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In late October, a Nazarene Missions Team from Home Church of the Nazarene in Sparks, Nevada, USA, traveled to Bicol, Philippines, to serve the community. The team arrived shortly after Typhoon Kristine which brought widespread flooding to parts of the Philippines, and the worst damage to Bicol.

The Singapore Church of the Nazarene held a special Sunday service on 3 November 2024 with a Global Missions emphasis, collecting an Alabaster offering for the first time.

From 30 September to 7 October 2024, the Nazarene Missions International of the Java-Bali District carried out an act of love by collecting new toothbrushes that would be donated to the Kudjip Nazarene Hospital in Papua New Guinea.

More than 70 women from the Australia North and West District gathered for a spiritual retreat held 11-13 October 2024 in Bundaberg, Australia, with the theme “Glow Up: Transforming Inside and Out.”

Duane David Baty, 69, of Olathe, Kansas, passed away from glioblastoma on 16 October 2024, at home surrounded by his family. He was a retired missionary and minister who served in the Philippines and Cambodia for 25 years.

The Southeast Asia Field hosted its first-ever local missionary conference at City Golf Resort. The three-day conference was attended by 22 leaders from different areas of Myanmar, including the war-torn regions.

James Frederick Huff, 74, of McDonough, Georgia, passed away on 10 October 2024. He served the Church of the Nazarene in various roles for over 40 years, including as the director of the Africa Region, a missionary in New Zealand and South Africa, and superintendent of the Georgia and New Mexico

The Australia Southern District youth gathered for three nights at Oasis Christian Camp in Melbourne. Young people from the Australia North & West District also made the long trip down from Brisbane.

The Southeast Asia Field dedicated the church building of Yangon Christian Fellowship in September. This building became possible through funding from Alabaster Offering and generous gifts from Sangamdong Church of the Nazarene, pastored by Min-Gyoo Shin, and Onnuri Church of the Nazarene, pastored

On 8 September 2024, the Church of the Nazarene celebrated a significant milestone in Indonesia by organizing the Ekklesia Church of the Nazarene in Pekanbaru, North Sumatra. It is the first Church of the Nazarene in Pekanbaru.