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Members of Gisenyi Bridge Church of the Nazarene have raised Rwf 1.2 million ($1,280 USD) to support the most vulnerable members of the society during the partial lockdown the country is undergoing to contain the spread of coronavirus. The Rubavu-based church used the cash to buy two tons of maize,

David Moyer Sr., 78, of Mesa, Arizona, passed away 1 January 2020. He was a retired missionary who served in South Africa and Kenya. David Brooks Moyer Sr. was born in Illinois in the spring of 1941. He was adopted by his loving parents, Robert and Eleanor Moyer, at 6 weeks of age. He contracted

After several months of volunteer work, district support, and Alabaster funds, 17 Nazarene churches in Rwanda reopened. The churches had closed in 2018 after the government announced a new set of guidelines for buildings. Each congregation needed to remodel its building, including a new roof, new

Retired missionary Juanita (Williams) Moon passed away 14 June. She was 93 years old. Juanita was born in La Junta, Colorado, in 1925. She accepted Christ as her Lord and Savior at age 4, sanctified as a teenager, and felt a call to missionary service while she was attending Pasadena College (now

For the past five years, Nazarene missionaries Irma and Mario Martinez have been ministering in Guinea Bissau. Four churches have been planted during their time serving, three of which are in rural communities. It’s estimated that only 10 percent of the population in Guinea Bissau is Christian, and

Retired missionary and minister Barbara Sage passed away 8 May. She was 72 years old. In 1968, Barbara married her husband, James Sage, and the two of them served together as missionaries in Zimbabwe for 11 years from 1977 to 1988. After returning to the USA, Barbara served as a part-time minister

Retired missionary Geraldine “Gerre” Hall passed away 7 May. She was 93 years old. Gerre married her husband, B. Maurice Hall, in 1948. They served together at two churches in Los Angeles, California, before they were appointed to their first missionary position in 1955. For the next 20 years, Gerre

The Church of the Nazarene in Botswana hosted its annual Easter conference 18-21 April. All churches and preaching points in the country came together to commemorate the holiday. The services were translated from Setswana to English to accommodate the Africa Regional Office representatives, Africa

Retired missionary Joan Esselstyn passed away 5 April. She was 85 years old. Joan was born in 1934 in Heidelberg Township, Pennsylvania, to Casper and Emma Kehm. After graduating from high school, Joan worked for several years for the American Bureau of Shipping before she felt God’s call to be a

After years of fighting a call to missions, Njeri and Evans finally took a leap of faith in obedience to God. They left Kenya to serve as missionaries in Ghana, where God provided a new loving support system like the one they were reluctant to leave behind in their home country. Njeri was always