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Come Visit UsAgain Soonby Melinda Wolf Miller

I made the mistake of going to an unfa-

miliar grocery store the other day. What I

intended to be a quick errand ended up

taking the better part of an hour. I went

into the store knowing exactly what I

wanted—ingredients for my husband’s

birthday cake—but I was unfamiliar with

the store layout and the signs were unclear.

I couldn’t find the cake mix. Frustrating!

I’m sure you can relate to my frustration

in the grocery store that day. Many of you

told us you felt that same frustration when

you visited the NMI web site in the past.

The information was there, but just like

me in the grocery store that day, you had

to “walk” back and forth down the “aisles”

of the web site to find what you were look-

ing for, and it wasn’t always convenient. In

today’s market—whether grocery shopping

or surfing the Internet—we want what we

want and we want it now.

The General NMI Office understands the

value of time. Our goal is to resource NMI

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leaders with quality materials that can be accessed quickly and with

ease. So, we completely revamped the NMI web site.

Allow me to introduce <www.nazarenemissions.org> where

you will find improved navigation, updated information,

promo ideas, graphics and logos for downloading, and even

on-line ordering.

The new site is organized by NMI’s four main objectives:

prayer, education, giving, and involvement (interactive

experiences)—Alabaster and Medical Plan are listed under

“Giving” and Work & Witness is under “Involvement.” If

you have trouble locating something, use the new search

engine located in the top right corner of every page.

In addition to these new features, the new NMI web site

makes use of Portable Document Files (PDF), which allow you

to print or download everything from a formatted version of the

Prayer Mobilization Line to promo ideas to full-color flyers. NMI

products, such as brochures and posters, are listed on each page. If you want to order an item,

you can click on it and you’ll be immediately transported to the Nazarene Publishing House

web site where you can order on-line.

I’m excited about all the improvements we have made, and I think you will be too.

By the way, I did eventually find the cake mix I was looking for (and John loved his birth-

day cake), but I was fairly flustered by the time I reached the checkout counter. The cashier

didn’t seem to notice.

“Paper or plastic?” Plastic.

As the cashier handed me my receipt, she smiled and said, “Thank you. Come visit us again

soon.”

I responded politely, but as I turned to walk away I thought, “No thanks. Next time I'll go

some place where I can find things quickly and easily.”

We hope you’ll enjoy “shopping” at <www.nazarenemissions.org>. Come visit us again

soon!

Melinda Wolf Miller is web editor and associate editor in the NMI Office and assistant editor of Mis-sion Connection.

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July • August • September2003

NINA G. GUNTERGeneral NMI Director

GAIL L. SAWRIEEditor

MELINDA WOLF MILLERAssistant Editor

Cover Art: Darlene Filley

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OUR MISSION

To mobilize the church in

mission through prayer,

education, giving, and

interactive experiences.

Quotable“The Internet is many things simultaneously…a new broadcast medi-um…interactive bulletin board…enormous collaboration tool…a hugepost office. The Internet is a venue for one-to-many communications,one-to-one communications, and many-to-many communications.”

Kevin Hill & John Hughes

BIBLE SCHOOLS & SEMINARIES

P R O M O I D E A S

INTERNATIONAL MINISTRY

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International MinistryPrayer Time

Organize a special time of prayer for InternationalMinistry, Bible Schools and Seminaries. This can bedone several ways.

Develop slips of paper with the following informa-tion on them:

“Nazarene educational institutions around theworld are training preachers, teachers, evangelists,nurses, and vocational and lay leaders. This educa-tion is essential to the success of evangelistic efforts.Please remember the students, faculty, and theirstaff in your prayers, as well as the men andwomen who minister in the Churches of theNazarene around the world each day.”

Add the name of one (or more) of the Nazarene edu-cational institutions (available on the NMI web site

<www.nazarenemissions.org/imbbs> or from theNazarene Education Institutions Brochure (availablefrom Nazarene Publishing House—1-800-877-07000;order number—X-32; cost—10 cents each—minimumorder—$2.50). Countries where the Church of theNazarene has a presence may also be added (also avail-able from the NMI web site—Global Information Net-work).

CORPORATE PRAYER

• Distribute sheets to the congregation for Sundaymorning prayer time.

• Distribute to Sunday School classes for class prayertime.

• Organize a 24-hour prayer time for International Min-istry, Bible Schools and Seminaries.

INDIVIDUAL PRAYER

• Ask individuals to take the sheets home and remem-ber those requests during their personal prayer time.

