NCN Global News Summary	Volume 0736	September 07, 2007
Hurricane Felix wreaks havoc in Nicaragua, Honduras Hurricane Felix made landfall on the coast of Nicaragua and Honduras September 4, destroying 10,000 homes. The death toll from the disaster has now hit 130. At least one Nazarene church was destroyed. (Slideshow available) read more Post-Katrina Restoring Hope Project comes to an end This summer, Nazarene Disaster Response wrapped up its $1.5 million project to help the victims of Hurricane Katrina. The work, which was spread over two years by thousands of Nazarene volunteers, yielded fantastic results. (Slideshow available) read more California youth pastor wins double gold at Pan Armenian Games Johnny Der-Yeghiayan, an Armenian youth pastor at a Nazarene church in Pasadena, California, won two gold medals recently at the fourth Pan Armenian Games in Yerevan, Armenia. read more Retired pastor dies from injuries sustained in car accident John B. Haley, Jr. of New Bloomfield, Missouri passed away September 4 as a result of injuries sustained in a July 14 automobile accident that took the life of his wife. He was 84. read more Church recognizes D. James Kennedy’s contribution to evangelism D. James Kennedy, megachurch pastor, broadcaster, and activist, was perhaps best known for founding the Evangelism Explosion in the United States. Kennedy passed away this week at the age of 76. read more Additional NCNNews.com Stories This Week Global News San Diego Work and Witness team helps build faculty housing for SNM in Mozambique During the month of August, San Diego First Church of the Nazarene sent a Work and Witness team to Maputo, Mozambique, to help construct faculty housing on the campus of Seminario Nazareno em Mozambique. read more Africa South Field holds education summit The leadership team on the Africa South Field deemed it imperative to host an education summit where all stakeholders could align themselves with the theological education needs of the field. read more Samantha Chambo appointed Africa regional missions education coordinator A veteran of children's ministries, Samantha Chambo has been appointed regional missions education coordinator for the Africa Region. read more Spanish-Swiss congregation doubles district Seven years after it was planted, the Nazarene church in Lausanne became the second official organized church on the Switzerland District. read more Bangladesh youth choose new leadership Young people from Bangladesh met for their annual district Nazarene Youth International convention this spring—and they started early. read more USA/Canada News Wanda Gamertsfelder passes away Wanda Ritzman Gamertsfelder, wife of Paul Gamertsfelder, who is known as the "Father of Work and Witness," passed away Friday, August 31. She was 77. read more Collegiate News NBC announces election of Dr. Steven Grimo as Music Department chair Harold B. Graves Jr., president of Nazarene Bible College, is pleased to announce the election of Steven Grimo as the chair of the department of music at Nazarene Bible College. read more MVNU freshmen already giving back to community Before classes even began, students had an opportunity to serve their community. Nearly 500 individuals spent all day Tuesday, September 4, working at the Mount Vernon Developmental Center. read more MVNU multicultural students join Diversity Leadership Scholars Program Sixteen multicultural students at Mount Vernon Nazarene University will participate in the third year of the Diversity Leadership Scholars Program at the university. read more NCN Sports NCN Sports Week: August 31-September 6 A weekly recap of Nazarene colleges and universities competing in NCAA and NAIA athletics. read more For a full text edition of this week's Global News Summary, click here: Printable Global News Summary (PDF) For daily updates of Nazarene news, see ncnnews.com throughout the week. Be sure to click on "Forward to a Friend" below to share any stories appearing in this week's NCN News.
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