Missionary Renegade: The Global Church of the Nazarene News of Lenexa, Kansas, United States: "Rekindled relationships at GA" from The Nazarene Communication Network News for Friday, 4 November 2016 "This week in the Church of the Nazarene..." Volume 1644

The Global Church of the Nazarene News of Lenexa, Kansas, United States: "Rekindled relationships at GA" from The Nazarene Communication Network News for Friday, 4 November 2016 "This week in the Church of the Nazarene..." Volume 1644

Relationship rekindled: A sponsorship story decades later

In the 1980s, Bettye and Jim Happeny (right) began a relationship with Sherwin Rulloda (left) when he was in 4th grade.
Sherwin Rulloda was in third grade when his sponsorship through Nazarene Compassionate Ministries Child Sponsorship started. Initially, a youth group helped fund his education, but after a year they couldn’t continue. That’s when Sherwin’s relationship with a church in Tuscon, Arizona (USA), began.
Bettye and Jim Happeny were members of Catalina Vista Church of the Nazarene, a small congregation in Tuscon. When a group there joined together to sponsor children, they thought that sounded like a good idea.
“The church — it was a small church — banded together to sponsor a young man in the Philippines,” Bettye says.
That young man was Sherwin. His father worked hard as a pastor and professor at what is now Philippine Nazarene College, but both were ministry positions that brought in little income.
“Even when my dad was teaching at the college, there were times we were kids when for lunch, for dinner, all we had was rice,” Sherwin says. “We didn’t have any other food. So my mom would sprinkle salt on the rice, and that’s what we would have for our meal for the day.”
Child sponsorship meant one thing the Rullodas didn’t have to worry about was how to pay for education. Notebooks, pencils, uniforms, and anything else Sherwin and his siblings needed was covered through sponsorship. Their mother often reminded them to be thankful for the fact someone else was helping provide for them, and she encouraged them to give thanks in their prayers each night.
A lasting impact

Sherwin and his sister went to see their childhood home on a trip to the Philippines.
It is easy to see that the schooling he pursued made an impact in Sherwin’s life. In high school, he didn’t want to follow in his father’s footsteps. Whether he was considering pursuing a career in physical therapy or dentistry, the one thing he knew is he didn’t want was to live on a pastor’s salary.
“There were moments growing up when I thought, ‘I don’t want my kids to experience this,’” he says.
Thanks to sponsorship, Sherwin finished high school, but when it came time to apply for college, doors kept closing. The only one left open was at Luzon Nazarene Bible College, the former name of what is now Philippine Nazarene College. And there, he says, God truly captured his heart.
Later, Sherwin started seminary in the Philippines, but when his father was offered a pastoral position at a church in California (USA), he moved with his parents. After working as a youth pastor for three years, Sherwin moved to Kansas City, Missouri, to finish his degree at Nazarene Theological Seminary.
After several years of ministry, most recently as youth pastor at Marysville, Washington, Church of the Nazarene, Sherwin recently moved to Bremerton, Washington, with his family to serve as lead pastor at Bremerton Church of the Nazarene.
While Sherwin, the Happenys, and others from the Catalina Vista congregation sent letters back and forth, what Sherwin remembers most is a photograph the Happenys sent of themselves. When the Rullodas moved to the United States, his mother brought the photo. Maybe, she thought, they would have a chance to meet.
Sherwin wrote it off, though, sure that his sponsors had passed away by that point. After all, they started sponsoring him in the 1980s, and it was now nearly 30 years later.

Sherwin meets Bettye and Jim Happeny for the first time on stage at the 2013 General Assembly and Conventions.
Then, at Nazarene General Assembly in 2013, Sherwin had been asked to come onstage to share about NCM Child Sponsorship. What he didn’t know is that the Happenys had also been invited, and they would meet for the first time that evening.
“It was pretty humbling to meet the people who helped get me an education,” Sherwin says, “knowing they were the ones who shaped my education and made me what I am today.”
After their initial meeting, they went to dinner together, where they each talked so much that they hardly touched the food they ordered. Since then, they have continued to stay in touch. Bettye and Jim regularly pray for Sherwin and his family, and they exchange photos back and forth.
Sherwin calls them his prayer warriors.
“This whole thing is a God thing,” says Bettye. “If any of these pieces had been left out, we wouldn’t even know Sherwin. And he would just think, ‘Thank God for my sponsors who are in heaven.’”
The legacy continued