NMI ScholarshipPromotion

Have young adults from your church read the lettersof thanks from the students on page 5 (all at one timeor one each for successive weeks). Then make the fol-lowing announcement:

After receiving the offering, follow the instructionsat the left to send the money through the proper chan-nels.

To Contribute to theInternational StudentScholarship FundIn Canada, send checks made payable to:Church of the Nazarene Canada20 Regan Road, Unit 9Brampton, ON L7A 1C3

In the United States and elsewhere, send checksmade payable to:General Treasurer, Church of the Nazarene6401 The PaseoKansas City, MO 64131

To include the fund in your will or trust, you oryour advisor may contact the Stewardship Devel-opment Ministries at 800-544-8413 for the appro-priate wording.

The NMI International Student ScholarshipFund assists students in need who attend campus-based Nazarene theological schools in world mis-sion regions, so their education can be completedas debt-free as possible.

Our church will receive an offering on (date) .Please contribute to the NMI International StudentScholarship Fund.

BIBLE SCHOOLS & SEMINARIES

INTERNATIONAL MINISTRY

“I am very thankful to the Lord for having blessed us by giving us you as our spon-sors. It is a privilege for me to be in this place preparing for the ministry. Thanks toyour help we can continue on here learning about the Lord. Our hope is that youare well and God will guide you each day. My great desire is that you continueforward with many blessings. I love you in the Lord.”

Anna Melva ChávezAsunción, Paraguay

“I give thanks to God for calling me to serve Him and also because God hasplaced this desire in you to help students....I wish with all my heart that the Lordwill bless you and prosper your lives. Thank you very much.”

Analía GómezTucumán, Northwest Argentina

”It has been my desire for more than a year to be able to write this letter of appre-ciation. I appreciate so very much what you are doing for me. Thank you for thesupport you are providing for me and for my companions. I love you and thankyou in Christ.”

Marcelo FretesBuenos Aires, Argentina Central District

“God called me to the ministry some time back. My call leans toward missions,and I am preparing for this. God has always been faithful. Thank you for the greateconomic contribution that you are making for my ministry. The truth is I cannotfind the words to thank you enough. God willing, maybe some day we can meetand [I can] give you a hug and thank you personally. I want you to know that I ampraying for you.”

Fabian CorreaTucumán, Northwest Argentina


P R O M O I D E A S

L I N K S


The New Mexico District created a calendar for mail-ing gifts and greetings to their LINKS missionaries (seeexample below). Things to remember when creating acalendar for your LINKS missionary:

• Send get-acquainted greetings at the beginning ofyour church year or immediately after receiving yourLINKS assignment.

• Send your church newsletter to your LINKS mis-sionaries so they are familiar with what is happeningin the life of your church. (Note: Some missionarieshave to pay for E-mail/Internet access, so always askyour LINKS missionaries before adding them to sucha list.)

• Consider where your LINKS missionary liveswhen sending date-specific items (birthday/anniver-sary, holiday greetings, etc.). Add such special occa-sions to your church’s calendar. If your LINKS mis-sionary lives outside of your home country, plan tomail greetings at least one month in advance. If themissionaries are on home assignment in your coun-try, the items may be sent closer to the date. (See theexample below.)

• E-cards or E-newsletters are not always a goodidea. Some missionaries have to pay by the minutefor Internet/E-mail access, making E-cards costly. Al-ways check with your LINKS missionaries to seewhat service is available to them personally.

LINKS Calendar

January: Make Valentines available this month for your church members to sign.

February: Mail Valentines early in the month. (Remember, no E-cards or electronic postcards.)

March: Easter is (date) . Have your church sign an Easter card and send early enough to be received bythe holiday.

April: Have an April Showers Party. People can bring in cards for a card shower or money for a moneyshower.

May: Send cards or money gathered in April for your LINKS missionaries.

June: People associate June with weddings—make plans now (if you haven’t already done so) for an an-niversary gift should you have a married couple assigned to your church.

July: Have a LINKS Picnic. Besides having your congregation eat, encourage people attending to bringnon-perishable foods that the missionaries would like to receive (ask them) and to donate moneyfor the postage of the package. (Follow mailing instructions for your LINKS missionaries’ area ofservice.)

August: LINKS Emphasis month. Before your children return to school, encourage them to write letterswith reports from summer camps, summer vacations and/or have the kids do something specialfor your LINKS missionary.

September: Consider sending your LINKS missionary a note about local events at your church or tell themabout interesting things happening in the life of your church. Begin planning Christmas gifts foryour LINKS missionary.

