Former seeds sown bear fruit in 21st-century mission realignment
NEWTON, Kansas (Mennonite Mission Network) — The seeds of Mennonite Mission Network’s ongoing evolution of walking together with partners in mission were sown and cultivated by many committed leaders, including J.D. Graber, Irene and Ed Weaver, Miriam E. Krantz and Stanley W. Green. Mission Network leaders who were mentored by the late Wilbert Shenk […]
Trauma-healing workshops promote dignity for Kekchi women
NEWTON, Kansas (Mennonite Mission Network) — As Kekchi women told their stories in a July 27-28 trauma healing workshop in San Pedro Carchá, Guatemala, the Holy Spirit breathed the message of their dignity as women of God. Five Kekchi Mennonite women leaders, along with Deb Byler, who serves with Mennonite Mission Network in Guatemala, have facilitated four trauma healing workshops. Another workshop is scheduled this year […]
Mennonite Mission Network integrates peace and justice focus throughout agency
Note: The below Q&A invites Mike Sherrill, executive director and CEO of Mennonite Mission Network, to reflect on how the agency’s re-alignment is integrating the peace of Christ and the justice of God’s kingdom throughout the organization and in collaboration with others. Q: Why did Mennonite Mission Network decide to retire Peace Justice and Support […]
An open door to hospitality
Where do you see hospitality? Join Horace McMillon, pastor of Open Door Mennonite Church in Jackson, Mississippi, and learn what hospitality means to the Open Door community. This video is a part of Mission Sunday 2021, a resource series that helps equip churches to learn about and celebrate mission in the month of November. To […]
Join online discussion of hospitality and plan your Mission Sunday
Do you want to dig deeper with others into the Bible’s call to hospitality and mission? Join Mennonite Mission Network Church Relations representatives Eric Frey Martin and Joe Sawatzky to learn about our Mission Sunday materials. Come to engage in conversation around the biblical texts that inspire your practice of hospitality and mission and plan […]
Supporting service with a pew dollars
NEWTON, Kansas (Mennonite Mission Network) — When I stood before my home congregation and told them I was preparing to do a year of service, I was greeted with silence. Granted, my home church congregation greets most things with silence, be it child dedications, music performances or tearful testimonies. For German/Russian Mennonites, it’s practically our […]
Refrigerator pictures prompt prayers
Note: This story originally ran in the August 2021 issue of Beyond Faith in Action NEWTON, Kansas (Mennonite Mission Network) — Mary Raber, who recently retired from serving in Ukraine with Mennonite Mission Network, feels deeply grateful that her prayer card found a place on a refrigerator in Kansas. "A woman kindly wrote to me […]
Developing disciples across all ages
NEWTON, Kansas (Mennonite Mission Network) — Following Jesus, who said, "Let the little children come to me," the Iglesia Evangélica Menonita Boliviana (IEMB) found a way to open the doors of their Guarderia Samuelito (Samuelito Daycare Center) again. This time with slightly older and fewer children to help keep everyone healthy. Mennonite Mission Network associates […]
Sent Network sessions
Sent Network is a resourcing curriculum launched to recruit, equip and prepare church planters for their task. The Sent Network is set up in three phases—explore, equip, and send. 1. Explore 1.1 The Calling Goal: To explore your own call to plant a church or be part of a church-planting initiative. This call will be discerned in […]
Fire destroys church and five homes in Iquitos, Peru
The night of August 29, a fire raged through a Mennonite church building and five neighboring wooden houses on Isla Iquitos, Peru, a small island near the main island where the city of Iquitos is located. Neighbors attributed that the fire was likely caused by a candle that the caretaker of the church had left […]
Living into a transformed life
Petrus and Yuliana Handoyo have served with Mennonite Mission Network since 2001, first in Mongolia and now in the Kingdom of Cambodia. Petrus is a university professor of ethics and literature. Yuliana works with educational ministries, including the Moriah Learning Center. The Handoyos are also involved in local congregational leadership. They are jointly supported by […]
Reflection and connection: the Youth Venture Civil Rights learning tour in photos
From July 16-24, the Youth Venture Civil Rights learning tour group visited service and learning locations in Alabama, Georgia, Mississippi and Tennessee. The group participated in projects, toured historical landmarks, and engaged with community members and activists who wove stories of inequality, struggle, and hope. Trip co-leader Joe Sawatzky detailed some of these stories in his […]