Sherwin, and his wife, Megan, would eventually like to sponsor children the same ages as their three daughters.
The Happenys continue to sponsor through NCM Child Sponsorship today. So do Sherwin and his wife, Megan. They’ve sponsored a boy from Nepal, now 14 years old, since he was 7.
“Child sponsorship has a big spot in our hearts because it changed me,” Sherwin says. “If it’s done that for me, why shouldn’t it do that for another kid?”
Ultimately, Sherwin and Megan hope to sponsor children who are the same age as their three young daughters.
For the past decade, Bettye has served as the Nazarene Missions International president at Tucson Central Church of the Nazarene. During that time, the church has come together to sponsor 19 children.
“If you can do full sponsorship that’s terrific, but don’t say, ‘I can’t,’” Bettye encourages. “Just see who you can get on board to do it with you.”
Sherwin’s reconnection with the Jim and Bettye has inspired others to sponsor children as well. Of course, that inspiration is just a small part of the full story. Because of the commitment of the Happenys and their church family, Sherwin’s parents didn’t have to worry about how they would afford school, and through that education, God captured Sherwin’s heart for ministry.
“The ripples in the water just keep going, and the blessing,” Bettye says. “I can hardly even talk about it. It’s just God’s blessing in allowing this and being a part of this.”[Republished with permission from the Winter 2016 edition of NCM Magazine]
Note: For information on the 2017 General Assembly, visit nazarene.org/ga.

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Cleveland, Ohio

Former Olivetian's story now includes World Series MVP
Ben Zobrist speaking at Olivet Nazarene University, where the World Series MVP played baseball from 2001-2003.
The doors keep opening for Ben Zobrist.
The former Olivet Nazarene University baseball star and university spokesperson was part of a Major League Baseball World Series championship for the second consecutive year as the Chicago Cubs defeated the Cleveland Indians Wednesday for their first title since 1908. Zobrist was a part of the 2015 champion Kansas City Royals last year before signing with Chicago as a free agent last winter.
This year’s team accomplishment came with an individual honor as Zobrist was named World Series Most Valuable Player, in part because it was his go-ahead double in the 10th inning of Game 7 that propelled the Cubs to the win. Zobrist won a new Chevy Camaro as part of the honor.
Don't want to go to sleep yet. I'm still shocked. Thank you Lord for this special blessing. Thank you Cubs fans. #2016WorldSeriesChamps[Ben Zobrist (@benzobrist18) November 3, 2016]
Olivet became the official education partner of the Cubs organization in March. Zobrist, who played at Olivet from 2001 to 2003, was named university spokesperson.
“I would not be where I am today without Olivet and the education the university provided," Zobrist said at the time of the announcement.
Ben, a 2004 draft pick of the Houston Astors, and his wife, Christian recording artist Julianna, both come from pastors’ homes are quick to share their faith.
According to a Kansas City Star story on Ben, the night before he left home to join the Astros’ affiliate in Troy, New York, he told his father, “I’m going to be a missionary in the big leagues.”
“It’s not this blustery, dominating, in-your-face kind of thing,” his father, Tom, told The Star. “It can be very gentle and quiet: the way you live your life, the way you treat your family, the way you treat other people …
“He lives his life and lets his actions speak.”
Ben has organized Bible studies with teammates and spoken at many events, including college and university chapels at Olivet, Trevecca Nazarene University, and Eastern Nazarene College.
Much like well-known Christian athlete Tim Tebow, Ben and Julianna use their celebrity platforms as a means to share their faith as their young family of five lives under a media microscope.
“For us, it’s been important to maintain a life that extends beyond baseball and money and our professional success,” Julianna recently told the Huffington Post. “Our faith is very important to us, and we want to help our kids grow to have unshakable faith in the God who loves them and matters most.”

