Count down the twelve days of service with MVS!
The song ‘The Twelve Days of Christmas’ begins with a rather lavish gift (a live bird in a fruit tree), and only gets more extravagant from there. But what might the song look like for Mennonite Voluntary Service (MVS) and Service Adventure units across the country, whose focus on grassroots community and simple living rules […]
Shia Muslims pray for Christ to revive humanity
When Peter Sensenig went to Iran to speak at a conference, he saw an Arabic wall-hanging with a prayer addressed to Jesus in his host’s home. Shia Muslims look for the return of Christ to restore justice to the earth. Sensenig states that in Advent, Christians, too, are waiting for the coming of Christ. What […]
Exploring the history of colonialism and apartheid in South Africa — Just Peace Pilgrimage photos
20 people from across the United States joined Chapter 2 of Mennonite Mission Network’s Racial Justice Pilgrimage. The Just Peace Pilgrimage ran from October 16-27 and had the group travel from Johannesburg to Cape Town, exploring the long history and legacy of colonialism and apartheid — a political social engineering project based on racial segregation […]
Meet Mission Network board member George Thompson!
?Meet George Thompson, a member of the board of directors at Mennonite Mission Network! Each Mission Network board member brings their unique voice and perspective to the leadership team, and each one is passionate about Mission Network’s guiding vision: to lead, mobilize and equip the church to participate in holistic witness to Jesus Christ in a […]
Make a will: Its never too early or too late
August is National Make a Will Month. Mennonite Mission Network has been blessed to receive gifts from many people who have included the organization in their wills. Jason Ault, development representative for Mission Network, shares about the importance of creating a will, no matter what age you are or your level of wealth. What do […]
Here with purpose: Gloria Guadarrama
Every organization has a purpose; an answer to the deceptively simple question, "Why?" At Mennonite Mission Network, that "why?" is to lead, mobilize and equip the church to participate in holistic witness to Jesus Christ across the street, all through the marketplaces and around the world. In this Q&A series, Mission Network asks staff […]
Jonah and Memee Yang contextualize the gospel in the Hmong culture
?Jonah and Memee Yangs ministry grew out of their recommitment to follow Gods call to mend relationships and foster theology in Southeast Asia. NEWTON, Kansas (Mennonite Mission Network) Jonah and Memee Yang kept running from their ministry. God kept chasing after them. Today, Jonah and Memee are mission associates with Mennonite Mission Network. They […]
Sweaty flights and bulgogi: the first two days with the Youth Venture South Korea team
?The Youth Venture South Korea team is on an adventure! From June 20 to July 1, follow along as they witness what God is doing in South Korea. This article combines the first two entries on the Youth Venture blog. Youth Venture is a program of Mennonite Mission Network. For two to three weeks each […]
Three decades of transformation in Mongolian mission work
Laura Schlabach, a long-term international worker in Mongolia, shared her insights on God’s work in Mongolia over the past three decades during a presentation in March at Mennonite Mission Network offices in Elkhart, Indiana. She highlighted the formation and evolution of the Mongolian Mission Partnership a group of six Wayne and Holmes County, Ohio churches […]
Mission experience informs development peacebuilding strategies
Peter Sensenig currently serves in Chad through Eastern Mennonite Missions and Mennonite Mission Network. From 2015-2020, he worked with the Zanzibar Interfaith Center, which partners with DanMission, a mission organization based in Denmark. Through these connections, he received an invitation from the Danish Mission Council and its development agency, the Center for Church-Based Development-CKU, to […]