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Biking Across America for Nepal – Part 5
Clark Ludahl is biking across America, and he’s doing it to help bring attention to the continued need in Nepal following the earthquake and to raise money for ongoing support of the ongoing relief and...
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Biking Across America for Nepal – Part 6
Clark Ludahl has finished a bike ride across America, from Oregon to New Hampshire! He did it to bring attention to the continued needs in Nepal following the earthquake and to raise money for support...
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Reflection on the Refugee Crisis at Hungary’s Keleti Train Station
Over the past few days, the Keleti train station in Budapest, Hungary, has become a focal point of Europe’s growing refugee crisis. Teanna Sunberg is a missionary living in Hungary and serving the...
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Refugee Crisis: Images from the Border in Hungary
As the refugee crisis grows in countries around the world, the situation in Hungary continues. Teanna Sunberg is a missionary living in Hungary and serving the Central Europe Field. She has been...
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Refugee Crisis: Being the Church in Beirut and Beyond
In the valley to the east of Beirut, Syrian refugees are living in fragile dwellings made from whatever they can find: plastic sheeting, scraps of wood, pieces of metal. The homes can’t protect...
View ArticleRefugee Crisis: 5 Things You Can Do
Today, millions of people are seeking safety and security as they flee violence, war, and persecution. Authorities say we are facing the worst refugee crisis since World War II. Whether it is through...
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Taking a STEP Toward Wholeness
Today, nearly half of the world’s refugees are children. Most of these children have lost years of education. Without education, their opportunities for the future are limited. In light of this, a...
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Caring for Children in Crisis
Families from areas of the Middle East are fleeing their homes when violent extremists invade their towns—because the other option is to stay and die. When they arrive as refugees in neighboring...
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Nepal Earthquake: Six Months Later
One year after deadly earthquakes devastated Nepal, killing more than 8,000 people and leaving hundreds of thousands homeless, local Nazarene churches continue to respond to ongoing needs. The initial...
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A New View
When working in the field of human trafficking, it’s much easier when you are able to clearly identify a particular person or group as evil. However, my perception was challenged deeply several months...
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A Lens of Compassion
In Papua New Guinea, where I grew up, the standard greeting began with the phrase “I see you … .” The greeter would fill in the blank with what a person was doing. I might have said to someone, “I see...
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A Long-Awaited Announcement
Thousands of people gathered in the streets of the capital city of Freetown just before midnight November 6 in anticipation for a long awaited announcement. Finally after more than 19 months, November...
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Shoes for Refugees on the Journey
The crisis continues and refugees continue to make their way toward Europe. Here, missionary Teanna Sunberg shares a reflection on the ongoing needs she sees as families come through camps in the...
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A Reason to Celebrate: After Civil War, School Gives Children a Future in Sri...
The children’s happy faces glow with pride on this special day. And they have good reason to be proud of their accomplishments, as ministers, priests, military personnel, and representatives of...
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Compassion Is the Church in Action
“For I was hungry, and you fed me. I was thirsty, and you gave me a drink. I was a stranger, and you invited me into your home. I was naked, and you gave me clothing. I was sick, and you cared for me....
View ArticleWelcoming Refugees in Jordan: A Local Church Story
For I was hungry, and you fed me. I was thirsty, and you gave me a drink. I was a stranger, and you invited me into your home. I was naked, and you gave me clothing. (Matthew 25:30-36) Imagine having...
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We all want to change the world, but as pastor Eugene Cho found out, it takes more than just desire. It takes action. In this personal confession he encourages us all (himself included) to discover a...
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A Little Bit of Hope and Some Reassurance for Girls
Five-year-old Eesha* lives in a small village in Bangladesh. Her father is ill, and her mother died a couple of years ago, leaving her teenage sister to care for her. The odds are stacked against...
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How Nazarenes in Texas Are Reshaping the Great Commission
Nobody around the table at the Cactus Nazarene Ministry Center understood just how prophetic Dana Franchetti’s words really were. “The face of the U.S. is changing, and it is the responsibility of the...
View Article5 Years of Conflict in Syria. Is There a Reason to Celebrate?
Anniversary dates are usually days of celebration. But on the fifth anniversary of the Syrian conflict, should we celebrate? For five years millions of men, women, and children have been forced to...
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