In 2014, Ben and Julianna wrote an autobiographical book titled Double Play: Faith and Family First.
For Ben, learning how to balance faith and sports took shape at Olivet.
“When I came in as an athlete to Olivet, it was really important to me that there was a Christian side of the athletic programs,” he said in a 2014 interview with the university. “I was really impressed with the balance that I felt Olivet strikes between how do I be a competitor and work hard and give it everything I’ve got, but also represent Christ as I do that, and I learned some of those things from Olivet – being here around the athletic teams and the things that they stood for.”
The Nazarene connection to Zobrist, who played at Olivet under from 2001 to 2003 as a pitcher, second baseman, and shortstop, was not lost on Nazarenes on social media Wednesday night after the Cubs won.
Leave it up to the Nazarene... #WorldSeries #Olivet grad Zobrist[Matt Price (@JaMaPrice) November 3, 2016]
Ben Zobrist the Nazarene guy gets the MVP! (He went to NNU's sister school Olivet for a year) guy is a beast[Coltin Brink (@ColtinBrink) November 3, 2016]
So now @OlivetNazareneU renames itself Ben Zobrist Nazarene University, right? #BZNU #webelieveBenbelongshere[Andrew Breeden (@andybredn) November 3, 2016]
After Olivet, Zobrist played at Dallas Baptist University before starting his professional career in the Astros organization. He was traded to the Tampa Bay Devil Rays (now Rays) in 2006, then from the Rays to Oakland in January 2015. The Royals acquired Zobrist six months later. He signed a 4-year, $56 million contract with the Cubs in December.
Zobrist batted .357 in the 2016 World Series, batting in two runs. The second just happened to be the go-ahead run in extra innings of Game 7 to end a 108-year championship drought for the Cubs.
Fifteen years ago, after a $50 baseball tryout he paid for with birthday money from his grandparents, Zobrist was considering his baseball future at a school called Olivet Nazarene University.
"It really comes down to God opening the doors for me, and I'm trying to walk through them doing the best I can,” Zobrist told The Daily Herald after the 2015 championship.
"I just think there was a plan all along, and that's why I'm here.”
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Jackson, Michigan

A family of compassion: How one church created community for adults with disabilities
At David’s Promise, family means more than relatives. It’s also the staff, volunteers, and adults with intellectual and physical disabilities who gather bi-weekly to learn, tend their garden, and experience community together.
The ministry is one of the many programs run through Compassionate Ministries of Jackson County (CMJC), a service of Jackson First Church of the Nazarene, or “JaxNaz,” in southern Michigan (USA).
A sprawling garden is, in many ways, the hub of the ministry. It covers more than 15 acres, which are owned by the church. There, David’s Promise participants, volunteers, and staff grow produce that ultimately goes to supply the CMJC food pantry — another large outreach — as well as a forthcoming organic store, which will be staffed by David’s Promise participants.
According to Dianne Kean, whose son Tim, is part of David’s Promise, the active nature of the ministry is part of what makes it ideal.
“Our son is 35 and he’s got multiple disabilities,” she says. “[But] he’s very upbeat and functioning, and he loves to get out in the world and do stuff.”
The garden is just one of the many ways that Tim and others are able to participate. David’s Promise purposefully incorporates projects that enable participants to use their gifts to serve others. They have hosted supply drives for a shelter for victims of domestic violence, created decorations for a Valentine’s Day party at a local nursing home, and made sensory blankets for children with autism or other sensory disorders. Participants also regularly serve at the CMJC food pantry.
“We always focus on ways we can give back to the community and use the gifts that our guys have,” says Rebekah Moilanen, director of David’s Promise. “When people think of special needs ministry they think what can we do for people, but they’re used to having things done for them, and we want to ask what they can do for others.”
Jackson County offers educational services for people with special needs through age 26, but after that, services end. That’s exactly the gap David’s Promise aims to fill. While their long-term goal is to provide housing for adults for with disabilities, for now they’re providing a space where friends can become family.
Moilanen shares an example of a David’s Promise participant who had just lost his father and was unsure about coming to the gathering. At the end of the day, he said, “You guys are my family now.”
Creating community
Word about the David’s Promise family is getting out in the community. To accommodate their waiting list, David’s Promise will soon start afternoon programming in addition to the bi-weekly morning services they have been running since May 2014. Moilanen estimates they will have 40 adults who regularly attend.
“As parents,” Kean says, “we have watched our children grow up with the pain and heartache of trying to fit in, and here there’s no pain to watch because they already fit in.”
Kean’s family has been involved in David’s Promise since its inception. They were new in town and found out about the program when they went to a Sunday service at JaxNaz. When they saw a David’s Promise table requesting volunteers, they jumped in with both feet.
“They have a camaraderie, these adults,” she says. “There’s no judgment. There’s friendship, there’s companionship, they help each other out and are teaching each other all the time.”
Along with time spent on the garden — and subsequent projects like making jam and salsa from the produce—David’s Promise also partners with organizations in the community.
“I never want our people with special needs to be tucked away to the side,” Moilanen says.
The program started with a Bible study and has now expanded to weekly activities, outreach programs, and support groups. Volunteers and team members also run support groups for parents of children with disabilities and hospital outreach programs for new parents.
“You have these adults all over the place that are sometimes just sitting and doing nothing — nothing — all day long,” Kean says. “And to get these adults involved in anything is just spectacular. They’re learning music, they’re learning sign language. It just goes on and on. It should be in every community, something like that.”
A way of life
David’s Promise is one of many programs under the church’s compassionate ministry center. Both stationary and mobile food pantries, fresh food initiatives, community meals, blood drives, and school supply collections are just a handful of the other services.
The sense of family within David’s Promise also permeates these other programs. Part of that is the commitment to what First Church calls “First-Century Christianity,” or viewing church as a way of life rather than a building.
The other part of it is the commitment of the church itself to ministries of compassion. Terry Williams, executive director of CMJC, estimates that nearly 70 percent of the church is involved in one of the ministries in some capacity, whether through volunteering or giving.
“You see church working the way it was meant to work,” Moilanen says, “with people loving each other so much that they would do anything for each other.”
David's Promise is named after a Bible story about King David and Mephibosheth, the son of his best friend, Jonathan. As a child, Mephibosheth’s feet were injured, and he lived the rest of his life unable to walk. After Jonathan died, David brought Mephiboseth to live with him and promised him, “[You] shall always eat at my table” (2 Samuel 9:11).
Visit davidspromise.org to learn more, or visit ncm.org/mag/cmc to support the ministry.[Republished with permission from the Winter 2016 edition of NCM Magazine]Read more
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Africa

