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Small church takes on ‘giant’ challenges in Indiana

Mondragon runs Many Nations Church and Bridge of Grace Compassionate Ministries Center at 5100 Gaywood Dr. The first time Pastor Javier Mondragon read about the broken windows theory was in 2006, in a book by Malcolm Gladwell. The first time he experienced it was as a gang member at age 12, growing
17 Jan 2018
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For girls, by girls: Youth-led justice club changes future for hundreds

Sumprecia (left) and Lucy (right) are president and vice president of the Nazarene Girls for Justice Club. In Sumprecia Yaro’s rural village in northeastern Ghana, educating girls is typically frowned upon. “Right from childhood, the girls are made to believe that higher education makes it difficult
12 Dec 2017
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Saving grace

Susan Mwenda hopes that her participation in the savings and credit association will enable her to expand her small business so she can send her children to school. In Lusaka, Zambia, a group stands in a dusty lot, saying their goodbyes against the backdrop of the setting sun. Each week, the same
08 Dec 2017
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Reciprocal love

Benaia Freire Furtado had already been through a lot when she was first sponsored as a child in Brazil. Her father had recently died, preceded by a close friend only six months before. She had also moved with her mother and brother to a new city, where they didn’t have friends or family. She was
30 Nov 2017
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Church continues response in southern Philippines following armed conflict

The Church of the Nazarene continues helping families affected by an armed conflict that recently ended in Marawi City, Philippines. The five-month crisis displaced hundreds of thousands of people in addition to destroying many buildings and homes and killing dozens of civilians. The West Mindanao
17 Nov 2017
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10,000 receive assistance after Bangladesh ravaged by flood

Nazmul*, 60, was one of 10,000 people who received assistance from Bangladesh Nazarene Mission (BNM), the compassionate ministries arm of the Church of the Nazarene in Bangladesh, following historic flooding in late August and early September that affected more than 40 million people. At least 1,500
18 Oct 2017
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Churches mobilize in Puerto Rico following Hurricane Maria

In the days following the utter devastation Hurricane Maria caused in Puerto Rico, Nazarene churches there have mobilized to respond — in partnership with other Nazarene churches around the world. Last week, a planeload of humanitarian aid supplies from left from Lenexa, Kansas, headed to Puerto
06 Oct 2017
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Nazarenes care for displaced children through Christmas Project

For children who have been displaced by conflict, the list of lost things can be long: home, consistent education, friends, stability, and sometimes even family members. Add to that other factors such as hunger, sickness, and isolation, and it’s clear that children caught in conflict are truly
06 Oct 2017
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Puerto Rico faces humanitarian crisis after Hurricane Maria

Tao Baja Church of the Nazarene A week after Hurricane Maria pummeled Puerto Rico , the island is facing a widespread humanitarian crisis. The country is home to 3.4 million people. By the time Hurricane Maria made landfall in Puerto Rico, it had been downgraded from a Category 5 to Category 4 storm
28 Sep 2017
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Second earthquake shakes Mexico

A 7.1-magnitude earthquake struck central Mexico 19 September, killing at least 230 people . The epicenter of the quake was in Puebla state , about 75 miles from Mexico City. This quake comes less than two weeks after an 8.1-magnitude earthquake shook southern Mexico near the Guatemala border,
21 Sep 2017
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The Cameroon flag is a vertical tricolor of green, red and yellow, defaced with a five-pointed star in its center. The center stripe is thought to stand for unity: red is the colour of unity, and the star is referred to as "the star of unity." The yellow stands for the sun and also the savannas in the northern part of the country, while the green is for the forests in the southern part of Cameroon.

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