Airdropped Christmas cards a reminder to prepare for Christ all year-round
This week’s blog in our 2024 Advent series comes from Jonah Yang. Jonah and his wife, Memee, are mission associates with Mennonite Mission Network. Their ministries focus on walking with Hmong people in Southeast Asia, an ethnic people group that can trace their roots back to central China. The Yangs ministries include: To learn how […]
Grandmothers at La Casa Grande build bridges across Babel
La Casa Grande, a Christian home and school for vulnerable children, has a Spanish name, but when Barb and Maria Thuma arrived at the campus in Allada, Benin two months ago as Mennonite Mission Network international volunteers, they found themselves surrounded by people speaking in French, a language neither of them spoke. Yet, over the next […]
New film, ‘Unexpected Peace,’ inspired by producer’s mission experience
Jonathan Bornman first encountered Muridiyya Muslims in Senegal, where he and his wife, Carol, served for 10 years — sent by a partnership between Friends of the Wolof (FOW), African Inter-Mennonite Mission and Mennonite Board of Missions (a predecessor agency of Mennonite Mission Network). Even though some of the Muridiyya joined the Bible study and nascent church fellowship that Bornman […]
Say, “Bonjour!” to Joseph and Rachel
Find out what a “typical” day looks like for Joseph and Rachel Givens, the facilitators for the Maria Skobtsova House in Calais, France. Together with their family, the Givens welcome people who are on the move through Europe and seeking refuge en route to England. The Skobtsova house offers temporary shelter and meals. “[Our job is] […]
Here with purpose: Amber Henrich
Every organization has a purpose; an answer to the deceptively simple question, "Why?" At Mennonite Mission Network, that "why?" is to lead, mobilize and equip the church to participate in holistic witness to Jesus Christ across the street, all through the marketplaces and around the world. In this Q&A series, Mission Network asks staff […]
Meet Mission Network board member Rachel Gerber!
Each Mission Network board member brings their unique voice and perspective to the leadership team, and each one is passionate about Mission Network’s guiding vision: to lead, mobilize and equip the church to participate in holistic witness to Jesus Christ in a broken world. Learn more about Mission Network leadership. Home: Bloomington, Indiana Home ongregation: Mennonite […]
Building community, building peace
I recall a piece of paper I held onto for years. This was before memes became popular on the internet, but it had the same feel, only it was in print, instead of on a screen. It was a line drawing of two birds sitting on a tree branch, with snowflakes falling all around. The text […]
Here with purpose: Kayci Detweiler
Every organization has a purpose, an answer to the deceptively simple question, "Why?" At Mennonite Mission Network, the answer to that question is: to lead, mobilize and equip the church to participate in holistic witness to Jesus Christ across the street, all through the marketplaces and around the world. In this Q&A series, Mission […]
Compassionate care to Laos
?Jonah and Memee Yang are mission associates with Mennonite Mission Network. Their ministries in Southeast Asia include: Sister Care seminars for women, a program of Mennonite Women USA Compassionate Care seminars for couples Journey, Anabaptist Mennonite Biblical Seminary’s (AMBS) missional leadership development program To learn how you and your congregation can support their ministry, click […]
Podcast episode explores building faith through service
Mennonite Church USA‘s (MC USA) "Lead/Follow" podcast, hosted by MC USA Executive Director Glen Guyton, aims to equip and inspire today’s pastors and congregational leaders. In its relaxed, half-hour conversation format, Guyton engages with various individuals across the denomination to explore and uncover insights, inspiration and strategies. In the fifth episode, Mennonite Mission Network Executive Director Marisa […]
Here with purpose: Gloria Guadarrama
Every organization has a purpose; an answer to the deceptively simple question, "Why?" At Mennonite Mission Network, that "why?" is to lead, mobilize and equip the church to participate in holistic witness to Jesus Christ across the street, all through the marketplaces and around the world. In this Q&A series, Mission Network asks staff […]
Jonah and Memee Yang contextualize the gospel in the Hmong culture
?Jonah and Memee Yangs ministry grew out of their recommitment to follow Gods call to mend relationships and foster theology in Southeast Asia. NEWTON, Kansas (Mennonite Mission Network) Jonah and Memee Yang kept running from their ministry. God kept chasing after them. Today, Jonah and Memee are mission associates with Mennonite Mission Network. They […]