7.0 Earthquake Strikes Off Shores of Vanuatu – South Pacific. *** Update from Field
Vanuatu: A magnitude 7.0 earthquake struck off the coast of Vanuatu in the early morning hours (06:33am) local time on Friday, the 29th of April (3:33pm EDT on Thursday 28th of April.) There were preliminary concerns for tsunami waves of up to 3.0 meters, (9.8 feet) but those have now been cancelled. We are still […]
Mother of Asia-Pacific Missionary Passes – Please Pray
Mrs. Glenna Joy Shmidt, 94, of Chillicothe, Ohio, passed away on April 22, 2016, in Columbus, Ohio. She is survived by her husband of 67 years, Donald A. Shmidt. Mrs. Shmidt was the mother of Dr. Lynn Shmidt who, along with his wife Shearon, serve as missionaries for the Church of the Nazarene on the […]
Father of Asia-Pacific Missionary Passes – Please Pray
Calvin Wayne Bucher, the father of missionary Dave Bucher, passed away in DeSoto, Texas on April 27 at the age of 87. Dave Bucher writes of his father: “Daddy was brought up in the Free Methodist Church, educated at Central, Greenville, and Seattle Pacific Colleges. When we moved to east Texas, the few Free Methodist […]
APNTS Sponsors KidUnique Seminar
Manila, Philippines: On Saturday, April 23rd, 2016, the Holistic Child Development department of Asia-Pacific Nazarene Theological Seminary (APNTS) sponsored an all-day KidUnique seminar. The training was facilitated by missionary, and APNTS Holistic Child Development (HCD) student, Aisling “Ashling” Zweigle. Participants included an interdenominational representation of leaders from Filipino churches and child outreach ministries. HCD students and […]
Message from South America Regional Director – Special Prayer for Ecuador April 25-May 1
South America: Below is a special message from South America Regional Director Christian Sarmiento. Let us all join him and the rest of the world in prayer for our brothers and sisters in Ecuador. Find out how you can pray and help at this time of need. Beloved brothers and sisters in Christ of our beloved […]
Prayer Requested for Sam Yangmi
Southeast Asia Field: Please continue to pray for Samuel Yangmi, who suffered from a hemorrhage and impaired vision in his left eye last week. Thankfully, the doctor did not see any new damage; a natural degeneration caused a small tear and the doctor will be able to better see and give advice by the next check-up. The […]
A Time to Celebrate… A Time to Pray… A New Year!
Southeast Asia: April is a special month in Thailand because of the Songkran Festival- the country’s New Year celebration. This also marks the New Year in most South Asia and Southeast Asian countries. Here at Southeast Asia Nazarene Bible College (SEANBC) however, we decided to celebrate things differently. During the Sonkgran break, the Myanmar campus offered a class […]