NCN Global News Summary	0822	May 30, 2008
Milton Bunker, Caravan’s first general director, passes away at 91 Milton Bunker, Caravan’s first general director, went to be with the Lord on May 23 at the age of 91. His impact on the children of the Church of the Nazarene through the Caravan ministry will be felt for generations to come. read more Myanmar cyclone relief: God makes a way where there seems to be no way On May 9, nearly seven days after Cyclone Nargis pounded Myanmar’s Irrawaddy Delta region and the capital city of Yangon, NCM representative Sam Yangmi received permission to enter the country. (Slideshow) read more 2008 USA/Canada Commencement Reports Over the last month, each of the Nazarene institutes of higher education on the USA/Canada Region conducted their 2008 Commencement ceremonies. The following is a list of reports from each school. read more Peterson announced as new MVNU chaplain Scott Peterson was recently announced as Mount Vernon Nazarene University's new chaplain. His predecessor, Gary Sivewright, announced his departure in March after serving as vice president of Campus Ministries and chaplain since 1991. read more In Memoriam: 5.30.2008 The following is a weekly listing of Nazarene ministers and leaders who have recently passed away. Notices were received from May 26-30, 2008. read more Additional NCNNews.com Stories This Week Global News PNG literature workshop: A vision for the future "Motivated," "challenged," and "encouraged" are three words that describe those who attended the literature workshop held in the Highlands of Papua New Guinea May 21-23. The workshop, "Raitim Toktok - Kamapim Disaipel" (Writing Speech - Making Disciples), was well attended with 27 people present. (Slideshow) read more Manual now printed in Hungarian After 10 years of tireless work, the first Hungarian Manuals of the Church of the Nazarene were presented to General Superintendent James H. Diehl and Eurasia Regional Director Gustavo Crocker on April 9. read more Bulgarian and Romanian leaders attend second annual counseling seminar For the second year in a row, Nazarene family counselors and authors, David and Lisa Frisbie, spent two weeks in Bulgaria and Romania doing crisis counseling, marriage counseling, and training local churches and organizations in the basic principles of marriage and family counseling. (Slideshow) read more USA/Canada News Online forum on Nazarene Revisioning is prompting discussion “The forum’s purpose is to invite conversation from across the church on the topic of denominational restructure,” reported Tom Nees, USA/Canada Mission/Evangelism director. “While we share a common faith, it is important to hear from a diversity of perspectives. The input of all church leaders is vital as we contemplate the important steps of restructure.” read more "It's a Blessing:" Missouri church gives away $1,300 in free gas The Kirksville, Missouri, Church of the Nazarene gave away more than 350 gallons of gasoline Thursday, May 22, and plans on doing it again throughout the summer. read more Collegiate News MVNU begins renovation on $2 million downtown art/education center MVNU President Daniel Martin welcomed visitors to an old building in downtown Mount Vernon, Ohio, earlier this month to talk about the university's plan to transform the Main Street space into an art and adult studies center. Mount Vernon Mayor Richard Mavis called the building and its future plans a real gift to the city: "If I could do a handstand, I would," he said. read more NCN Sports MVNU Cougars capture sixth NCCAA national title The Mount Vernon Nazarene University baseball team downed No. 5 seed Indiana Wesleyan University 8-3 on Saturday afternoon to capture the program’s unprecedented sixth NCCAA national title. read more NCN Sports Week: May 23-29 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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