Flags of the Nations: Equatorial Guinea
The flag of Equatorial Guinea was officially adopted on October 12, 1968. The blue triangle represents the sea, the green represents the country's farmland, and red symbolizes the country's independence. A silk cotton tree is centered on a silver shield. (worldatlas.com)
Since September 1, 2009, the Church of the Nazarene's Global Ministry Center (GMC) proudly flies a flag each week of one of the many nations in which the denomination is present in ministry. Leaders were invited to send a national flag to be flown at the GMC alongside the flag of the United States*. The national flags rotate weekly, and photos of them raised are sent to the church leaders of that country.
This week: Equatorial GuineaThe Church of the Nazarene officially entered Equatorial Guinea in 2002.
Equatorial Guinea had a population of 740,743 in 2015. That same year, Equatorial Guinea reported 5 Churches of the Nazarene, none of which had been officially organized.
Located on the Africa Region, Equatorial Guinea is a Phase 1 district. For more information about the Africa Region, visit africanazarene.org.
* = The weekly highlighted flag is raised on the middle of three poles in compliance with U.S. government protocols. It flies to the left of the GMC host-nation United States flag, which flies above the host-state flag of Kansas. The Christian flag flies on the third pole.

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USA/Canada
Kansas City, Missouri

USA/Canada Chinese pastors, spouses meet for annual retreat
USA/Canada Region Chinese Ministries Facilitator Samuel Chung reported that 24 pastors and spouses joined together in Kansas City, Missouri, for a three-day annual retreat.
During the first day, USA/Canada Multicultural Ministries Director Roberto Hodgson, USA/Canada Region Sunday School and Discipleship Ministries International Coordinator Larry Morris, Pensions & Benefits Director Don Walters, and Clergy Development Coordinator Stan Rodes made presentations about their ministries. Rusty Robbins presented in the afternoon about resources available through the JESUS Film.
The Chinese pastors and their spouses met at Nazarene Theological Seminary on day two as Chuck Sunberg, interim lead pastor at Shawnee, Kansas, Church of the Nazarene, led a devotional time. Pastors discussed with NTS representatives how they could use the Chinese language for seminary training. Before departing home, the pastors and spouses stayed overnight at the Sophia Retreat Center where they spent 26 hours in prayer and reflection.
Rev. Thomas Law, Pastor of the Kirkland Chinese Church of the Nazarene from Kirkland, Washington, reflects on his time at the retreat.
My wife and I were blessed to be at this wonderful retreat with Chinese pastors and spouses and to gather at the Church of the Nazarene Global Ministry Center in Lenexa, Kansas. The building is very beautiful not just on the outside but I could feel the heart of every employee serving the mission of God there with joy and happiness. Praise the Lord!
We were greeted by Dr. Roberto Hodgson, a humble servant of God and I learned a lot about the importance of Multicultural Ministries and how it contributes to the mission of making the Church of the Nazarene a global church.
The revolving global on the second floor of the GMC reminds me about the continuous embracing love of Jesus Christ over each nation in the world. The historical furniture such as chairs, the altar, and a statue of John Wesley reminded us of the inheritance of a strong holiness doctrine.
Several department directors explained how they can come alongside pastors and churches with specific resources and support in order to help them accomplish the mission God has given them.
We visited the Nazarene Theological Seminary the second day and learned about their ministries. Dr. Bill Selvidge, who represented NTS, spoke to us about how NTS can work with our Chinese churches and have classes taught in Chinese.
I was touched by the friendship among other Chinese pastors and spouses. We sang praises to God together, we prayed together, we learned together, and we studied the Word together. We have built lifelong brethren relationships of love and joy and blessings.
Thanks to the coordinator, Rev. Samuel Chung, and other co-workers who made this retreat possible and successful. Thanks to the Lord![USA/Canada Multicultural Ministries]Read more
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Moving Ministers: October 2016
Compiled by the General Secretary's Office from district reports, Moving Ministers is a monthly listing of Nazarene ministers in new assignments on the USA/Canada Region.
Roles included in the latest report are pastor and pastoral service. Entries were received from October 1 to October 31, 2016.
To view the October report, click here.

