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Around 1:30 p.m. local time Monday, a gas explosion was reported at the Pines City Church of the Nazarene in Baguio City, Philippines. One worker, Frank*, received extensive burns and has been hospitalized. A pregnant church member had just exited the room when the explosion occurred and was unhurt.

Sherry Shmidt was appointed the new campus chaplain for Asia-Pacific Nazarene Theological Seminary (APNTS) , effective June 1. Shmidt, an ordained elder in the Church of the Nazarene and a registered nurse, has served previously in the areas of guidance counseling, member care, and general health

Twenty minutes, that’s all. Only 20 minutes to fly from the Mission Aviation Fellowship hanger at Kagamuga Airport in Mt. Hagen, Papua New Guinea, to the Dusin Airstrip, on the side of a mountain at 6,100 feet. The flight itself is good for the soul on two counts: one being the weeks it may have

Wayne Larson, a retired missionary to Swaziland and Papua New Guinea, passed away May 29 at age 83. Wayne was born to Alfred and Lulu Larson November 9, 1932, in Portland, Oregon, and raised with his younger brother, Bruce. He married Joann in 1954, and the couple raised their three children in

Retired missionary Gordon Johnston passed away May 27. He was 77. Gordon and his wife, Pat, served the Church of the Nazarene in missions for 34 years in Lebanon, Jordan, and Papua New Guinea before retiring in June 2003. Gordon was an ordained minister, holding a bachelor’s degree from Pasadena

​ During this year's Cambodia District Assembly, each church received 2-3 Papyrus Audio Bibles. The solar-powered audio players are an important tool for evangelism and discipleship in the southeast Asian country where nearly one in four people age 15 and older cannot read and write. The Cambodia

The Northern Thailand District recently finished its biennial Nazarene Family Camp. Hundreds of Nazarenes from 17 churches gathered March 28 to 31 in the Banmai Maekon village to celebrate their common bond in Christ. Missionaries Collin and Shireen Elliot were the keynote speakers and shared

More than 200 children in northern Myanmar recently heard the gospel through a summer English program. The International English Language Center summer program was started three years ago and is led by Ro Ding Liana, a Nazarene elder and academic dean of Southeast Asia Nazarene Bible College. Over

More than 100 people from six different churches arrived in northern Thailand to celebrate the reopening of the Southeast Asia Nazarene Bible College Maetang Center May 10. At least a dozen pastors attended, each with a choir team. There were also a total of 19 students who are taking part in the

The Philippines-Micronesia Nazarene Youth Congress, held in the Philippines’ summer capital, Baguio City, April 25 to 29, was "exciting and life-changing," according to the youth leaders who gathered at the event. The theme was "Emerge: Honoring the past. Shaping the future." NYC is a quadrennial