Kid’s Kaleidoscope is a new addition to the NMI Central publication on the first week of each month. It coordinations with the word area focus for that week. NMI is committed to engage children and youth, providing missions information and activities, designed to awaken and nurture a spirit of missions in the hearts of children. Use the following link to access the activity pages for July in several languages! Past issues (in English) can be found under the “Resources” tab. Scroll down to the Children’s Missions section!
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Work and Witness Celebrates 50th Anniversary
Work and Witness Celebrates 50th anniversary with a new name and a broader focus!
Work & Witness is a ministry that has changed the face of missions in the Church of the Nazarene. Churches from many different nations participate in sending and receiving teams each year. This summer, we are very excited to celebrate 50 years of ministry at General Assembly 2023!
Abandonment
One of my challenges in caring for the patients here in PNG is to try and understand a little of where they are coming from, what challenges they have, what their cultural beliefs are, etc in order to better care for them. Through the years, I have learned that where a person comes from can have a big impact on their ability to followup regularly. Cost of transportation, road blocks, fights along the way can all be barriers to those traveling long distances, so trying to get them to seek care closer to home is sometimes necessary. Knowing that most people get their water from the river, which is also used by some as a toilet, leads me to talk to patients about boiling water before drinking it, especially if they are having repeated bouts of diarrhea. I know that one of the ways that people get out of fights or when they are feeling stressed, is to faint and pretend to be unconscious. When they come to the ER, there is something more important that being given a clean bill of health and sent home, there is a reason they needed to come to the hospital, a reason they needed to escape whatever what going on at home or at school and so sleeping in the hospital for a night, having a chaplain come and talk and pray with them is sometimes the best medicine. I have learned many things about life in PNG and about the challenges to…
Source: Abandonment from Erin Meier – Asia Pacific