Moving Ministers As of: Wednesday, 2 November 2016 from Saturday, 1 October 2016 to Monday, 31 October 2016

Rev. Dylon A. Brown from Pastoral Service

South Portland

South Portland ME

to Pastoral Service on 10/16/2016

New Hope Community

Chandler AZ

Rev. Peter J. Doyle from Pastor

Dale

Dale IN

to Pastor on 8/28/2016

Olney

Olney IL

Rev. Joshua D. Fredlund from Pastoral Service

Kansas City Shawnee

Shawnee KS

to Pastoral Service on 9/25/2016

Amarillo First

Amarillo TX

Rev. Rachel D. James from Pastor

Cushing

Cushing OK

to Pastor on 9/11/2016

Carnegie

Carnegie OK

Rev. Jason T. McEachran from Pastoral Service

Tehachapi

Tehachapi CA

to Pastor on 8/14/2016

Clovis Faith Community

Clovis CA

Rev. Mark A. McWhorter from Pastor

Post Falls

Post Falls ID

to Pastor on 11/6/2016

Coeur d'Alene

Coeur d Alene ID

Rev. Amy A. Orban from Pastoral Service

Muskegon Breakwater

Norton Shores MI

to Pastoral Service on 11/13/2016

Grand Rapids West International

Grand Rapids MI

Rev. Donald W. Overby from Unassigned

Florida

Lakeland FL

to Pastor on 8/28/2016

Ocala West

Ocala FL

Rev. Ryan M. Pennington from Pastor

Naches

Naches WA

to Pastor on 10/30/2016

Pasco

Pasco WA

Rev. Bradley A. Petitt from Unassigned

Eastern Michigan

Flint MI

to Pastor on 9/11/2016

Spencer

Spencer WV

Rev. Rebecca C. Poe from Unassigned

Kansas City

Overland Park KS

to Pastor on 9/5/2016

Jackson

Jackson MO

Rev. Richard E. Prince Jr. from Unassigned

Alabama North

Jasper AL

to Pastor on 9/11/2016

Huntsville University

Huntsville AL

Rev. Timothy L. Riggs II from Student

Southern Florida

Lake Placid FL

to Pastoral Service on 7/4/2016

Oro Valley

Oro Valley AZ

Rev. Del L. Rittgers from Pastor

Des Moines First

Des Moines IA

to Pastor on 9/25/2016

Buffalo

Buffalo KY

Rev. Thomas M. Rodriguez from Pastor

Orange

Orange VA

to Pastor on 10/13/2016

Norwood

Norwood NC

Rev. Marco Sánchez from Pastoral Service

Angus

Angus NM

to Pastor on 9/24/2016

Santa Fe

Santa Fe NM

Rev. Victor L. Sarazua Lopez from Unassigned

Kansas City

Overland Park KS

to Pastor on 9/25/2016

Chanute Hispanic

Chanute KS

Rev. Malorri Seamon from Pastoral Service

Kansas City Central

Lenexa KS

to Pastor on 10/24/2016

Connection Point

Keaau HI

Rev. Raymond L. Seamon from Pastoral Service

Kansas City Central

Lenexa KS

to Pastor on 10/24/2016

Connection Point

Keaau HI

Rev. Robert J. Simms Jr. from Pastoral Service

Pueblo First

Pueblo CO

to Pastor on 8/21/2016

Santa Rita

Sahuarita AZ

Rev. Robert H. Steinbrook II from Pastor

Ravenna

Ravenna KY

to Pastoral Service on 8/14/2016

Summit

Ashland KY

Rev. Kurtis Strunk from Unassigned

Arizona

Chandler AZ

to Pastoral Service on 8/7/2016

Eugene First

Eugene OR

Rev. Tyler S. Tibbs from Pastor

Crossroads Community

Munford TN

to Pastor on 8/1/2016

Moultrie First

Moultrie GA

Rev. Betty Elena Tolentino Rodarte

Sánchez from

Pastoral Service

Angus

Angus NM

to Pastor on 9/24/2016

Santa Fe

Santa Fe NM

Rev. Alex Torres Kroll from Pastoral Service

El Paso Open Gate Community

El Paso TX

to Pastor on 8/7/2016

El Paso First

El Paso TX

Rev. Alex Torres Kroll from Pastor

Chaparral The Branch Community

Church (La Rama)

El Paso TX

to Pastor on 8/7/2016

El Paso First

