Rotterdam, Netherlands - In December, Bob Kagenaar walked into a room for what he thought was a lunch meeting. It was actually a surprise presentation. And Kagenaar was the surprised honoree. For 50 years, Kagenaar has volunteered for more than a dozen organizations in Rotterdam, including the Church of the Nazarene Netherlands. For that selfless work, Kagenaar was nominated for – and received – the Rotterdam Volunteer of the Year award.
Sergey* is a young pastor in a small community Kazatin. Last year, Nazarene Compassionate Ministries (NCM) in Ukraine provided him with a small loan to start a used cell phone shop. Sergey has been faithfully paying back the loan every month.
Sri Lanka - A few extra days of rain – what does that matter to many of us? A detour due to a flooded road, muddy footprints in the hallway, a cancelled picnic in the park? For many people in poorer countries, the results are devastating. Murugaiah and his three children live in a small town in eastern Sri Lanka...
Büsingen, Germany – “I believe this is one of the greatest moments in the history of Christianity. God has chosen you and God has chosen me…to serve this present age,” began Leonard Sweet, one of the featured speakers at the European Nazarene College (EuNC) annual Leadership Conference, January 17-20. “By and large, the church has decided it doesn’t like this moment,” he added, during the first of his eight one-hour sessions.
Carlisle, United Kingdom - The Belle Vue and Raffles Community Churches of the Nazarene, in Carlisle, held their first major joint event, The Bethlehem Experience, on 17-19 December, 2010. The event brought the Christmas message to the community in a new way by challenging people to ask themselves, ‘Who am I worshipping this Christmas?’ About 170 from outside the churches attended.
