Missionary Myth #3
This is the third post in a three-part series addressing some of the common myths and misconceptions we experience most regularly while serving with Mennonite Mission Network in Barcelona. Read Part 1 and Part 2. Missionary Myth #3: We work for you We believe spiritual poverty is real and spreading, and the church is entering […]
Mission worker in Japan remembered for ministry through churches, weddings and airwaves
NEWTON, Kansas (Mennonite Mission Network) – Donald Reber, who served as a mission worker in Japan, died Sept. 16, 2019. He was 93. Reber was born Nov. 12, 1925, in Ruby, Nebraska, to Cora (Hershberger) and Noah Reber. While he was encouraged to explore ministry throughout his childhood, Don’s passion for evangelism developed during his […]
Q&A: The God signs that brought me to Service Adventure
NEWTON, Kansas (Mennonite Mission Network) – Cindy Headings has been the unit leader for the Colorado Springs, Colorado, Service Adventure unit since 2017, and began her third year-long term in August 2019. She sat down with her son, Zachary Headings, marketing associate for Mennonite Mission Network, for an audio interview on what led her to […]
Turmoil in Ecuador
Ecuador has generally been a very peaceful and politically stable nation, compared to its close neighbors, Colombia and Peru. Delicia and I have been serving the past four years with Mennonite Mission Network in Quito, Ecuador’s capital, and we have experienced this calm. However, Ecuador has struggled a lot economically. And now these struggles are […]
Mission worker leaves healthcare legacy in Taiwan
NEWTON, Kansas (Mennonite Mission Network) – Roland P. Brown, longtime medical mission worker in Taiwan, birthed a 35-bed hospital in Hualien that has grown into a 500-bed regional hospital with 900 employees. After serving in Taiwan for more than 40 years with the Commission on Overseas Mission (COM), a predecessor agency of Mennonite Mission Network, […]
Missionary Myth #2
This is the second post in a three-part series addressing some of the common myths and misconceptions we experience most regularly serving with Mennonite Mission Network in Barcelona. Read part 1. Missionary Myth #2: Having fun "Wow, it sure looks like the Garbers are having fun!" This is the less-extreme incarnation of the previous myth that […]
Three missionary myths
Three missionary myths Note: This is the introduction and the first of a three-part series that addresses some of the common myths and misconceptions we experience most regularly as international service workers for Mennonite Mission Network in Barcelona. Some time ago, I talked to my friend Daniel, a monthly donor to our ministry, about challenges […]
No one wants to be your mentor
Yes, you heard me. No one wants to be your mentor. I know what you’re thinking, "Really? No one? Isn’t that kind of harsh?" OK, let me think about it some more. Hemming … hawing … STILL NO. No one wants to be your mentor. Of course, there are going to be exceptions to the […]
Celebrating 30 years of Service Adventure
NEWTON, Kansas (Mennonite Mission Network) –In the last few days of August, Service Adventure units once again welcomed young adults into communities across the United States. Unit houses rang with the bustle and nervous excitement of young adults unpacking bags and suitcases. Unit leaders introduced the shared responsibilities, cooking duties, and living spaces in an […]
Al Motley, Jr., shares his difficult journey at MennoCon19
ELKHART, Indiana (African-American Mennonite Association with Mennonite Mission Network) — Al Motley, Jr., who gave a seminar at MennoCon19 in Kansas City in July, shared some of his life’s brokenness to challenge the audience to surrender to God in times of difficulty. His invitation was so compelling that the audience participation in his final "altar call" for […]
Revisiting risks in Service Adventure
NEWTON, Kansas (Mennonite Mission Network) – When Eric and Julie Yoder were in their late teens, participating in Service Adventure in Johnstown, Pennsylvania, stretched them beyond the safe cocoons of their childhoods. Two decades later, as a married couple with three children, they hoped that by becoming leaders of that same unit, they would once […]
Webinar introduces the Sent Network process
Want to learn more on how to use your gifts to engage with your community? Check out the Sent Network. The Sent Network is a resourcing curriculum launched to recruit, equip and prepare church planters for their task.