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Pastor Salvador Ofilanda of the Salcedo Church of the Nazarene passed away last week after a lengthy medical struggle, including heart ailment. Salvador was an ordained minister in the Church of the Nazarene for more than 30 years. His wife, Rylin, now pastors the church. The Ofilandas barely

Nazarene Health Ministries is beginning a new project to reach Papua New Guinea's highlands. Its Rural Health Services program will begin installing solar panels at remote clinics to provide emergency lighting and refrigeration for vaccines. The highlands are among the most remote places on earth.

Elma Mago, pastor of the International Church of the Nazarene in Hong Kong, heard God calling her into pastoral ministry just after she graduated high school in the Philippines. She had been a delegate to a Sunday school convention when the keynote speaker, from India, talked about the need for the

Asia-Pacific Regional Communications Coordinator Todd Aebischer provided the following update about Liza Halbrook, a system/network administrator at the Asia-Pacific Resource Center who has served in various capacities with the Church of the Nazarene for more than 15 years: I was in downtown Manila

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