October: If sending a cash gift for Christmas, send it to the General Treasurer this month. Have churchmembers sign a Thanksgiving card.

November: Mail Thanksgiving card. Have church members sign Christmas card/greetings. If sending a Christ-mas parcel/package, begin collecting gifts so you can beat the holiday rush at the post office.

December: Send Christmas card/greetings and packages early in the month.

New Mexico District (Adapted)

L I N K S L I N E S


LINKS Parcel/Package ChecklistA church recently sent three boxes of used stuffed animals to a missionary in the Caribbean. When she pickedup the package, the missionary had to pay U.S. $89 to retrieve the boxes. Use the following check list forsending parcels/packages to missionaries:

Always check with a missionary first before you send any package to verify that the item youplan to send is needed. (Contact your district LINKS secretary or district NMI president for mis-sionary addresses.)

Assign low (garage sale) prices when sending used items unless otherwise instructed by themissionary. Remember, missionaries must pay a “duty” on the items they receive.

Remove any price tags. Missionaries have to pay “duty” according to how the item is labeled. If itis a used item but has the original price tag on it, the missionary will have to pay “duty” on the newprice.

“The LINKS ministry is really a wonderful encouragement

to missionaries like us. We are thrilled with the active support

and prayer of the LINKS family with the assurance that we have

a family who cares and will be in touch with us about our needs.”

Tomo & Ceny Hirahara

Missionaries to Thailand

Creativity LINKS Us to the Mission FieldAt Springdale, Arkansas, First Church of the Nazarene, Pastor Brian Nollen-

berger and NMI President Rebecca Sol wanted to do LINKS a little differently.“In years past, LINKS had simply been...a budget item....‘We’ll just pay what

we have to’ was the idea. But our missionaries deserve so much more and wehave so much to give! LINKS is a gift of love, support, and encouragement. Itcomes from home, and it comes from the heart! Because LINKS is a gift, wedecided to treat it like one. For nearly a month, we encouraged our congrega-tion to bring their LINKS offerings in a gift bag to be presented during ourmorning worship service. When the offering was counted, we had raised$500—more than we raised in the past 7 years combined! We praise the Lordfor the opportunity to share in the needs of our LINKS family in such a specialway. It just goes to show what a little creativity can do!”

Lavena Lambert • North Arkansas District NMI President


P R O M O I D E A S

A L A B A S T E R

Cast: John Handover—carries magnifying glassGeorgina—Carries old silver candlestickSteve—Carries an old tattered toyJudy—Carries Alabaster box in paper bag

Setting: TV show on location

(Steve and Judy enter.)Judy: Just think The Antique Road Show is here! I wonder

how many people brought stuff. Steve: I don’t know, but I have my treasure right here.

Wait till that guy sees this old toy! Why it’s probablyolder than (name of someone in your church).

Judy: I can’t wait to see what my little treasure is worth.Steve: Now, honey, don’t get your hopes up. It probably

won’t be worth much. Judy: Well, when I was a child, my pastor said it was a

valuable resource; and Pastor (your pastor’s name)said the same thing last week.

Steve: I don’t think you understand what they meant.Georgina: (enters) Excuse me, is this where they are hav-

ing The Antique Road Show?David: Yes, it is. What did you bring? Georgina: This candlestick...belonged to my mother. My

husband almost sold it last week in a garage sale.Can you believe that?

Judy: (to Steve, cups one hand over mouth so Georgina can’thear.) Piece of junk—doesn’t stand a chance.

Steve: (points toward the back) Hey, isn’t that the host?John: (enters) Hi! Are you here for the show?All: (together—vary responses.) Yep! We sure are...etc.John: Great. Let’s get started. (To audience) Ladies and

gentlemen, welcome to The Antique Road Show. We’rein (your city/town and state), and there seem to besome interesting items for us to examine.

Let’s start with this lady. (Walks up to Georgina)What’s your name, ma’am, and what did you bring?

Georgina: My name is Georgina, and I brought this sil-ver candlestick from Scotland. It was passed downthrough my family and holds a lot of sentimentalvalue. I was wondering if I should have it insured.

John: (looks carefully at candlestick) Georgina, this candle-stick has more than sentimental value. The markingsand the silver’s age indicate this to be the candlestick

that Jack jumped over. It is worth approximately$1,000 to a collector of Mother Goose memorabilia.Are you interested in selling it?

Georgina: Oh no, I couldn’t sell it. It’s been in the familymuch too long. It’s just nice to know its value.

