Should I take a service gap year?
Hear how members of the 2019-2020 Jackson, Mississippi, unit made their decision to take a gap year with Mission Network’s Service Adventure program. Want to experience unit life yourself? Contact Susan Nisly, SusanN@MennoniteMission.net, to visit a unit during our yearly "preview weekend" experience in February!
What are Service Adventure volunteer placements like?
Listen to Paula Klätte, Estella Sandweg and Risa Fukaya share their volunteer experience in Jackson, Mississippi, during their 2019-2020 volunteer year. Check out current Service Adventure placements on our website and apply before January 31 before August placements are full!
Tending the vision: a Q and A with Stanley Green and Mike Sherrill
NEWTON, Kansas (Mennonite Mission Network) ⸺ On Aug. 1, Stanley W. Green, outgoing executive director for Mennonite Mission Network, will pass the baton to Michael J. Sherrill, PhD. Mission Network sponsored a webinar to mark this milestone, "Advancing God’s mission: tending the vision, today and tomorrow." During the June 11 webinar, the two leaders shared […]
Renewing a NYC peace witness in perilous times
NEWTON, Kansas (Mennonite Mission Network and Mennonite Church USA) — When Mennonite Mission Network’s church-planting coach Mauricio Chenlo attended the 60th anniversary of Primera Iglesia Menonita de Brooklyn in New York City last August, he did not yet know the Spirit’s plans for the future. It did not take long, however, for Chenlo, leader […]
Warm Masculinity: Faith and Father’s Day
"All parenting is expected to take on the quality of mothering." Mercy Amba Oduyoye, a theologian from Ghana, used these words to describe an ideal for parenting from the wisdom of the Akan, the West African people to which she belongs. Oduyoye defines the "understanding of mothering that is expected of all Akan men and […]
Out of our pews and into the pain
People of color are feeling deep pain as the result of the death of our brother, George Floyd, killed by a police office in Minneapolis, Minnesota, a couple of weeks ago. He is one of the recent and tragic examples of injustice wielded by systemic racism across the world. We are bent over, rocking back […]
June 11 webinar to explore top leadership transition at Mennonite Mission Network
NEWTON, Kansas (Mennonite Mission Network) ⸺ On Aug. 1, Stanley W. Green, outgoing executive director for Mennonite Mission Network, is passing the baton to Michael J. Sherrill, PhD, his successor. To mark this milestone, Mission Network is sponsoring a free webinar, "Advancing God’s mission: tending the vision, today and tomorrow," to begin at 7 p.m. […]
Breathe on us, breath of God: a lament for George Floyd
"I can’t breathe." The world watched last week as George Floyd, an African-American man in Minneapolis, Minnesota, cried out in desperation. Handcuffed and immobilized, Floyd pleaded for air as Derek Chauvin, a White police officer, knelt on his neck for more than eight minutes. Crying out for his mother in his final breaths, Floyd, 46, […]
A conversation with Karen Spicher and Jae Young Lee
Mike Sherrill, director of Asia and the Middle East for Mennonite Mission Network, interviews Karen Spicher and Jae Young Lee about their work in South Korea, their sabbatical here in the United States, and their experience during this time of COVID-19. Karen Spicher serves as the communications coordinator for Northeast Asia Regional Peace Building Institute […]
Mixing it up in Mississippi
NEWTON, Kansas (Mennonite Mission Network) — Gerald Freyenberger, 81, and Risa Fukaya, 21, represent distinct generations and ethnic backgrounds. Yet they found commonality during a Mennonite Mission Network-sponsored alumni and friends service-learning tour to Mississippi this past March. During the civil rights movement-inspired tour, Freyenberger, an alum of PAX, an alternative service program for conscientious […]
Helpers bring hope to Latin America
NEWTON, Kansas (Mennonite Mission Network) ⸺ The former Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood television program for children seems remote from today’s coronavirus pandemic. Yet, his wisdom about "looking for the helpers" has evoked some hopeful storytelling from Mennonite Mission Network’s international service workers in Latin America. Linda Shelly, Mission Network’s director for Latin America, gleaned the phrase […]
Love Across Four Continents – The Ministry of La Casa Grande
The rhythm of La Casa Grande, a Christian home for children in Benin, Africa, brings people together both to give and to receive. Join Mission Network partners Diana Cruz and Felipe Preciado for an overview of some of the ministries of La Casa Grande. Pentecost reminds us that we are all sent out into the world […]