An architecture of care in Calais
Copyright © 2024 by the Christian Century. An architecture of care in Calais by Amy Frykholm is excerpted by permission from the January, 2024, issue of the Christian Century. To read the full article, click here https://www.christiancentury.org/features/architecture-care-calais. The Maria Skobtsova House is owned and operated by Mission Network partner Association Maria Skobtsova (Maria Skobtsova Association). “Rachel […]
Be the Gospel
Mennonite Mission Network highlights grow out of 150 years of Anabaptist mission that seeks to present Jesus’ message in ways that it can be heard as good news. Mission Network embraces the reality of two-way mission, an understanding that one culture does not hold the whole truth to living in a way that is pleasing […]
Casa del Abuelo: Navigating crisis and compassion in La Guajira
“There are many problems here in La Guajira,” said Maria del Rosario Peña de Melo, a social leader and pastor of a Mennonite church in Riohacha, as she looked around the entranceway of the Casa del Abuelo (House of the Grandparent). She sat at a table with four chairs around it and paused before continuing, […]
Urgent prayer request for Ecuador
Delicia Bravo Aguilar and Peter Wigginton of Mennonite Mission Network were shopping for supplies for a Quito Mennonite Church project on Tuesday afternoon, Jan. 9, when they noticed that traffic was becoming denser and more frantic in Quito, Ecuador’s capital city. Shopkeepers were shuttering their windows and locking their doors. Radio announcements requested that parents […]
Love provides a refuge for Christmas and throughout the year
Joseph and Rachel Givens have served at Maria Skobtsova House in Calais, France, through Mennonite Mission Network, since 2022. They accompany volunteers who provide hospitality for migrants, who pass through France, seeking refuge in the United Kingdom. This Christmas Eve, I sat at the dining room table at Maria Skobtsova House in Calais, France. This […]
Counting down the twelve days of service with MVS and Service Adventure (part two)
Mennonite Voluntary Service (MVS) and Service Adventure units across the country got into the holiday spirit by creating photos that represent the ‘Twelve Days of Service’ for their unit. Below, you’ll find the final six entries from units counting down the twelve days of Christmas — but with a service-focused twist! Missed the first part? Click here to view days […]
Counting down the twelve days of service with MVS and Service Adventure (part one)
Mennonite Voluntary Service (MVS) and Service Adventure units across the country got into the holiday spirit by creating photos that represent the ‘Twelve Days of Service’ for their unit. Below, you’ll find the first six entries from units counting down the twelve days of Christmas — but with a service-focused twist! Check back next week for […]
MVS: what about money?
It’s no secret – nobody joins Mennonite Voluntary Service for the money. 🤑 MVSers join to work toward a more peaceful and just world, all while engaging in community with their peers and a local congregation. Money on your mind? Student loan scholarships and loan deferments are available to all qualifying participants. Where will you grow next? Visit the MVS […]
Service Adventure as a gap year
Heather Potsander speaks with gratitude about her Service Adventure experience during a gap year between high school and college. It helped redirect her career choice in a way that continues to positively influence her life decades later. Read more about how Service Adventure continues to shape the incredible life that Heather and her family live […]
Action expresses priorities’
"Action expresses priorities" — Mahatma Ghandi Mennonite Mission Network aspires to be a peacemaking agency and actively works for peace in the world. According to Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, the definition of a peacemaker is "one who makes peace by reconciling parties that are at variance." However, if we reflect on this word in biblical terms, […]
Your support makes service opportunities happen!
Learn how Mennonite Voluntary Service (MVS) participants join in intentional community with peers, serve with local nonprofits, and plug into the neighborhood and a local congregation. 2022-23 Tucson MVS unit participants Michaela Esau, Cade Fisher, Jessie Landis, and Andrea Troyer share how their MVS experience helped shape their perspectives on church, work, money and peacemaking. Your […]
Your support makes missional education happen!
Learn how Robin Gingerich, mission associate with Mennonite Mission Network, joins in the educational mission of LCC International University in Klaipèda, Lithuania! Gingerich is an instructor and administrator at LCC. She works with the BA English and the MA TESOL programs, joining in the university’s mission of providing Christ-centered education and fostering community among nearly […]