John: Well then, you should insure it for about $1,000. (Moves toward Steve) And your name, sir?

Steve: Steve. I brought this old toy. I was thinking ofselling it and, if I get enough money, retiring.

John: (looks over the toy carefully) Um, sir,...if you arerelying on the money this would bring, you won’t beretiring for a very long time!

(To Judy) And what did you bring, ma’am?Judy: (pulls Alabaster box out of paper bag) I have this

Alabaster box. John: (gets very excited) Oh my goodness! It’s an

Alabaster box! Ma’am, do you have any idea howvaluable this is?

Steve: (doubtful) It’s only made of cheap cardboard.John: The value is not in the box itself. It is in what the

box represents—sacrificial giving by God’s people.The Church of the Nazarene began using Alabasterboxes in 1949; and by 2001, over $67 million hadbeen channeled to missions through these boxes.

Steve: (excited) This little box is worth $67 million?Honey, we might be able to retire after all!

John: This box’s potential is worth much more than $67million, sir.

Judy: What can my box do? I certainly don’t have $67million.

John: It is not what a box does alone; it is what Alabasterboxes do together. Combined, Alabaster funds buildchurches, schools, mission centers, hospitals, andmuch more.

Ma’am, your Alabaster box is the greatest treas-ure I have seen on the show. What you will you takefor your Alabaster box? I’ll buy it right now!

Judy: I think I’ll just keep my Alabaster box. Steve: Here, honey, let me carry that for you. (Exits, car-

rying the box like it is valuable.)John: (to audience) Folks, that concludes another Antique

Road Show. Join us (date of your Alabaster Offering)when we hope to see many more Alabaster boxes.This is John Handover, saying good night. (All exit.)

Note: At close, distribute Alabaster boxes to those whodo not have them.

Judy Vandiver • Houston District

The AntiqueRoad Show


P R O M O I D E A S

A L A B A S T E R

GiantAlabaster Box

Build a large version of the children's Alabaster box.Encourage the children to bring their Alabaster boxesto church and deposit monies into the larger box.

Promote the offering ahead of time by telling thechildren they can have their picture taken with the gi-ant Alabaster box. Have a photographer prepared totake pictures of the children as they put their offeringinto the large box. Make the photos available to thefamilies.

Betty Pischel • Bethany (Oklahoma) First Church

Alabaster DuoAlabaster Display

Using pictures from the Alabaster PhotoGallery on the NMI web site <www.nazarene-missions.org/alabaster>, create a display toshow some of the buildings constructed withAlabaster funds. If you have missionaries (ac-tive or retired) as members of your church, askthem to send pictures of homes or buildingsthey personally use(d) on the mission field.

Introducing...the New

Giant Alabaster Box!

For Your Church s

Alabaster Offering

Available from Nazarene Publishing House(Toll-free 1-800-877-0700)


F A I T H P R O M I S E

Faith Promise MountainBuild a “mountain” out of 12-packs of Mountain Dew. Cover the “mountain” with a white sheet or fabric and

put a sign on it that says “Moving the Mountain by Faith.” Also display your faith promise goal on the mountain.Demonstrate progress toward your faith promise goal by as-

signing a value to each 12-pack of Mountain Dew. For exam-ple, one 12-pack represents $100. If your goal is $15,000,your mountain should be made up of 150 12-packs of Moun-tain Dew.

Take away one 12-pack of Mountain Dew each time yourchurch reaches a $100-mark toward its faith promise goal.Give a can of Mountain Dew to each individual who makes afaith promise commitment.

Hang signs around your church that say, “Together, we canmove the mountain by faith” and “What will you DEW?”

Oskaloosa, Iowa, First Church of the Nazarene

Hats Off to Faith PromiseHave a faith promise banquet with a hat theme. Decorate the tables with colorful hats as centerpieces. Use the

following activities to entertain your guests and to demonstrate what World Evangelism Fund provides throughfaith promise giving.

Have a hat fashion show. For the fashion show script, go to the NMI web site<www.nazarenemissions.org/faithpromise>.

Make colorful place mats with this matching game, using the fashion show script as aguide. (Provide a pencil at each place setting.)

11.. Medicine bottles, Band-Aids

22.. Tools

33.. A Chain

44.. Christmas decorations

55.. Trophy

66.. Radio

77.. Suitcase, sunglasses

88.. Checks, money

AA.. Distinguished Service Award

BB.. Cash LINKS

CC.. Deputation, Furlough Fund

DD.. Work & Witness

EE.. World Evangelism Fund

FF.. Missionary Christmas Fund

GG.. World Evangelism Broadcast

HH.. Medical Plan

The hats in the show represent a missions program our faith promise sup-ports. Can you match the hat that sports the items on the left to the appropri-ate offering on the right?


