SOOP opportunities at Rocky Mountain Mennonite Camp
Amanda and Tyler Yoder talk about their service at Rocky Mountain Mennonite Camp (RMMC) through SOOP, a Mission Network program. While at RMMC, they have grown closer as a family with their two young children, and have found a great environment to live, work, and play in.
Mennonite Voluntary Service, a program of Mennonite Mission Network, closes unit in Washington, DC
Mennonite Mission Network (MMN), with the endorsement of local partner congregations, has made the decision to close the Mennonite Voluntary Service (MVS) unit in Washington, DC. The unit house will be sold and the proceeds used to directly support nonprofits that fight racism. MVS is a service program offered through MMN for people ages 20 […]
Mennonite conferences in Ecuador bridge coast and mountains to celebrate fellowship together
Three Mennonite conferences in Ecuador gathered for a retreat outside the capital city of Quito, May 20-22. Through educational games, worship, meals, and prayer together, the approximately 90 participants from Quito, Riobamba, and cities along the coast reflected on the theme of Ephesians 4:3-6, "one body, and one spirit." Representatives of the three conferences —Iglesia […]
Mission Network family to join ministry of hospitality for refugees in France
Mennonite Mission Network is sending Joseph and Rachel Givens to partner with organizations that serve communities of refugees in Calais, France. Peals of laughter erupted from the women gathered around Rachel Givens during her family’s visit to Maria Skobtsova House in Calais, France. Givens’ new friends from Sudan were introducing her to sugar-waxing, a traditional […]
Reflections from the 2008-09 Albany, Oregon, Service Adventure unit
Alli Eanes Chaveste, Corinne Jager and Josh Kanagy reflect on how their Service Adventure experiences nurtured them to grow spiritually, emotionally and explore potential careers. Eanes Chaveste, Jager, and Kanagy served with the Albany, Oregon, Service Adventure unit from 2008-09. For more information on Service Adventure, click here.
Juan Driver: Un hombre humilde de influencia
El impacto transformador de Juan Driver en América Latina fue recordado y celebrado por más de 70 personas de muchos países en un evento de Zoom el domingo 3 de abril. La grabación está disponible en español, y también con interpretación simultánea al inglés. Mauricio Chenlo, especialista en plantación de iglesias de la Red Menonita […]
Mission worker embodied gospel of peace
The memorial service for John Driver, who taught, preached and lived God’s shalom on three continents with Mennonite Mission Network, will be held March 25 at East Goshen (Indiana) Mennonite Church. John Driver is warmly remembered for his more than six decades of teaching, preaching and living the gospel of peace on three continents through […]
Hope and peace shine through in difficult times
It’s been two years. Two years since the first case of the virus that causes COVID-19 was confirmed in the United States. Two years since the country — and much of the world — ground to a screeching halt in the face of a public health crisis that exposed glaring weaknesses in our society. It […]
Vacation Bible school in Brazil a blessing to both students and teachers
Through the ebb and flow of a worldwide pandemic, churches continue to explore what it means to be the hands and feet of Christ in their communities. Serlir Silva is a church planter in Caruaru, Brazil, and is supported by a grant through Mennonite Mission Network. Throughout the pandemic, she and other church leaders have […]
A Guatemalan mountainside was exactly where I needed to be
Sara Kennel served in Guatemala, through an internship with CASAS (Central American Study And Service). CASAS is a program of SEMILLA (Seminario Anabautista Latinoamericano), which provides biblical and theological education for 13 Anabaptist/Mennonite conferences in Central America and Mexico. SEMILLA is a partner organization of Mennonite Mission Network. To read more from Sara’s gap year […]
Service is a new adventure at 61 degrees north
Sam Setiawan is a participant with the 2021-2022 Anchorage Service Adventure unit. To learn more about Service Adventure, a program of Mennonite Mission Network, click here. When I arrived at my Service Adventure assignment with Habitat for Humanity Anchorage, I entered a new world. Alaska is unlike anything I have ever experienced. The weather is the […]
Service illuminates good in the world
Zaden Issah is a participant with the 2021-2022 Anchorage Service Adventure unit. To learn more about Service Adventure, a program of Mennonite Mission Network, click here. When I first decided to participate in Service Adventure, I wanted to serve somewhere as different from where I grew up as was possible. That decision led me to […]