El Paso TX

Rev. Robert D. Turner from Pastoral Service

Shelbyville

Shelbyville IL

to Pastor on 9/11/2016

Taylorville First

Taylorville IL

Rev. Nathaniel A. Wells from Pastoral Service

Carlsbad Las Flores

Carlsbad CA

to Pastor on 9/18/2016

Grace and Peace Oceanside

Oceanside CA

Rev. Jordan Wesley from Pastor

Lamar Community

Lamar CO

to Pastor on 9/11/2016

Living Stones Community

Clovis NM

Rev. Jordan Wesley from Pastor

Lamar Crosswind

Lamar CO

to Pastor on 9/11/2016

Living Stones Community

Clovis NM

For previous reports, see usacanadanazarene.org.Read more
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In Memoriam
The following is a weekly listing of Nazarene ministers and leaders who recently went home to be with the Lord. Notices were received October 31 - November 4, 2016.
Coantha "Kitty" (Cole) Agner, 94, of Lee, Florida, passed away October 27. She was the widow of retired minister and evangelist James Agner Sr., who served in Florida. James Agner Sr. passed away in 2014.
Huot Chau, 83, of Pinellas Park, Florida, passed away October 31. He was a retired minister, serving in Florida. He is survived by his wife, Christine Chau.
J. Paul Hall, 78, of Madison, Alabama, passed away October 22. He was a retired minister and chaplain, serving in Florida and Washington. He was preceded in death by his wife, Hilda Hall, in 2013.
Yeghia Hajian, 83, of Sanger, California, passed away November 2. He was a retired minister, serving in Quebec and California. He is survived by his wife, Aroussiag Hajian.
Emma "Lavergne" (Mason) Johnson, 90, of Boonville, Indiana, passed away October 24. She was the widow of retired minister Walter Johnson, who served in Illinois and Indiana. Walter Johnson passed away in 1993.
Gladys (Parker) Mosteller, 99, of Roseburg, Oregon, passed away October 27. She was a retired missionary, serving in Cabo Verde, Brazil, Portugal, and the Azores. She was preceded in death by her husband, retired minister and missionary Earl Mosteller, in 2015.
Jay Spangler, 78, of New Cumberland, Pennsylvania, passed away October 28. He was the husband of retired minister Dawn Spangler, who served in Pennsylvania.
Kirk (Culver) Starkweather, 72, of Vicksburg, Michigan, passed away November 1. He was a retired minister, serving in Michigan. He is survived by his wife, Rosalie Starkweather.
Rogena (Chatfield) Thomas, 95, of Easton, Maine, passed away October 28. She was the widow of retired minister David Thomas, who passed away in 1975.
For previous editions of In Memoriam, see the "Passings" section by clicking here.
Note: Please join us in prayer for the families who have lost loved ones. Click on names for full stories, funeral information, local online obituaries, and/or guest books (if available). To submit an entry of a minister or church leader, send to news@nazarene.org.[Compiled by NCN News]

Psalm 23: (0) A psalm of David:

(1) Adonai is my shepherd; I lack nothing.

2 He has me lie down in grassy pastures,

he leads me by quiet water,

3 he restores my inner person.

He guides me in right paths

for the sake of his own name.

4 Even if I pass through death-dark ravines,

I will fear no disaster; for you are with me;

your rod and staff reassure me.

5 You prepare a table for me,

even as my enemies watch;