“Mission In A Non-Traditional Way:” La Casa Grande’s Agricultural and Animal Projects
Join Felipe Preciado for a tour of La Casa Grande’s agriculture and animal projects! La Casa Grande is a Christian home for children in Benin, Africa, and Felipe’s work bridges ministry, creation care, and entrepreneurial business. Diana Cruz and Felipe Preciado are Mission Network partners sent by Iglesia Cristiana Menonita de Colombia (IMCOL).
Transforming bags of groceries into bread of God
NEWTON, Kansas (Mennonite Mission Network) — In early February, Jaden Hostetter began serving with Mennonite Mission Network in the ministries of the Iglesia Cristiana Anabautista Menonita de Ecuador (Quito Mennonite Church). When the coronavirus pandemic hit in mid-March, he said no one would have been surprised if he had returned to the States. Hostetter surprised […]
Goshen to Guatemala and back
In a video conversation with her home congregation, Waterford Mennonite Church in Goshen, Indiana, Sophie Miller shares how she learned Spanish, experienced other cultures, and served in an internship during seven months with Mennonite Mission Network in Guatemala at Central America Study and Service (CASAS), a program of SEMILLA. Introducing her was Lyle Miller.
COVID-19: Lament and hope
Rod Hollinger-Janzen, executive coordinator of Africa Inter-Mennonite Mission (a Mennonite Mission Network partner agency), shares his lament for the worldwide suffering caused by COVID-19. He also sees hope for a deeper relationship with God and the global church. This video was first shared in Hollinger-Janzen’s home congregation, Waterford Mennonite Church in Goshen, Indiana.
Defying gusts of pain by lighting candles of peace
In early 2019, a car bomber drove into a police academy in Bogotá, Colombia, killing 22 and injuring 68. Neither the culprit, nor the purpose, were identified. The country had just begun to emerge from 60-plus years of civil war, so this act was a reminder that full peace had not been achieved. Would these […]
Gospel accompaniment, empowerment increase social capital
Peter Wigginton serves with his wife, Delicia Bravo, as Ecuador partnership coordinators while also sharing his gifts in music, education, and church development with Ecuadorian partners. In a 2014 article in Christianity Today, Andrea Palpant Dilley revisits a doctoral dissertation and research by Robert Woodberry. Woodberry does statistical analysis on the history of Protestant missions. […]
Honoring Christ in actions and words – Interview with Megan Campbell
Susan: Hello, this is Susan Nisly and I am here with Megan Campbell who is a former Service Adventure unit leader from Jackson, Mississippi. So, Megan I’m wondering if you could tell me about something that you learned during your experience with service Adventure. Megan: Something I think that I learned over the year was […]
Reflections on Holy Week
Reflection 1 — Palm Sunday: Today, Christ rides into a city as royalty, only to be murdered less than a week later, and finally resurrected the following Sunday. The significance of Christ riding a donkey should not be overlooked. Whereas most royalty would choose to sit atop a powerful warhorse, Jesus challenges the notions of […]
COVID-19 cannot separate us from God’s love
GOSHEN, Indiana (Mennonite Mission Network) — Bonaventure Akowanou, the director of Benin Bible Institute, sent an Easter message of encouragement to the school’s North American partners. He expressed the concern of many of Mennonite Mission Network’s brothers and sisters around the world as the United States tops the global charts for confirmed COVID-19 cases and […]
A conversation with Deb Byler
Deb Byler is an international partner for Mennonite Mission Network. She serves in Guatemala, focusing on spiritual growth and leadership development among the women leaders in the Kekchi Mennonite Church. Latin America Area Director Linda Shelly interviews Deb as part of The Hope Series.
Singing the Lord’s song in a new land
I arrived in Australia at the end of January, when the air was filled with smoke from uncontrolled bush fires and dust storms caused by one of the longest and worst droughts in recent memory. Rain finally arrived in February, and we rejoiced in the green that sprang up, welcoming the smoke- and dust-free air. […]
Lessons from Bertha the goat
Jae Young Lee and Karen Spicher are Mennonite Mission Network mission associates in Namyangju, South Korea. Spicher serves as the communications coordinator for Northeast Asia Regional Peace Building Institute (NARPI). Jae Young directs the Korea Peacebuilding Institute (KOPI) and provides leadership to NARPI. Lee, Spicher, and their four children work and live in community with […]