An Introvert’s Guide to Connecting with Neighbors (5 Open Doors)

Craig Greenfield This past weekend there was a major bust up here in the slum between my neighbour and his wife. She was screaming. He was screaming. Our whole neighbourhood was on edge. I was just trying to read a book. After quite a bit of yelling, I sighed and put down my book. I […]

Board of General Superintendents calls for peace, healing, reconciliation.

Global Ministry Center:  Recent global events remind us yet again that our world continues to be divided by many political, ethnic, racial, and cultural issues. Horrific violence in places such as the Middle East, Belgium, Bangladesh, Turkey, and Louisiana, Minnesota, Florida, and Texas, USA, cast images of hatred that illustrate these divisions and lead to […]

Super Typhoon Nepartak Update from Taiwanese Leaders

Taiwan / China:  After landfall on July 8th, 2016, Super Typhoon Nepartak made its way across the island nation of Taiwan, leaving a fairly significant amount of destruction, with reportedly 3 people killed and more than 300 injured. The storm then moved across the Taiwan Strait into China, leaving another reported six killed. The Associated […]

Asia-Pacific Global Missionaries on Home Stretch – Please Pray.

Asia-Pacific Region:  Where do the years go?  Tomo and Ceny Hirahara have been faithfully serving as missionaries in Thailand on the Southeast Asia Field since 1999, and though their hearts are still passionate for the ministry, the time for retirement as global missionaries has come. The Hiraharas have served in many capacities to include the […]

Northern Thailand District Church Gets Back on Their Feet!

Thailand: In northern Thailand, evangelist Jawsha established a small church, Hueileuk Church of the Nazarene.  The church found themselves without a leader, when Jawsha passed away and his son and son-in-law moved to the city.  As a result, the church was closed. Five years later, the few believers in the area were still waiting for a leader […]