Between late July and August 2025, as Indonesia marked its 80th Anniversary of Independence, a magnitude 6 earthquake struck the Poso region of Central Sulawesi. In response, the Sulawesi District Church of the Nazarene, through Nazarene Compassionate Ministries,...

Super Typhoon Rai (known locally as Odette) made landfall in the Philippines on 16 December 2021. The storm affected over 7 million people in more than 6,000 villages. Half a million people have been displaced by the storm, the majority of...

Myanmar: After receiving a call from God, Aung and his family of six decided to leave their home. Moving to Naththauk village, Rakhine State in Myanmar. The village is in a remote location with no access to public...

Fiji: As many in the world watch the political landscape, the Pacific Islanders of Fiji are dealing with a much different landscape.  They are picking up the pieces after the strongest cyclone in Fiji’s history slammed the island...

Australia: John “Tonga” Scout Harris passed away on January 22, 2014 in Liverpool, Australia, as a result of complications from surgery. John was born 22nd April 1941, Neifau, in the Vava’u group of islands of the Kingdom of...

On Saturday, August 24th, churches from the Southern Tagalog District put into action Christ’s command to “love your neighbor as yourself,” as they once again returned to Bacao, an area hit especially hard by last week’s monsoonal rain...

Manila, Philippines:  Philippine Field Office volunteers and staff met at the field office in Manila Wednesday evening to pack bags of rice for Nazarene families displaced by Tyhpoon Labuyo.  Work and Witness Team members from the Eastern Michigan...

Manila, Philippines.  Typhoon Labuyo (Utor) made landfall in the early morning hours of Monday with winds estimated to be around 125 mph (200 km/h).  Initial reports by our District Superintendent from the northern regions of the main island...