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At the Lebanon District mission convention 15 May, each attendee was given a clay jar engraved with the message, “Don’t say thanks without giving,” to reflect the convention’s theme.

Büsingen, Germany - Continuing on its quest to be the church in the 21st century, European Nazarene College (EuNC) will host its annual Leadership Conference, 17-20 January, 2011, with headline speakers Leonard Sweet and Jon Middendorf.

Razgrad, Bulgaria - About 500 people gathered 6 June in an auditorium for the opening celebration of the new sanctuary for the Razgrad Church of the Nazarene. The 250-seat church building, which took 12 years to complete, is now the largest auditorium in the city of Razgrad. A morning formal dedication ceremony preceded a celebratory afternoon session that was filled with music, food, praise and worship.

Belfast, Northern Ireland - Hope Charity Shop, an outreach of the Church of the Nazarene, Skegoneill Avenue, opened its doors for business 15 May. The new thrift store is designed to help the church build ministry connections with the local community and immigrants such as the Filipinos who have moved there.

Nearly 100 young people from across the CIS Field (Commonwealth of Independent States) gathered for the Bi-Annual Field Youth Conference in Volgograd, Russia, 7-10 May. The 16- to 30-year olds came together to seek and worship God, learn new ways to serve, refresh their ministry vision and passion, share experiences and make connections around the field.

Throughout history, the Christian movement has found it challenging to balance mission and structure. While structures provide frameworks and support, some of them develop into series of self-imposed dysfunctions that hinder mission.

In support of the mission of the Church of the Nazarene to “make Christlike disciples in the nations,” World Mission Broadcast has partnered with WordAction to deliver the “Reflecting God” devotional series in a new media format. Launched this week at www.ReflectingGod.com, this new ministry is an on-line community for people who are on a desperate pursuit to embrace Holy living.

Over 125 leaders from throughout the Middle East met 3-5 May for the first Holiness Summit in the Eastern Mediterranean Field. The event included lively, God-glorifying worship in Arabic as well as strong Biblical teaching and preaching on the topic of holiness.

Twenty-six new episodes are in production for the Arabic-language Nazarene program that debuted on a Christian TV channel in the Middle East last fall. Producers are also adding English subtitles to 13 of the previously produced episodes. Twenty-six new episodes are in production for the Arabic-language Nazarene program that debuted on a Christian TV channel in the Middle East last fall.

Taking the nursing home floor by floor, Tirza Klauser sang hymns with several other young people for the elderly people who listened from their chairs. Some smiled, others sang along. A few cried. Across the building, teenage boys took walks with some of the residents, pushing them in their wheelchairs and talking. Outside, more teens were doing yard work.

Poznan, Poland - After a six-month delay, Sweet Surrender Coffee House opened its doors for official business on Tuesday, April 6. The Poznan café, which is the second Sweet Surrender coffee house in Poland, had been waiting for a permit that was held up by a conflict in disabled access requirements between the historical society and the city. Sweet Surrender finally received the permit at the end of March.

While pruning back weeds and shrubs, fixing a fence and painting walls, the Work & Witness team to Moncalieri, Italy, suddenly found cake raining down from the sky. The eight students and two staff members from European Nazarene College (EuNC) in Busingen, Germany, traveled to Moncalieri Church of the Nazarene for a one-week work trip over spring break in early April.