2002 World Evangelism Fund

World Mission Department

Public Relations—3%

MissionarySalaries &Benefits—41%

FieldAllocations& FieldSupport—49%

Administration—7%

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Giving• Total amount given to missions—$68,161,334 (an increase of $4.3 million)• World Evangelism Fund giving increased $2 million• 42 of 84 districts (U.S.A./Canada) paid 100% or more WEF; 108 of 333 in world mis-

sion regions• 48% of churches in U.S.A. and 21% in Canada overpaid WEF (Award of Excellence)• Alabaster funded 4 projects each week• Work & Witness—593 teams; 10,349 participants; equated to 366 years of labor• NMI International Student Scholarship Fund—provided 150 scholarships

Looking Ahead—2003• Plan for NMI 90th Anniversary Project 2004-05—Books for Pastors—$3.5 million

(Local church goal is set at $7 times average Sunday morning worship attendance)• Children’s Project—Witness on Wheels—transportation—mainly for children• Medical Plan Emergency Crisis Offering—May 4—$l million goal• Come Ye Apart added for missionaries• Reading books on CD

State of NMI

N E W S B R E A K E R B O X

Now in 146 World Areas—TheChurch of the Nazarene is nowin 146 world areas. At the Gen-eral Board meeting in February,three new areas wereadded—Réunion (AfricaRegion—off the coast of Mada-gascar); Creative Access Area #8;and Creative Access Area #9.

Available Resources— Eachchurch receives two audiovisualresources free of charge. Both theWorld Mission Video Magazine andthe NCN DVD (sent with TheCommunicator mailing to pastors)

are sent to the local church’s ad-dress quarterly.

There are audiovisual pieceson both that will be of interest tolocal NMI presidents.

Local NMI presidents shouldask their pastors for permissionto view these valuable resources.Discussion could then take placeregarding the best usage of thevideo and DVD in churches.

JESUS Film Available—The JE-SUS film is the tragedy and tri-umph of the most controversial

life in human history, JesusChrist. It may be purchased on-line <www.thejesusvideo.com>or via phone (toll-free—1-888-715-9736) at a cost of $5.00.

The Story of Jesus for Childrenis the story of Jesus as seenthrough the eyes of childrenwho might have lived during thetime Jesus lived on the earth. Itmay be purchased online<www.thejesusvideo.com> or viaphone (toll-free—1-888-715-9736) at a cost of $10.00.

P L U G G E D - I N T O


Stephanie Harris • Children’s Ministries Solution on page 14

To read more about Sura’s adventures with the Iron Bird, be sure tocheck out the children’s mission book The Iron Bird by Tim Eby!

The Iron Bird is lost! Help the Iron Bird flythrough the maze to find Sura’s village.

W I R E D - U P F O R


Note: If you don’t have building blocks, take the game outdoors andhave the group set up a tent to represent the need for an Alabasterbuilding.

After the game, talk to your teens about Alabaster. Show them theNMI Alabaster video sent to churches year before last, an Alabaster seg-ment from World Mission Video Magazine, or show them pictures of realAlabaster buildings from Alabaster Photo Gallery on the NMI web site<http://www.nazarenemissions.org/giving/alabaster/photo_gallery.htm>.

Announce the date of your church’s next Alabaster Offering, distribute Alabaster boxes,and challenge the youth to give to Alabaster and to pray for the people who will be minis-tered to through Alabaster buildings.

Take this opportunity to talk to the youth about opportunities for in-volvement. Tell them they could help build Alabaster buildings by going ona Work & Witness trip. Tell them about some upcoming opportunities forinvolvement at your church or on your district. Also, give them the webaddresses for Youth in Mission and Youthserve.Youth in Mission <http://nyi.nazarene.org/yim/index.html>Youthserve <http://nyi.nazarene.org/youthserve/>

Melinda Wolf Miller • Assistant Editor

1. Construct a building church/school/house out of build-ing blocks or Legos. Using an identical set of buildingblocks/Legos, challenge your teens to use their set ofbuilding blocks/Legos to construct a building identical toyours. To make the game more challenging, preventthem from touching or picking up the original building.

2. Using two sets of building blocks or Legos, split thegroup into two teams. Give each team a set of buildingblocks/Legos. Set a timer for five minutes. Challenge theteams to see who can build the tallest building beforetime is up.

