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It is said that perception defines reality. In Myanmar, a new perception of what it means to be “church” has redefined leaders' reality and planted a vision for revival. From March 23 to 25, 12 pastors and lay leaders from the Myanmar District met with District Superintendent Bill Kwon to take an in

Fiji District team leaders were praying and searching for a compassionate ministry project to reach local residents when an idea dawned on them in the beginning of 2014. At the time, the Fiji government was exploring ways to manage poverty, particularly with regard to assisting those who were

The Asia-Pacific Region received the following update April 1 from Pastor Larry Cornett of Guam First Church of the Nazarene regarding Micronesia following Super Typhoon Maysak: Please pray for Pastor Richard Sulatra, our Nazarene church families, and all of those in Chuuk as they recover from the

Work & Witness leaders on the Asia-Pacific Region prepared the following guidelines about picture-taking on the region: As we approach the summer season and increased short-term mission trips, we wanted to take a moment to share some thoughts from a recent government security update. The existence

Robin Seia, the founder of the Church of the Nazarene in Myanmar, retired in January after serving as district superintendent for 30 years. Born in Kalaymyo in 1944 to a Buddhist family, Seia accepted Christ as his personal Savior at 17. While this created quite a stir, it would eventually lead to

In Vanuatu, the Church of the Nazarene has been working to meet needs following the devastation created by Cyclone Pam. After the category 5 cyclone crashed into the island nation on March 13, local Nazarene churches and Nazarene missionaries immediately began to respond. There are officially eight

Over the past several months, the sounds of hammers, grinding, pounding, and drilling have been common at Kudjip Nazarene Hospital. Onlookers eagerly awaited the day when the blocks and cement would turn into the newest addition to Kudjip Nazarene Hospital — a second operating theatre. The new

In a sensitive area on the Asia-Pacific Region, many workers from the countryside move to the city to gain employment in the booming construction activities, but getting their children into the public schools can be next to impossible. A local pastor recognized this need for education. He and his

Dr. Joseph Dudley Powers, the founding administrator of Kudjip Nazarene Hospital and a former Church of the Nazarene General Board president, passed away March 22. He was 87. Powers was born April 13, 1927, in Upland, California, to Ruby Mae (King) and Hardy C. Powers, who later served as a general

Updated March 19 Tropical Cyclone Pam, a category 5 storm, slammed into the Vanuatu islands on the Melanesia South Pacific Field late in the evening of Friday, March 13. As winds started to subside in the early hours Saturday morning, a trail of destruction was left behind. Dozens of deaths were