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Eunice Sedith (left) prepares to cut the ribbon. After 43 years of temporary locations — including 28 in a two-car garage — the Toekomsrus Church of the Nazarene has a new home strategically placed to impact their community for Christ. For many years, the congregation met in a classroom at a local

Gideon Tredoux, a retired minister, missionary, and educator, passed away peacefully in his sleep 11 May at 82 years of age. He served as a minister, lecturer, theological college principal, and missionary in South Africa, Namibia, Botswana, and Malawi. After retiring in 2000, Tredoux worked on

The Africa Nazarene University Council announced the appointment of Stanley Makhosi Bhebhe as the incoming vice chancellor. Bhebhe’s election is the culmination of an extensive search that began last August, headed by ANU’s Board and Vice Chancellor Search Committee. The election follows the

Norman Salmons, a retired Nazarene missionary, passed away 23 April at the age of 97 in Bromley, England. Raised in a Christian family, Norman felt called to ministry toward the end of World War II. Following his graduation from Emmanuel Bible College in 1948, he began his ministry pastoring at the

Retired missionary Meryle Burkhart passed away 21 April at age 86. Meryle and her husband, Peter, served as missionaries in Guyana and the Philippines in addition to pastoring in Washington and Idaho. Meryle Ilene Carrier was born 6 October 1930 in Scottsbluff, Nebraska. Her family became members of

After 21 years of dedicated service to Africa Nazarene University, Vice Chancellor Leah T. Marangu is setting her sights on retirement. During her tenure, the university grew in both student enrollment and academic and professional program offerings, increasing from 63 to nearly 4,000 students and

More than 20 years ago, a chief from the HaRelejoe village in Lesotho asked then-missionary Dale Stotler and a Church of the Nazarene pastor to build a church in his village. A Work & Witness team built a simple church structure, then the chief asked the team to come back and build a school. It was

Extreme drought, violent conflict, and scarcity have created a food crisis that is making it nearly impossible for people in East Africa to get the food they need to survive. Famine has already been declared in South Sudan . Severe drought in other countries, including Kenya , Ethiopia , and Somalia

Retired missionary Patricia "Pat" Smith passed away 26 February. She was 77. She was one of five children born to Edna (Mann) and Daniel Stafford, a pastor. She attended Bethany Nazarene College (now Southern Nazarene University), where she met her husband, Jim. After graduation, the couple moved

Gerphas Oure, superintendent of the Kenya Central District, passed away 21 February after a long battle with cancer. Greg Crofford, a missionary to Kenya, shared a recent memory of Oure. "At the district assembly a few weeks ago, I was honored to pray for our D.S. and many gathered around to lay