“ C U R R E N T ” I N F O


NCM Video Night DisclaimerIn the October/November/December 2002 issue of

Mission Connection, we printed the “NCM Video Night”idea, where we suggested you order the free NazareneCompassionate Ministries (NCM) videos and chargeadmission to the viewing. In that same idea, we sug-gested that, since the NCM videos would only take 12minutes, they could be shown “before, during, or afterother videos you rent from your local video store.”Copyright laws on many videos prohibit public per-formance and charging admission without permissionfrom the company. Therefore, please do not charge ad-mission for such videos unless you have written con-sent from the company who owns the copyright.

Adult NMI Reading Books NowAvailable on CD

2003-2004 Adult NMI Reading Books are nowavailable on CD (order number—U-6203CD). Due tothe length of each recording, each book is duplicatedonto two CDs, enclosed in one dual-CD jewel case,then all six books (12 CDs) are shrink-wrapped to-gether. The books on CD sell for $54.99 a set. Thebooks on cassette are still offered as well.

DefinitionDeputation offerings are given to missionaries

on home assignment to provide for their specialneeds (i.e. home assignment travel, automobiles,and special equipment for the field of service,etc.).

Suggested Amounts

The actual amount will vary according to thesize of the congregation and the distance the mis-sionary travels.

Recommendations• Receive the offering after the missionary speaks.• Make checks payable to General Treasurer.• Give checks directly to the missionary. • Include travel costs in the deputation offering.

NotesChurches receive Ten Percent Credit for deputa-

tion offerings given to active Nazarene missionar-ies.

Churches or individuals often express interest incontributing to approved special projects for themissionary’s field. A list of Approved Specials (eli-gible for Ten Percent Credit) is also available fromthe World Mission Department.

Sunday morning services $300-450

Sunday evening services $150-250

Weeknight services $125-200

Weekend conventions $525-no limit

District NMI Convention $1,000

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A Short Conversation With GodGod asked, “Faith?”

I answered, “Promise?”God said, “Faith.”I said, “Promise.”

God waited.I responded, “Faith Promise.”

Faith promise giving is a biblical methodused by many local churches for raisingfinancial support for world evangelization.For our denomination, it is dedicated specifi-cally to the mission support of the Church ofthe Nazarene through variousofferings promoted by Nazarene MissionsInternational (NMI).

"Each of you must giveas you have made up

your mind, not reluctantlyor under compulsion,

for God lovesa cheerful giver"

( 2 Corinthians 9:7, NRSV).

Gail L. Sawrie • Editor

NMIInternational

Student Scholarship Fund

“I am writing you to thank you for the help you aregiving me so I can study in the seminary, obey thecall of the Lord, and prepare day by day for theministry. Thank you for your prayers and the schol-arship….Without them, it would be almost impossi-ble for me to be in the seminary, therefore I givethanks to the Lord for you.”

Juan Carlos SalinasRío Segundo, Argentina

The NMI International Student Scholarship Fund (ISSF) assists stu-dents in need who attend campus-based Nazarene theological schoolsin world mission regions, so their education can be completed asdebt-free as possible.

To contribute to the Ten Percent Approved ISSF:

In Canada, send checks made payable to:Church of the Nazarene Canada20 Regan Road, Unit 9Brampton, ON L7A 1C3

In the United States and elsewhere, send checks made payable to:General Treasurer, Church of the Nazarene6401 The PaseoKansas City, MO 64131

To include the fund in your will or trust, you or your advisor maycontact the Stewardship Development Ministries at 800-544-8413 forthe appropriate wording.

Gail L. Sawrie • Editor

PRAYER

• The NMI Prayer Mobilization Line (PML) is sent via E-mail to approximately 3,500 subscribers, and1,000 visitors access the PML web page weekly.

• Nazarenes interceded for:• JESUS Film Harvest Partners Ministry• 10/40 Window• Missionaries• 143 world areas, including special needs of Creative Access Areas

• We participated in:• Nazarene World Week of Prayer and World Day of Prayer• International Day of Prayer for the Persecuted Church

MISSION EDUCATION

• The many resources are relevant, generational, and culturally directed• 1.2 million credits• Redesigned web site—current information, promo ideas, order on-line,

link with other entities—an average of 151,000 hits per month (steadi-ly increasing)

YOUTH AND CHILDREN

• Prayer and finances for mission trips and interactive experiences• Missionary presence in churches and camps• Mission education

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