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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.

More than 60 missionaries and their families serving on the Mesoamerican Region gathered in Panama for a retreat titled “Pure in Heart,” held 26-29 September. During the retreat, the missionaries enjoyed praise and worship, sermons from God's Word, training, fellowship, and rest.

Nazarene Missions International of the Central Argentine District organized a missions trip to southern Paraguay to serve and bless the churches there. District leaders hoped a key takeaway for the participants would be significant experiences that awakened calls to go, send, and give so that the

Teryl “Terry” Ketchum, 72, of Lacey, Washington, passed away 19 July 2024. He was a retired missionary who served in France, Martinique, and Haiti. He served as a minister in Idaho, Washington, and Kansas.

Allen Wilson, 94, of Bradenton, Florida, passed away 1 August 2024. He was a missionary who served for 37 years across the Mesoamerica and South America regions in Guatemala, El Salvador, Colombia, and as the district superintendent of Costa Rica.

Hortence Balibanga, 54, of Yaounde, Cameroon, passed away 16 July 2024. She was a missionary, serving the Church of the Nazarene in Cameroon since 2018. Hortence was a prayer warrior. Her heart was to reach orphans, and she had a passion for women’s ministry.

More than 15 students and leaders from Point Loma Nazarene University embarked on a missions trip to the Philippines in May, partnering with local church leaders and Nazarenes.

Young girls around the world are receiving dresses and the message that God loves them, thanks to Oro Valley Church of the Nazarene's "Dress a Girl" sewing group. What started in 2012 as a small group of women has grown to 100 people.

A team of five Northwest Nazarene University engineering students and their professors joined two Filipino engineers in building an off-grid public toilet with a hand washing station at Asia-Pacific Nazarene Theological Seminary.

Over 150 students, leaders, and translators from 42 different countries joined for the 2024 Discover Missions event, held 7-19 June in Nairobi, Kenya. Discover Missions is an immersive experience designed for young adults to discern God’s call to the missions field on their life.