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Tropical Storm Erika brought torrential downpours to the island of Dominica August 27, creating massive flooding and mudslides. At least 31 people were killed and 35 people were still missing in the Caribbean nation as of September 4. As many as 20,000 people were affected in the country whose

Richard Sowder began serving August 1 as the new national coordinator for Nazarene Disaster Response. Sowder joins the USA/Canada Regional Office to work collaboratively with Nazarene Compassionate Ministries USA/Canada under the direction of its coordinator, Althea C. Taylor. Sowder brings a broad

Torrential rain in South Korea caused landslides and flooding, which resulted in the death of more than 40 people. Nazarene leaders in South Korea are assessing the damage to churches in the country and to the community in the mountainous city of Chuncheon, about 50 miles east of Seoul, where 13

Aid agencies estimate 10 million people are in danger of starvation from a severe and increasing famine in the Horn of Africa. Droughts have led to food shortages across the countries of Somalia, Ethiopia, Kenya, Djibouti, and Eritrea. Hundreds of thousands of people have been forced to leave their

As water from the Souris River recedes in Minot, North Dakota, work begins on restoring homes, businesses, and churches damaged in the flood. The river crested at a record level June 26 and city officials evacuated more than 40,000 residents from the city. About 30 Nazarene families evacuated Minot

Addressing a dire developmental need, Fairbanks International School of Communication Director Dong Hwan Kwon of Asia-Pacific Nazarene Theological Seminary has received an initial $20,000 project grant from Korea Food for the Hungry International to develop community through Dengue prevention and

Flood waters receded slightly Monday in Minot, North Dakota, where 4,000 homes flooded and a quarter of the city's 40,000 residents are displaced. This comes a day after the Souris River crested at a record level, and city officials say the situation is far from over. About 30 Nazarene families

A third series of earthquakes struck the New Zealand city of Christchurch on Monday. The earthquake knocked out utilities and damaged homes and businesses, which forced Pastor Ram Indugula and his wife, Padma, of Avonside Church of the Nazarene to seek shelter in a motel on the other side of the

Ron Martin, a board member at Alva Church of the Nazarene, died Thursday from injuries he suffered from a tornado that struck northwest Oklahoma. A tornado touched down May 24 in Longdale and moved north into Fairview, where Martin was at work on the family's farms. Martin got in his pickup truck

A massive tornado swept through southwest Missouri Sunday evening, hammering a hospital, destroying 2,000 homes and buildings, killing at least 132 people, and injuring 750 more. The Associated Press reports the twister tore a six-mile path across Joplin, Missouri, and damaged more than 50 percent