene University. (Slideshow) read more In Memoriam: (5.2.2008) The following is a weekly listing of Nazarene ministers and leaders who have recently passed away. Notices were received from April 28-May 2, 2008. read more Additional NCNNews.com Stories This Week Global News City-wide revival in Vanuatu changes lives in spite of challenges City-wide revival services were recently held in Port Vila on the island of Vanuatu. The number of people attending increased each night in spite of rain, power outages, and winds from a threatening cyclone. read more Cali House of Prayer packs bull fighting stadium with 20,000 for powerful message The House of Prayer Church of the Nazarene in Cali, Colombia, crowded over 20,000 people into a bull fighting ring during their April 6 Sunday service. Nick Vujicic, a man born without arms and legs, brought a powerful message. (Slideshow) read more USA/Canada News NDR responding after tornadoes strike Virginia Nazarene Disaster Response (NDR) National Director Steve Creech reports NDR has volunteers on the ground in Smithfield, Virginia, following this week's deadly tornadoes. Tornadoes touched down in the Suffolk, Colonial Heights, Lawrenceville, and Smithfield areas on Monday, April 29. read more Hurricane-force winds blow through Kansas City Severe thunderstorms, quick-striking tornadoes, and winds from 80-120 miles per hour blew through the Kansas City metro area on the evening of May 1. read more Multicultural leaders gather in Atlanta Twenty-one ethnic ministry leaders convened in Atlanta, Georgia at the Simpsonwood Conference and Retreat Center for the Nazarene Multicultural Leaders’ Edge Retreat, April 14–16. read more Nine months of labor births baby pantry at Illinois church An idea born at the Coal Valley (Illinois) Church of the Nazarene will pamper parents and their infants. Church pastors Joel Parsons and his wife, Karolyn Parsons, created a "Baby Item Pantry" to provide clothing, diapers, wipes, bibs, blankets and other baby gear and equipment when needed. read more Headquarters Headlines Lillenas wins Dove Award for Musical of the Year Lillenas Publishing Company of Nazarene Publishing House is the proud recipient of its first-ever Dove Award for Musical of the Year, Amazing Grace–My Chains are Gone, arranged and created by Dennis and Nan Allen. read more Collegiate News Olivet Nazarene University launches Center for Faith and Culture Olivet Nazarene University is pleased to announce the launch of The Center for Faith and Culture through the School of Theology and Christian Ministry. Frank Moore has been selected as the director of the Center. read more NNU scholarship endowed in honor of Hagoods A special expression of appreciation was given to President Richard A. and Junella Hagood during the celebration events for their service to Northwest Nazarene University. read more NCN Sports Olivet graduate clears U.S. Olympic Trial “A” standard On April 23, former two-time NAIA Pole Vault champion and Olivet Nazarene University graduate Mark Hollis cleared the U.S. Olympic Trial “A” standard of 5.70 meters with a vault of 5.71 meters in Des Moines, Iowa. 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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