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Just Water unfolds in Sri Lanka

The Justice Movement, born in July 2015 as a partnership between Nazarene Youth International and Nazarene Compassionate Ministries, exists to help youth partner with churches to make an impact in the world. The group challenges students and leaders to drink water in order to become advocates for
11 Nov 2016
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Building confidence: Mentoring ministry empowers youth to overcome their circumstances

Through mentoring, Stephen, Jordan, and Malik are gaining the confidence to overcome difficult circumstances. Three boys clamber onto a no-longer-new school bus and are welcomed by cheerful greetings and high fives. Wearing ripped jeans, faded tees, and worn-out sneakers — the uniform of childhood —
10 Nov 2016
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'More Indian than American'

John Anderson, the child of American missionaries, grew up in India and eventually gave his life and ministry to India as a Nazarene missionary, as well. This summer he passed away at the age of 83 with his family near him, along with close friends Sunil and Sarah Dandge. He mentored and discipled
09 Nov 2016
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A family of compassion: How one church created community for adults with disabilities

At David’s Promise, family means more than relatives. It’s also the staff, volunteers, and adults with intellectual and physical disabilities who gather bi-weekly to learn, tend their garden, and experience community together. The ministry is one of the many programs run through Compassionate
04 Nov 2016
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Relationship rekindled: A sponsorship story decades later

In the 1980s, Bettye and Jim Happeny (right) began a relationship with Sherwin Rulloda (left) when he was in 4th grade. Sherwin Rulloda was in third grade when his sponsorship through Nazarene Compassionate Ministries Child Sponsorship started. Initially, a youth group helped fund his education, but
04 Nov 2016
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India: The One Who calls you is faithful

Miriam and Monica are two of the first volunteers to be sent by the Church of the Nazarene in India in many years. They represent a wave of young Nazarenes who are sensing God’s call into cross-cultural ministry and are ready to answer that call. Last summer’s Eurasia Mission Orientation, held in
20 Oct 2016
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Where angels fear to tread: God provides

One year ago, Dr. and Mrs. Brown moved their family from the United States to an undisclosed location to serve local people through medical ministry. It was the kind of move that relatively few would consider due to insecurity and conflict in a nearby region. The intensity of the conflict was
05 Oct 2016
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Pursued by God: Lena's story

It was 5 p.m. on May 25 in the year 2000. Lena was 21 years old, and at this precise moment, she accepted Jesus into her life for the very first time. Up until this point in her life, Lena had stayed away from Christianity and even religion in general. Living in Kazakhstan, most people belong to one
08 Sep 2016
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Costa Rica youth minister to community through Maximum Mission event

More than 30 young people on the Costa Rica North District met together recently for a Maximum Mission event August 20 in Irigaray. The group did community work, house evangelism, and organized activities for the children. The group also delivered food baskets to families in need, who were grateful
01 Sep 2016
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Drama club helps Roma children, Bulgarian adults build trust

The community drama club’s first rehearsals in a rural village of Bulgaria were so full of hostility and arguing that one might think the real drama was offstage. Widespread conflict and mutual suspicion between Roma children and their elderly Bulgarian neighbors had been the norm until about two
26 Aug 2016
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